Assessment HandbookFocused Preliminary & HSC 2019/2020
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Contents
Assessment at Norwest .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 2
NESA Advice on Assessment in Stage 6 ................................................................................................................................................................ 2
Norwest Assessment Procedures .......................................................................................................................................................................... 4
Submission of Tasks ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 5
Assessment Appeals ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 7
HSC Assessment Reviews ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 7
The Australian Tertiary Admissions Rank ............................................................................................................................................................. 8
HSC Text Requirements .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 9
Ancient History – Focused Preliminary ............................................................................................................................................................... 10
Ancient History – Focused HSC ............................................................................................................................................................................ 11
Biology .................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 12
Business Studies .................................................................................................................................................................................................... 13
Chemistry – Focused Preliminary ........................................................................................................................................................................ 14
Chemistry – Focused HSC ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 15
Drama ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 16
Economics – Focused Preliminary ....................................................................................................................................................................... 17
Economics – Focused HSC .................................................................................................................................................................................... 18
English Advanced .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 19
English Extension 1 ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 20
English Standard .................................................................................................................................................................................................... 21
Food Technology - Focused Preliminary ............................................................................................................................................................. 22
Food Technology - Focused HSC .......................................................................................................................................................................... 23
Legal Studies .......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 24
Mathematics Advanced ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 25
Mathematics Extension 1 ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 26
Mathematics Extension 2 ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 27
Mathematics Standard ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 28
Music 1 .................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 29
Personal Development, Health and Physical Education ................................................................................................................................... 30
Visual Arts ............................................................................................................................................................................................................... 31
Glossary .................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 32
Stage 6 Illness/Misadventure Form ..................................................................................................................................................................... 33
Stage 6 Extension Form ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 34
Stage 6 Permitted Absence Form ........................................................................................................................................................................ 35
Assessment Task Cover Sheet ............................................................................................................................................................................. 36
Stage 6 Change of Subject Request ..................................................................................................................................................................... 37
Receipt of booklet ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 38
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Assessment at Norwest
The College has high expectations of all its students and strongly encourages every student to apply their best effort to all learning tasks, including assessment. At Norwest, assessments are designed and managed to enable students to both maximise their potential learning and demonstrate the knowledge, understanding, and skills they have achieved.
Students are encouraged to take responsibility for their own learning, monitoring their own progress, and using a range of strategies to achieve their learning goals.
This Assessment Handbook provides students and parents with the details of the planned assessment of learning for each course throughout the academic year. You will find details of the outcomes for each course, the core components of each course and the planned assessments of learning throughout the year with their specific weightings.
To assist students and parents to monitor and plan, Stage Semester Assessment Calendars are published on the Secondary Students Tile located on the NWCC Student page of the website (www.norwest.nsw.edu.au) and by clicking on the student profile in Edumate.
The College’s Assessment Policy is available to parents and students on the College website (www.norwest.nsw.edu.au) by clicking on the NWCC Parents Page and then the College Policies tile.
Each course at Norwest operates under the NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) requirements and all aspects of planning, programming, assessing, and reporting are monitored by the Head of Faculty for that KLA (Key Learning Area) and by the Director of Secondary Teaching and Learning (DSTL). Parents and students should direct any enquiries about the structure of the following assessment schedules to these staff members.
NESA Advice on Assessment in Stage 6
Norwest’s Assessment Policies complies with NESA requirements as outlined in NESA Assessment Certification and Examination web page (https://ace.nesa.nsw.edu.au/).
Assessment in Stage 6
Assessment is the process of gathering information and making judgements about student achievement for a variety of purposes. In the Preliminary and HSC courses those purposes include:
• assisting student learning • evaluating and improving teaching and learning programs • providing evidence of satisfactory achievement and completion in the Preliminary course • providing the Higher School Certificate results.
Assessment for Learning provides a useful approach for the delivery of the Preliminary and HSC courses. It provides opportunities in the context of everyday class activities for students to demonstrate their learning.
The approach is most effective when students:
• are involved in setting learning goals • know and understand standards and expectations about what is expected and the standards of work • receive feedback that helps them understand the next steps in their learning and plan how to undertake the next steps.
In the context of the Higher School Certificate a major requirement of the internal assessment program is to provide a summative measure of a student’s achievement in each course based on:
• a wider range of syllabus outcomes than may be measured by external examination alone • multiple measures and observations made throughout the HSC course rather than a single assessment event.
Reporting achievement at the HSC
The Higher School Certificate credentials received by students are used by NESA to report both the internal and external measures of achievement. Higher School Certificate results comprise:
• an assessment mark derived from the mark submitted by the school and produced in accordance with NESA’s requirements for the internal assessment program
• an examination mark derived from the HSC external examination • an HSC mark, which is the average of the assessment mark and the examination mark • a performance band, determined by the HSC mark.
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Student performance in an HSC course is reported against standards on a course report. The course report contains a performance scale for the course describing levels (bands) of achievement, an HSC mark located on the performance scale, an assessment mark and an examination mark. The course report also shows, graphically, the statewide distribution of HSC marks of all students in the course.
The distribution of marks is determined by students’ performances against the standards and not scaled to a predetermined pattern of marks.
The use of both internal assessment and external examinations of student achievement allows measurements and observations to be made at several points and in different ways throughout the HSC course. Taken together, the external examination and internal assessment provide a valid and reliable assessment of the achievement of the knowledge, understanding and skills described for each course.
NESA uses a standards-referenced approach to reporting student achievement in the Higher School Certificate. The standards in the HSC are:
• the knowledge, skills and understanding expected to be learnt by students – the syllabus standards • the levels of achievement of the knowledge, skills and understanding – the performance standards
Both the syllabus standards and the performance standards are based on the aims, objectives, outcomes and content of the course. Together they specify what is to be learnt and how well it is to be achieved. Teacher understanding of the standards comes from the aims, objectives, outcomes and content in the syllabus together with:
• the performance descriptions that summarise the different levels of performance • HSC examination papers and marking guidelines • samples of students’ achievement, collected in the standards packages and published on NESA’s Assessment Resource Centre
website.
The Higher School Certificate
NESA requires that all schools provide assessment marks for each student in each subject. These marks comprise half the final result for that student in the HSC. The final assessment mark will come from the HSC year only, beginning on Monday, Week 4, Term 4 2019 after the completion of the Preliminary Course.
