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Spiritualities, Religion, and Meaning
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Subject outline
Version 3.0
For teaching in 2024. Accredited in June 2021 for teaching at Stage 1 from 2022.
For teaching in 2024. Accredited in June 2021 for teaching at Stage 1 from 2022.
Stage 1 | Subject outline | Assessment design criteria
Assessment design criteria
The assessment design criteria are based on the learning requirements, and are used by teachers to:
- clarify for the student what they need to learn
- design opportunities for students to provide evidence of their learning at the highest possible level of achievement.
The assessment design criteria consist of specific features that:
- students should demonstrate in their learning
- teachers look for as evidence that students have met the learning requirements.
For this subject, the assessment design criteria are:
- Exploration and analysis
- Action and reflective practice.
The set of assessments, as a whole, must give students opportunities to demonstrate each of the specific features by the completion of their study of the subject.
Exploration and Analysis
The specific features are as follows:
| EA1 | Develop and share understanding of spiritual and/or religious perspectives using inquiry and communication skills |
| EA2 | Analyse ways in which spiritual and/or religious perspectives influence communities |
| EA3 | Evaluate how personal and shared meaning is influenced by spiritual and/or religious concepts, experiences, and beliefs. |
Action and Reflective Practice
The specific features are as follows:
| ARP1 | Design social‑justice actions, drawing on the principles of one or more spiritual or religious traditions |
| ARP2 | Collaborate with others |
| ARP3 | Evaluate the impact of personal and/or shared action using reflective practice. |