The transformative action assessment type is assessed externally. Materials should be submitted online for marking.

10-credit subject

Students identify and research a local, national or global issue related to a big idea of their choice, using a range of primary and secondary sources.

The transformative action task should be a maximum of 1000 words if written, or a maximum of 6 minutes if oral or the equivalent in multimodal form. These limits include supporting evidence such as annotated photos, vlogs, blogs, audio recordings and PowerPoint presentations.

The following specific features of the assessment design criteria are assessed in a 10-credit subject: 

• Exploration and Analysis – EA1, EA2 
• Action and Reflective Practice – ARP3. 

20-credit subject

Students identify and research a local, national, or global issue related to a big idea of their choice using a range of primary and secondary sources.

The transformative action task should be a maximum of 2000 words if written, or a maximum of 12 minutes if oral or the equivalent in multimodal form. These limits include supporting evidence such as annotated photos, vlogs, blogs, audio recordings and PowerPoint presentations.

The following specific features of the assessment design criteria are assessed in the connections with natural environments:

• Exploration and Analysis – EA1, EA2 
• Action and Reflective Practice – ARP1, ARP3.

Student work should be their own. All externally assessed investigations must be verified by a teacher. See Supervision and verification of student work.