To enable statewide comparison and fairness, each school’s assessment marks are moderated against their examination results. The school’s rank order and relative differences between students are not changed. The moderated assessment mark only appears on the HSC result notice. For this reason it should be noted that the school is not able to inform students of the raw assessment mark that is sent to NESA. This is NESA’s directive.
For NESA Endorsed Courses an internal assessment mark out of 100 will be generated at the school level. This mark will be determined from a range of Tasks suited to the purpose. This mark is then given to NESA for inclusion in the HSC. The mark is not moderated, nor is it used in any calculation of the ATAR.
Satisfactory Completion of a course and N Determinations
To satisfactorily complete a course, students must:
• follow the course developed or endorsed by NESA • apply themselves with diligence and sustained effort • achieve some or all of the course outcomes.
Satisfactory completion can be judged by attendance, level of involvement in class, assignments and tasks completed, and level of achievement. Failure to meet one or more of these requirements may lead to an 'N' or 'Non-completion' determination. An 'N' determination for a course may make a student ineligible for the HSC.
Where it is determined for any of the above reasons that an N-determination warning is necessary
a) the student will be asked for an interview with the Assessment Review Committee b) a letter will be sent home requesting parental acknowledgement of the warning and of the conditions by which a student
may demonstrate that they do not deserve an N-determination
Student access to NESA information
All students can access all general syllabus and examination information via the NESA website (www.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au). Personal information can be found at https://studentsonline.nesa.nsw.edu.au/ using the pin number issued at the end of Stage 5.
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Norwest Assessment Procedures
Clear Communication
Students and their parents are encouraged to clearly communicate with mentors, subject teachers and where necessary members of the Assessment Review Committee - Head of Secondary Years (HSY), Director of Secondary Teaching & Learning (DSTL) and relevant Head of Faculty/Head of House - if there are any issues likely to impact a student’s ability to complete the course satisfactorily.
Notification and Timing
Students are issued with a booklet and assessment calendar summarising the assessment requirements at the beginning of the Preliminary and HSC Course. Both the booklet and calendar are available on the College website. The College endeavours to avoid having more than one hand-in task and one in-class task per day. However, this cannot always be avoided, and it will not be grounds for appeal that any student has more than one of each on any day, or has several successive days of Assessments, provided that due notice has been given of each.
At least two weeks before the Task is due, written notification will be given to the students of the Task, with details of the outcomes to be assessed, the weighting of the Task, the marking criteria and any other special arrangements. Assessments which are part of examination periods will be notified by exam timetables and teacher devised revision sheets.
Students should acknowledge receipt and understanding of the task by signing the teachers’ list of students.
Where a teacher feels that through exceptional circumstances (eg prolonged unexpected absence of the teacher) the class is unprepared for an assessment task a request to extend must be made to the (DSTL) The Head of Secondary Years (HSY) and relevant Head of Faculty/Head of House will be consulted before changes are agreed upon to ensure equity for the whole grade. Changes to dates will be clearly communicated to parents and students as soon as this change is approved.
Types of tasks
• In-class tasks – will require students to prepare for the task both at home and in the previous lessons and it will be completed in the course of a normal lesson. These may include – tests, writing tasks, practicals, performances, speeches or presentations.
• Hand–in tasks – will require students to complete a task by a due date and submit it to their teacher. Generally some work on these tasks will also be completed at school and drafts may be required to be submitted. These may include – research assignments, personal design/representation tasks.
• Some tasks will require group participation. When this is the case each member of the group will be responsible for their contribution and assessed individually.
Preparation
As we consider assessment to be for and as learning as well as of learning, teachers will endeavour to assist students to prepare adequately and meet deadlines by professional management of the assessment cycle, including timely notification, scaffolding tasks where appropriate, mandating drafts, and giving timely feedback.
Importance of feedback
• Feedback is essential for effective student learning; • Students are encouraged to submit draft assessments for feedback prior to the completion of the final task. Teachers are
expected to provide feedback where drafts are submitted no later than four school days prior to the task due date. Teachers may accept assignments after this date at their own discretion;
• Teachers are not to rewrite students’ work or to correct to perfection – but simply to give constructive, timely feedback; • The timely return of drafts is important however, teachers should make their own parameters around submission and feedback
on drafts clear to their students. It is not the College’s expectation that teachers are always available online; • Teachers will allocate sufficient time in lessons to return tasks and provide whole-class feedback, as well as opportunities for
students to discuss their achievement with the teacher; • Students should seek timely feedback on their work as soon as possible after task completion or submission to assist them to
monitor their progress towards the achievement of specified learning outcomes and to improve the quality of their work.
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Submission of Tasks
Submission and Security
Stage 6 Tasks are to be submitted to the LRC by 8.40am on the due date unless otherwise specified on the notification. Students will be issued with a dated receipt. For online Canvas submissions, students must submit the task by the time indicated on the online notification. If the task is submitted on the same day but after the time specified, late penalties will apply, as per college policy.
Where a task is an in-class task, students’ names will be checked. The expectation – no matter what the type of task – is that all students in the course will be ready on the due date.
Electronic Provisions
Where a teacher has requested electronic submission, the College’s electronic submission procedures must be followed.
Computer use
In all cases of tasks completed at home on the computer responsible use of technology is recommended. Students are required to keep back-up copies of their tasks to be produced on request.
Please note: Loss of Task (either electronic or otherwise) or inability to print will not be accepted as a valid reason for late submission.
Malpractice
All Stage 6 students have completed the NESA mandated ‘All My Own Work’ course and will therefore be assumed to understand the seriousness and consequences of malpractice. Malpractice is dishonest behaviour by a student that gives them an unfair advantage over others or leads to an unfair appraisal of their achievement. Malpractice during tests or examinations is:
• Breaching test/examination rules. • Acquiring unauthorised copies of the test before the test time/date. • Copying the work of others. • Taking unauthorised material into the test and/or using it during the test. • Assisting another student to engage in malpractice is also a form of malpractice. • Plagiarism is another form of malpractice
Plagiarism
Plagiarism can be identified as:
• Copying, buying, downloading, stealing or borrowing someone else's work in part or in whole, and presenting it as their own. • Using material directly from books, journals, CDs or the internet without acknowledging the source. • Paying someone with money or in kind to write or prepare material that is associated with a task, such as process diaries, logs
and journal. • Submitting work that contains a large contribution from another person, such as a parent, coach or subject expert that is not
acknowledged. • Using words, ideas, designs or the workmanship of others in practical and performance tasks without appropriate
acknowledgement.
Consequences of Malpractice
In all cases of suspected malpractice confidentiality will be maintained and the principles of procedural fairness will be observed at all times. If a student is found have committed malpractice of any type they may receive a “0” for their assessment tasks and be awarded an afterschool service. This decision will be made by the supervising teacher in consultation with the Assessment Review Panel (which consists of Head of Secondary Years (HSY), Director of Secondary Teaching & Learning (DSTL) and relevant Head of Faculty/ House).
The College is obliged to record any instances of malpractice in an HSC course on the NESA Malpractice Register.
Extensions or Permitted Late Submission of a Task
The late submission or completion of assessment tasks is a serious issue, as without legitimate cause it impacts the fair and equitable administration of the task.
• If a student knows beforehand that they will be absent, the College should be contacted by the parent and the teacher and Stage Coordinator informed. It is best to arrange for the student to sit or submit the task early;
• Extension requests for the submission of assessment tasks must be made to the teacher using the Extension Request form as soon as practicable (generally more than 48 hours) and will only be granted, in consultation with the DSTL, in exceptional circumstances. These requests must be made prior to the due date of the administration of the task;
• Parents should submit the appropriate form to the teacher. Teachers note receipt of the form and new time on Edumate and forward to DSTL for approval and storage;
• If a student becomes ill during an in-class assessment the DSTL will decide whether an estimate or a substitute task will be given.
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Special Permission for individual study day absence
Absence the day before a task should be discouraged as it may give a student an unfair advantage. Students who are absent the day before an assessment task must provide a Doctors certificate or risk substantial penalties.
In Stage 6 students who feel they need to take the day off before a task will complete the Permitted Absence form and submit to the DSTL for review and consideration of extenuating circumstances. If no request is received, students who are absent on the day before a task will have 25% of their mark deducted.
In Term 3, HSC students who have practical task submission deadlines to meet, should use the Illness/Misadventure/Extension form and meet with the DSTL to determine strategies to cope with the workload.
Late or Non-Submission of a Task due to Illness or Misadventure
In the event a hand-in task is not submitted by the due date or an in-class task is not completed on or before the due date by reason of illness or misadventure the following procedures should be followed, in consultation with the DSTL as required:
• Illness/Misadventure form must be completed by parents and submitted to the teacher. Form must be approved/filed by DSTL; • A medical certificate will be required to verify any absence due to illness. • Misadventure (events outside the control of students) will be approved at the discretion of the DSTL; • The teacher will record a note of the incident in Edumate noting the submission of the form and the revised date; • The teacher will then administer the task and attempt to ensure that the student receives no advantage – where the teacher
perceives that the student has received an advantage they must consult the DSTL.
Follow up of Missed tasks
If a student has missed a task, for whatever reason, they are responsible, in partnership with their teacher, to ensure that they take the task at the first opportunity (usually on the day of their return).
• Late hand-in tasks should be submitted at the LRC – and will be date stamped; • In-class, group or practical tasks will be managed by the teacher – but full cooperation is expected from the student; • In examination periods, missed papers will be managed by the HSY with support from Learning Support staff and
the LRC Manager.
Non-Submission without Illness/Misadventure or Revised Date Missed
In the event a hand-in task is not submitted by the due date or an in-class task is not completed on or before the due date but illness or misadventure is not proven, or in the event of a revised date being missed the following procedures will be followed:
• The teacher will inform the student and parent (email/phone) that their assessment task is late and will incur a penalty. (If a revised date has been missed the Head of House (HoH) and DSTL must also be informed);
• The teacher will record a note of the incident in Edumate, assign a revised date or task and inform the DSTL; • The teacher will mark the assessment task upon submission/completion;
• The student will be notified of their original mark and revised mark (see table below);
Number of days late (includes weekends) Percentage of original mark credited to the student
1 75
2 50
3 25
4 0
• Apart from exceptional circumstances, students will be required to submit/complete all assessment tasks even if they will receive a revised mark of zero;
Total Non-Submission/Non-Completion of Task
In the event a task is not submitted or completed at all after the process outlined above (including Extensions and Illness/Misadventure provisions):
• Such students are at risk of a ‘N’ Determination (see below). The teacher will ensure the Head of House, HSY and DSTL are fully aware of the non-completion by the end of the same day
• The HSY or HoH will contact the parent and discuss the incident with parent/guardian and, with the DSTL, interview the student, advising them of the problem to be corrected and alert them to the possible consequences of an ‘N’ determination;
• DSTL will issue the parent/guardian with an ‘N’ Determination Warning letter (warnings are to be issued as soon as possible and as regularly as required);
• DSTL will request from the parent/guardian and student written acknowledgement of the warning; • If the first letter did not achieve its objective, DSTL will issue a further warning letter; and retain copies of all relevant
documentation on file. • A mark of zero will apply for that task
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N Determinations
• Students who have not complied with the course requirements and who have received at least two written warnings at the time of finalising grades may be regarded as not having satisfactorily completed the course and be formally assigned an ‘N’ determination by the Principal.
• This formal determination will not normally be made until the end of the course. • An ‘N’ determination in one subject may mean a student does not complete all mandatory requirements and therefore may not
be eligible to receive an HSC. They may receive a RoSA showing all grades awarded at the completion of the Preliminary course.
Assessment Appeals
If students believe they have grounds to dispute the appropriateness of a mark for a recently returned assessment Task, they must consult the Class Teacher immediately. The Class Teacher will conduct an investigation in accordance with the ‘Assessment staff guidelines’ and in consultation with the Assessment Review Panel (which consists of DSTL, HSY and HoH) will act appropriately on any findings.
HSC Assessment Reviews
After all HSC examinations have been completed, Students Online will provide you with your assessment rank order within each of your courses at the College. Your rank order is calculated from your assessment results in each of the courses you studied.
If you feel that your rank in any course is incorrect, you should contact the College as soon as possible. If necessary, you can apply to the College Principal for a review. There is no provision for a review of the actual marks awarded for assessment Tasks. Further details about reviews and appeals are on the assessment appeal form which can be obtained from the College.
If you are dissatisfied with the result of the College review of your course assessment rankings you can appeal to NESA against the decision. The NESA then decides if the correct weightings were used, whether the College followed its own assessment program and that there were no clerical errors. If the appeal is upheld, NESA refers the matter back to the College for further review.
Any student can be given his/her ranking within the College in each course studied at any time. If a ranking given by the College differs significantly from the student’s expectations, the student may seek a review in that course.
The way the marks/grades were awarded by the teacher for individual assessment task will NOT be part of the review. The review is an administrative check and does not involve the questioning of any teacher’s professional judgement in any way.
A student must apply for an Assessment Review on the form supplied by the College, setting out the reason(s) for the review. The form must reach the College by the specified date.
The College will conduct reviews as soon as possible after the specified date.
In conducting a review, the College will check to see that:
a) the weightings used by the College were those specified by NESA in the subject guides. b) The marks awarded were consistent with the College’s Assessment Policy. c) A computational error has not occurred.
The results of all reviews will be released simultaneously.
Each student will be informed about the procedures undertaken in the review and the final result of the review. Full and detailed reasons to support the College’s decision will be given to the student seeking the review.
The review results are to be communicated directly to the student.
A student who is dissatisfied with the outcome of the College’s review procedures may appeal to NESA. Such an appeal is to be forwarded through the College Principal. NESA will NOT change the assessment marks but may request that the College amend its procedures and conduct a further review.
Under NO circumstances will an appeal be undertaken after the release of HSC results.
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The Australian Tertiary Admissions Rank
The Australian Tertiary Admissions Rank (ATAR) is automatically sent to all HSC students who indicate on their HSC Entry Form that they wish to be notified of their ATAR. The ATAR will inform students of their relative positions within the overall ranking of all HSC candidates and will be the basis of admission to tertiary courses.
Calculating the ATAR for the HSC
The ATAR is a number (not a mark) that indicates a student's position in relation to their Year 7 cohort, including students who did not complete Year 12. An ATAR of 80.00, for example, indicates that the students with that ATAR have performed in the HSC better than 80 per cent of their Year 7 cohort, had all these Year 7 students completed Year 12 and been eligible for an ATAR. The ATAR is reported as a number between 0.00 and 99.95 with increments of 0.05.
The ATAR is a rank that allows the comparison of students who have completed different combinations of HSC courses. The ATAR is calculated solely for use by institutions to rank and select school leavers for admission to tertiary courses. Other selection criteria may be used together with the ATAR. The ATAR is calculated by the universities and is released by the Universities Admissions Centre (UAC). To be eligible for an ATAR in 2018-19, you must satisfactorily complete at least 10 units of ATAR courses. These ATAR courses must include at least:
• Eight units from Category A courses • Two units of English • Three NESA Developed courses of two units or greater • Four subjects.
The ATAR is based on an aggregate of scaled marks in 10 units of ATAR courses comprising:
• best two units of English and • best eight units from the remaining units. No more than two units of Category B courses can be included.
The ATAR and HSC marks
ATAR calculation is a complex process that begins with scaling the raw HSC marks and ends with ranking students among entire cohorts.
Scaling is the first step in calculating the ATAR and scaled marks (not HSC marks) are used in the ATAR calculation. Scaling is necessary because HSC students take all kinds of different courses, and scaling allows courses to be compared fairly. The same marks in different courses are not necessarily equal, just as the same amounts of money in different countries are not equal. In the same way that an exchange rate can be used to compare currency in different countries, scaling can be used to compare marks in different courses.
It is not valid to compare the ATAR numbers with the NESA marks as recorded on the Higher School Certificate. NESA when calculating the marks for each course does not attempt to relate marks for different courses to a common scale. Therefore adding together the marks for different courses on the printed certificate is meaningless.
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HSC Text Requirements
Ancient History – (Preliminary) Antiquity 14th Edition Toni Hurley and Christine Murray - Oxford
Ancient History – (HSC) The Fall of the Roman Republic 78BC - 31BC Ken Webb, - Get Smart Education Spartan Society to the Battle of Leuctra 371BC Ken Webb, - Get Smart Education
Biology Biology in Focus 12, 2nd Edition G. Chiadrawi, M Robson, S. Bradstock, E Thrum – Nelson (Cengage)
Business Studies HSC Business Studies in Action S Chapman, et al – Jacaranda 2011 QANTAS: A Business Case Study David Broadbridge, - Get Smart Edition
Chemistry – (Preliminary) Chemistry in Focus Year 11, 1st Edition Roland Smith, Anne Disney and Debra Smith – Nelson
Chemistry – (HSC) Chemistry in Focus Year 12, 2nd Edition Roland Smith, Anne Disney and Debra Smith – Nelson
Drama Norm and Ahmed Alex Buzo - Currency Press Sydney The Chapel Perilous Dorothy Hewitt - Currency Press Sydney Top Girls Churchill Caryl - Bloomsbury Publishing Highway of Lost Hearts Mary Anne Butler - Currency Press Sydney
Economics Australian in the Global Economy Tim Dixon, John O’Mahony - Pearson
English Advanced Nineteen Eighty-Four George Orwell – Penguin Classics, 2004 King Henry IV, Part 1 William Shakespeare - Cambridge University Press, 1998
English Extension 1 Frankenstein Mary Shelley – Penguin, 2003 Waiting for Godot Samuel Beckett – Faber and Faber, 2006 Metropolis (Film) Fritz Lang – Madman, 1927/2010
English Standard The Crucible Arthur Miller - Penguin Classics, 2000 The Penguin Henry Lawson Short Stories Henry Lawson - Penguin, 2009 The Truman Show (Film) Peter Weir – Paramount, 1998
Legal Studies Cambridge Legal Studies Fourth Edition P Milgate, D Le Cornu, A Murphy et al- Cambridge
Mathematics Advanced Maths in Focus 12 Mathematics Advanced Margaret Grove - Nelson (Cengage)
Mathematics – Extension 1 Maths in Focus12 Mathematics Extension 1 Margaret Grove – Cengage Learning
Mathematics – Extension 2 Maths in Focus12 Mathematics Extension 2 Jim Green, Janet Hunter
Mathematics Standard 2 MATHS Stage 6 Mathematics Standard 2 Year 12 (Interactive Textbook) G K Powers – Cambridge
Music 1 An Introduction to the Concepts of Music: A Book for Senior Music Nick Peterson – Cengage
PDHPE Personal Development, Health & Physical Education HSC Course 6th Edition Ruskin, Proctor and Neeves – Jacaranda
Visual Arts (Optional) HSC Exam Workbook BOSTES
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Ancient History – Focused Preliminary
Assessment Approach and Requirements Students will develop and demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the course content through inquiry and research tasks, and will demonstrate their overall learning through the End of Preliminary Examination. They will develop source-based skills and communicate their historical understanding using appropriate historical terms, concepts and written forms.
Assessment Schedule
Course Components Syllabus
Weighting Task 1 Task 2 Task 3
Timing Term 1 Week 4
Term 1 Week 11
Term 2 Week 2
Type of Task Source Task Historical Investigation End of Preliminary
Examination
Outcomes Assessed AH11-7, AH11-9, AH11-10
AH11-5, AH11-6, AH11-8, AH11-9
AH11-1 – AH11-10
Knowledge & Understanding of course content
40% 10% - 30%
Historical skills in the analysis and evaluation of sources and
interpretations 20% 10% 10% -
Historical inquiry and research 20% - 20% -
Communication of historical understanding in appropriate
forms 20% 20% - -
Total 100% 40% 30% 30%
Preliminary Course Outcomes
AH11-1 Describes the nature of continuity and change in the ancient world
AH11-2 Proposes ideas about the varying causes and effects of events and developments
AH11-3 Analyses the role of historical features, individuals and groups in shaping the past
AH11-4 Accounts for the different perspectives of individuals and groups
AH11-5 Examines the significance of historical features, people, places, events and developments of the ancient world
AH11-6 Analyses and interprets different types of sources for evidence to support an historical account or argument
AH11-7 Discusses and evaluates differing interpretations and representations of the past
AH11-8 Plans and conducts historical investigations and presents reasoned conclusions, using relevant evidence from a range of sources
AH11-9 Communicates historical understanding, using historical knowledge, concepts and terms, in appropriate and well-structured forms
AH11-10 Discusses contemporary methods and issues involved in the investigation of ancient history
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Ancient History – Focused HSC
Assessment Approach and Requirements
Students will develop and demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the course content through inquiry and research tasks, and will demonstrate their overall learning through the Trial HSC Examination. They will develop source-based skills and communicate their historical understanding using appropriate historical terms, concepts and written forms.
Assessment Schedule
Course Components Syllabus
Weighting Task 1 Task 2 Task 3
Timing Term 2 Week 6
Term 2 Week 10
Term 3 Week 5
Type of Task Source Task Historical Analysis
Trial HSC Examination
Outcomes Assessed
AH12-2, AH12-4, AH12-5, AH12-10
AH12-6, AH12-7, AH12-8
AH12-1, AH12-3, AH12-9
Knowledge & understanding of course content
40% 20% - 20%
Historical skills in the analysis and evaluation of sources and interpretations
20% 5% 15% -
Historical inquiry and research 20% 10% 10% -
Communication of historical understanding in appropriate forms 20% 5% 5% 10%
Total 100% 40% 30% 30%
HSC Course Outcomes
AH12-1 Accounts for the nature of continuity and change in the ancient world
AH12-2 Proposes arguments about the varying causes and effects of events and developments
AH12-3 Evaluates the role of historical features, individuals and groups in shaping the past
AH12-4 Analyses the different perspectives of individuals and groups in their historical context
AH12-5 Assesses the significance of historical features, people, places, events and developments of the ancient world
AH12-6 Analyses and interprets different types of sources for evidence to support an historical account or argument
AH12-7 Discusses and evaluates differing interpretations and representations of the past
AH12-8 Plans and conducts historical investigations and presents reasoned conclusions, using relevant evidence from a range of sources
AH12-9 Communicates historical understanding, using historical knowledge, concepts and terms, in appropriate and well-structured forms
AH12-10 Analyses issues relating to the ownership, custodianship and conservation of the ancient past
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Biology
Assessment Approach and Requirements The internal assessment mark for HSC Biology is based on the HSC course only. Assessment consists of first-hand investigations, assignments, oral reports and formal examinations. There are at least 35 hours of practical work in this course. Units of work studied are:
1. Heredity 2. Genetic Change 3. Infectious Diseases 4. Non-Infectious Diseases & Disorders
Assessment Schedule
Course Components Syllabus
Weighting Task 1
MOCK EXAM Task 2 Task 3 Task 4
Timing Term 4 Week 7
Term 1 Week 8
Term 2 Week 7
Term 2 Week 10
Term 3 Week 2/3
Type of Task Practical
modelling
Non
weighted task
Biotechnology Presentation
Depth Study HSC Trial
Examination
Outcomes Assessed 2, 3, 4, 5, 6,
7, 12 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7,
13 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6,
14
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 12, 13, 14,
15
Knowledge & Understanding 40% 10% 10% 10% 10%
Skills in planning and conducting first-hand investigations,
communicating information and understanding based on these
investigations
30% 5% 5% 10% 10%
Skills in scientific thinking, problem-solving, communicating
and conclusions 30% 5% 5% 10% 10%
Total 100% 20% 20% 30% 30%
HSC Course Outcomes
1 evaluates how major advances in scientific understanding and technology have changes the direction or nature of scientific thinking
2 analyses the ways in which models, theories and laws in biology have been tested and validated
3 assesses the impact of particular advances in biology on the development of technologies
4 assesses the impacts of applications of biology on society and the environment
5 identifies possible future directions of biological research
6 explains why the biochemical processes that occur in cells are related to macroscopic changes in the organism
7 analyses the impact of natural and human processes on biodiversity
8 evaluates the impact of human activity on the interactions of organisms and their environment
9 describes the mechanisms of inheritance in molecular terms
10 describes the mechanisms of evolution and assesses the impact of human activity on evolution
11 justifies the appropriateness of a particular investigation plan
12 evaluates ways in which accuracy and reliability could be improved in investigations
13 uses terminology and reporting styles appropriately and successfully to communicate information and understanding
14 assesses the validity of conclusions from gathered data and information
15 explains why an investigation is best undertaken individually or by a team
16 justifies positive values about and attitudes towards both the living and nonliving components of the environment, ethical behaviour and a desire for a critical evaluation of the consequences of the applications of science
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Business Studies
Assessment Approach and Requirements By giving the students a range of assessment components, they will be exposed to a variety of tasks to achieve the outcomes. Case Studies are an important component of HSC Business Studies and so the stimulus material is based around a case study review.
Assessment Schedule
Course Components Syllabus
Weighting Task 1 Task 2 MOCK EXAM Task 3 Task 4
Timing Term 4 Week 9
Term 1 Week 6
Term 1 Week 8
Term 2 Week 8
Term 3 Week 2/3
Type of task Research + In-class
Research
Non weighted
task
Case Study + In-class
Trial Examination
Outcomes 2, 4, 5, 6, 7,
8, 9 1, 2, 3, 4,
5, 7, 9 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10
Knowledge & Understanding
40% 10% 10% 10% 10%
Stimulus 20%
5% 5% 10%
Research 20% 10% 5% 5%
Communication 20% 5% 5% 10%
Total 100% 25% 25% 20% 30%
HSC Course Outcomes
1 critically analyses the role of business in Australia and globally
2 evaluates management strategies in response to changes in internal and external
3 discusses the social and ethical responsibilities of management
4 analyses business functions and processes in large and global businesses
5 explains management strategies and their impact on businesses
6 evaluates the effectiveness of management in the performance of businesses
7 plans and conducts investigations into contemporary business issues
8 organises and evaluates information for actual and hypothetical business situations
9 communicates business information, issues and concepts in appropriate formats
10 applies mathematical concepts appropriately in business situations
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Chemistry – Focused Preliminary
Assessment Approach and requirements All three tasks will assess knowledge and skills requirements of the course. Students will also conduct a Depth Study that allows the further development of concepts and skills in the Preliminary Course.
Assessment Schedule Course
Components Syllabus
Weighting Task 1 Task 2 Task 3
Timing Term 4 Week 8
Term 1 Week 4
Term 2 Week 2
Type of Task Practical Task Depth Study End of Preliminary
Examination
Outcomes Assessed 2, 3, 4, 5,
6 & 8 1,3, 4, 5, 6, 7 & 10 5,6,7,8,9,10
Knowledge & Understanding 40% 10% 10% 20%
Inquiry and Research 25% 10% 15%
Stimulus based 20% 5% 5% 10%
Communication 15% 5% 10%
Total 100% 30% 40% 30%
Focused Course Outcomes
1 Develops and evaluates questions and hypotheses for scientific investigation
2 Designs and evaluates investigations in order to obtain primary and secondary data and information
3 Conducts investigations to collect valid and reliable primary and secondary data and information
4 Selects and processes appropriate qualitative and quantitative data and information using a range of appropriate media
5 Analyses and evaluates primary and secondary data and information
6 solves scientific problems using primary and secondary data, critical thinking skills and scientific processes
7 Communicates scientific understanding using suitable language and terminology for a specific audience or
purpose
8 Explores the properties and trends in the physical, structural and chemical aspects of matter
9 describes, applies and quantitatively analyses the mole concept and stoichiometric relationships
10 Explores the many different types of chemical reactions, in particular the reactivity of metals, and the factors that affect the rate of chemical reactions
11 Analyses the energy considerations in the driving force for chemical reactions
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Chemistry – Focused HSC
Assessment Approach and requirements All three tasks will assess knowledge and skills requirements of the course. Students will also conduct a Depth Study that allows the further development of concepts and skills covered in the HSC course.
Assessment Schedule
Course Components
Syllabus Weighting Task 1 Task 2 Task 3
Timing Term 2 Week 5
Term 2 Week 10
Term 3 Week 5
Type of Task Practical Task Depth Study Trial HSC
Examination
Outcomes Assessed 1,2, 3, 4, 7,
12 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 15
5, 6, 7, 12, 13,14,15
Knowledge 40% 10 10 20
Research 25% 10 15
Stimulus based 20% 5 5 10
Communication 15% 5 10
Total 100% 30% 40% 30%
HSC Course Outcomes
1 Develops and evaluates questions and hypotheses for scientific investigation
2 Designs and evaluates investigations in order to obtain primary and secondary data and information
3 Conducts investigations to collect valid and reliable primary and secondary data and information
4 Selects and processes appropriate qualitative and quantitative data and information using a range of
appropriate media
5 Analyses and evaluates primary and secondary data and information
6 Solves scientific problems using primary and secondary data, critical thinking skills and scientific processes
7 Communicates scientific understanding using suitable language and terminology for a specific audience or
purpose
12 Explains the characteristics of equilibrium systems, and the factors that affect these systems
13 Describes, explains and quantitatively analyses acids and bases using contemporary models
14 Analyses the structure of, and predicts reactions involving, carbon compounds
15 Describes and evaluates chemical systems used to design and analyse chemical processes
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Drama
Assessment Approach and Requirements In Drama, the practices of Making, Performing, and Critically Studying interrelate. Students learn to engage in a collaborative process in which they explore, shape and symbolically represent imagination, ideas, feelings, attitudes, beliefs and their consequences.
Assessment Schedule
Course Components Syllabus
Weighting Task 1
MOCK EXAM
Task 2 Task 3 Task 4
Timing Term 4 Week 9
Term 1 Week 8
Term 1 Week 9
Term 2 Week 8
Term 3 Week 2
Type of Task Individual
Project Development
Written Response – Australian
Theatre
Workshop Performance
& Written Submission
Group Performance Development
Group Performance
Individual Project Trials
Outcomes Assessed H1.2, H1.3, H1.5 *
H3.1, H3.2,
H3.3
H1.1, H1.2, H1.3, H1.5, H3.1, H3.2,
H3.3
H1.1, H1.2, H1.4, H1.5, H1.6, H2.1,
H2.3
H1.1, H1.2, H1.4, H1.6, H.2.1, H2.3
Making 40% 10%
Non weighted task
10% 20%
Performing 30% 10% 10% 10%
Critically Studying 30% 10% 20%
Total 100% 20% 30% 20% 30%
* Teacher will select the appropriate outcomes based on the Individual Project option selected by each student.
HSC Course Outcomes
H1.1 uses acting skills to adopt and sustain a variety of characters and roles
H1.2 uses performance skills to interpret and perform scripted and other material
H1.3 uses knowledge and experience of dramatic and theatrical forms, styles and theories to inform and enhance individual and group devised works
H1.4 collaborates effectively to produce a group-devised performance
H1.5 demonstrates directorial skills
H1.6 records refined group performance work in appropriate form
H1.7 demonstrates skills in using the elements of production
H2.1 demonstrates effective performance skills
H2.2 uses dramatic and theatrical elements effectively to engage an audience
H2.3 demonstrates directorial skills for theatre and other media
H3.1 critically applies understanding of the cultural, historical and political contexts that have influenced specific drama and theatre practitioners, styles and movements
H3.2 analyses, synthesises and organises knowledge, information and opinion in coherent, informed oral and written responses
H3.3 demonstrates understanding of the actor-audience relationship in various dramatic and theatrical styles and movements
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Economics – Focused Preliminary
Assessment Approach and requirements All four tasks will assess knowledge and skills requirements of the course. Students will also research and present two papers on current economic situation that are relevant to the syllabus. Assessment Schedule
Course Components Syllabus Weightings Task 1 Task 2 Task 3
Timing Term 1 Week 5
Term 1 Week 9
Term 2 Week 2
Type of task Research Markets
Research Two Economies
End of Preliminary Examination
Outcomes assessed 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 9, 10,
12 1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10,
12 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10,
11
Knowledge and Understanding 40% 10% 10% 20%
Inquiry & Research 20% 10% 10%
Stimulus based 20% 5% 5% 10%
Communication 20% 10% 10%
Total 35% 35% 30%
Preliminary Course Outcomes
P1 demonstrates understanding of economic terms, concepts and relationships
P2 explains the economic role of individuals, firms and government in an economy
P3 describes, explains and evaluates the role and operation of markets
P4 compares and contrasts aspects of different economies
P5 analyses the relationship between individuals, firms, institutions and government in the Australian economy
P6 explains the role of government in the Australian economy
P7 identifies the nature and causes of economic problems and issues for individuals, firms and governments
P8 applies appropriate terminology, concepts and theories in economic contexts
P9 selects and organises information from a variety of sources for relevance and reliability
P10 communicates economic information, ideas and issues in appropriate forms
P11 applies mathematical concepts in economic contexts
P12 works independently and in groups to achieve appropriate goals in set timelines
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Economics – Focused HSC
Assessment Approach and requirements Students will also research and present two papers which assess knowledge and skills. The first will be on globalisation and economic development in a country of their choice and the second will be related to economic issues in Australia and current issues. Assessment Schedule
Course Components Syllabus Weightings Task 1 Task 2 Task 3
Timing Term 2 Week 6
Term 2 Week 10
Term 3 Week 5
Type of task Research
Issues Research
Case Study Trial Examination
Module Economic Issues Global Economy Issues, Management,
Australia
Outcomes assessed
H1, H2, H3, H4, H8, H9, H10, H12
H1, H4, H5, H7, H8, H9, H10, H12
H1, H2, H3, H4, H5, H6, H7, H8, H10, H11
Knowledge and Understanding
40% 10% 10% 20%
Research 20% 10% 10%
Stimulus based 20% 5% 5% 10%
Communication 20% 10% 10%
Total 35% 35% 30%
HSC Course Outcomes
H1 demonstrates understanding of economic terms, concepts and relationships
H2 analyses the economic role of individuals, firms, institutions and governments
H3 explains the role of markets within the global economy
H4 analyses the impact of global markets on the Australian and global economies
H5 discusses policy options for dealing with problems and issues in contemporary and hypothetical contexts
H6 analyses the impact of economic policies in theoretical and contemporary Australian contexts
H7 evaluates the consequences of contemporary economic problems and issues on individuals, firms and governments
H8 applies appropriate terminology, concepts and theories in contemporary and hypothetical economic contexts
H9 selects and organises information from a variety of sources for relevance and reliability
H10 communicates economic information, ideas and issues in appropriate forms
H11 applies mathematical concepts in economic contexts
H12 works independently and in groups to achieve appropriate goals in set timelines
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English Advanced
Assessment Approach and Requirements Students will undertake assessment as, for and of learning in both responding to and composing. They will be expected to demonstrate knowledge, understanding and skill across a wide range of texts and modes of communication.
Assessment Schedule
Course Components Syllabus
Weighting Task 1 MOCK EXAM Task 3 Task 4 Task 5
Timing Term 1 Week 2
Term 1 Week 8
Term 2 Week 1
Term 2 Week 9
Term 3 Week 2/3
Type of Task Multimodal
presentation In-Class Task
Non weighted task
Interview Transcript
Critical Response and
Reflection
Trial HSC
Module Texts and
Human Experiences
Textual Conversations
Craft of Writing 10%
Critical Study of Literature
Craft of Writing 10%
All Modules Craft of
Writing 5%
Outcomes Assessed 1,2,6,7 2,3,4,6,7,8 3,4,5,7,8,9 3,5,6,8,9
Knowledge and understanding of
course content 50% 10% 15% 15% 10%
Skills in responding to texts and
communication of ideas and context across all modes
50% 5% 15% 15% 15%
Total 100% 15% 30% 30% 25%
HSC Course Outcomes
1 independently responds to, composes and evaluates texts for understanding, interpretation, critical analysis, imaginative expression and pleasure
2 uses, evaluates and justifies processes, skills and knowledge required to effectively respond to and compose texts different modes, media and technologies
3 critically analyses and uses language forms, features and structures of texts justifying appropriateness for specific purposes, audience and contexts and evaluates their effects on meaning
4 strategically adapts and applies knowledge, skills and understanding of language concepts and literary devices in new and different contexts
5 thinks imaginatively, creatively, interpretively, critically and discerningly to respond to, evaluate and compose texts that synthesise complex information, ideas and arguments
6 investigates and evaluates the relationships between texts
7 evaluates the diverse way texts can represent personal and public worlds and recognises how they are valued
8 explains and evaluates nuanced cultural assumptions and values in texts and their effects on meaning
9 reflects on, evaluates and monitors own learning and refines individual and collaborative processes as an independent learner
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English Extension 1
Assessment Approach and Requirements Throughout the HSC Course a variety of assessment techniques are used to assess understanding and level of skill achieved. Assessment occurs in each of the learning experiences of complex analysis, sustained composition and independent investigation.
Assessment Schedule
HSC Course Outcomes
EE12-1 demonstrates and applies insightful understanding of the dynamic, often subtle, relationship between text, purpose, audience and context, across a range of modes, media and technologies
EE12-2 analyses and experiments with language forms, features and structures of complex texts, discerningly evaluating their effects on meaning for different purposes, audiences and contexts
EE12-3 independently investigates, interprets and synthesises critical and creative texts to analyse and evaluate different ways of valuing texts in order to inform and refine response to and composition of sophisticated texts
EE12-4 critically evaluates how perspectives, including the cultural assumptions and values that underpin those perspectives, are represented in texts
Course Components Syllabus Weighting
MOCK EXAM Task 1 Task 2 Task 3
Timing Term 1 Week 8
Term 1 Week 10
Term 2 Week 7
Term 3 Week 2/3
Type of Task
Mock Exam Imaginative
response and reflection
Tutorial Presentation
Trial Exam
Outcomes Assessed
Non weighted task
EE12.1, EE12.2, EE12.3
EE12.1, EE12.2, EE12.3, EE12.4
EE12.1, EE12.2, EE12.3, EE12.4
Knowledge and understanding of complex texts and of how and why they are valued
50% 15% 20% 15%
Skills in: • complex analysis • sustained
composition • Independent
investigation
50% 15% 20% 15%
Total 50% 30% 40% 30%
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English Standard
Assessment Approach and Requirements Assessment tasks in this course allow students to demonstrate their level of proficiency in the literary knowledge and critical literacy analysis of each module as well as their developing competency in analytical, critical and creative composing. The majority of assessment is non-examination style, including viva voce, listening, visual representations and presentations utilising information technology. These tasks are structured to incorporate the specified components and weightings set out below.
Assessment Schedule
HSC Course Outcomes
1 demonstrates understanding of how relationships between composer, responder, text and context shape meaning
2 demonstrates understanding of the relationships among texts
3 develops language relevant to the study of English
4 describes and analyses the ways that language forms and features, and structures of texts shape meaning and influence responses
5 analyses the effect of technology and medium on meaning
6 engages with the details of text in order to respond critically and personally
7 adapts and synthesises a range of textual features to explore and communicate information, ideas and values, for a variety of purposes, audiences and contexts
8 articulates and represents own ideas in critical, interpretive and imaginative texts from a range of perspectives
9 assesses the appropriateness of a range of processes and technologies in the investigation and organisation of information and ideas
10 analyses and synthesises information and ideas into sustained and logical argument for a range of purposes, audiences and contexts
11 draws upon the imagination to transform experience and ideas into text, demonstrating control of language
12 reflects on own processes of responding and composing
13 reflects on own processes of learning
Course Components
Syllabus Weighting Task 1
MOCK EXAM
Task 2 Task 3 Task 4 Task 5
Term 4 Week 9
Term 1 Week 8
Term 1 Week 9
Term 2 Week 7
Term 3 Week 2/3
Term 3 Week 6
Type of Task Vodcast
Non weighted
task
Half Yearly Examination
Visual Representatio
n
Trial HSC Examination
Listening
Outcomes Assessed
2, 5, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13
1, 2, 4, 6, 10, 11
3, 5, 8, 9, 12, 13
1, 2, 4, 6, 10, 11
1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7
Reading 25% 5% 10% 10%
Writing 30% 15% 15%
Speaking 15% 15%
Listening 15% 15%
Viewing/Representing
15% 15%
Total 100% 20% 25% 15% 25% 15%
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Food Technology – Focused Preliminary
Assessment Approach and Requirements Assessment in Food Technology consists of a range of research and practical tasks, and formal written examinations. In practical lessons, students will conduct first-hand experimental work where they are required to communicate information and understanding based on the activities they carry out.
COURSE COMPONENTS Syllabus
Weightings Task 1 Task 2 Task 3
Timing Term 4 Week 8
Term 1 Week 6
Term 2 Week 2
Type of task Research Report &
Practical Task Research &
Experimentation End of Preliminary
Examination
Outcomes assessed 1.1, 1.2, 4.2 2.2, 3.2, 4.1, 4.4 2.1, 3.1, 3.2,
4.3, 5.1
Knowledge & understanding of food technology
20% 10% 5% 5%
Skills in researching, analysing & communicating food issues
25% 20% 5%
Skills in experimenting with & preparing food by applying theoretical concepts
25% 10% 5% 10%
Skills in designing, implementing & evaluating solutions to food situations
30% 10% 20%
Total 100% 30% 30% 40%
Preliminary Course Outcomes
P 1.1 identifies and discusses a range of historical and contemporary factors which influence the availability of particular foods
P 1.2 accounts for individual and group food selection patterns in terms of physiological, psychological, social and economic factors
P 2.1 explains the role of food nutrients in human nutrition
P 2.2 identifies and explains the sensory characteristics and functional properties of food
P 3.1 assesses the nutrient value of meals/diets for particular individuals and groups
P 3.2 presents ideas in written, graphic and oral form using computer software where appropriate.
P4.1 selects appropriate equipment, applies suitable techniques, and utilises safe and hygienic practices when handling food
P4.2 plans, prepares and presents foods which reflect a range of the influences on food selection
P4.3 selects foods, plans and prepares meals/diets to achieve optimum nutrition for individuals and groups
P4.4 applies an understanding of the sensory characteristics and functional properties of food to the preparation of food products
P 5.1 generates ideas and develops solutions to a range of food situations
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Food Technology – Focused HSC
Assessment Approach and Requirements Assessment in Food Technology consists of a range of research and practical tasks, case studies and formal written examinations. In practical lessons, students will conduct first-hand experimental work where they are required to communicate information and understanding based on the activities they carry out. Assessment schedule
COURSE COMPONENTS Syllabus Weightings TASK 1
TASK 2
TASK 3
TASK 4
Timing Term 2 Week 5
Term 2 Week 9
Term 3 Week 4
Term 3 Week 5
Type of task Research Task Experiments & Practical Task
Research Investigation
Trial HSC Examination
Outcomes assessed 1.1, 1.2 1.4, 3.1, 4.2 2.1, 3.2, 4.1, 5.1
1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 2.1
Knowledge & understanding of food technology
20% 5% 15%
Skills in researching, analysing & communicating
food issues 30% 15% 10% 5%
Skills in experimenting with & preparing food by applying
theoretical concepts 30% 10% 20%
Skills in designing, implementing & evaluating solutions to food situations
20% 10% 10%
Total 100% 15% 25% 30% 30%
HSC Course Outcomes
H1.1 explains manufacturing processes and technologies used in the production of food products
H1.2 examines the nature and extent of the Australian food industry
H1.3 justifies processes of food product development and manufacture in terms of market, technological and environmental considerations
H1.4 evaluates the impact of the operation of an organisation within the Australian Food Industry on the individual, society and environment
H2.1 evaluates the relationship between food, its production, consumption, promotion and health
H3.1 investigates operations of one organisation within the Australian food industry
H3.2 independently investigates contemporary nutrition issues
H4.1 develops, prepares and presents food using product development processes
H4.2 applies principles of food preservation to extend the life of food and maintain safety
H5.1 develops, realises and evaluates solutions to a range of food situations
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Legal Studies
Assessment Approach and Requirements Assessment Types will reflect the course components and weightings prescribed by NESA in the Syllabus and support documentation.
Assessment Schedule
Course Components Syllabus
Weighting Task 1
Mock Exam
Task 2 Task 3 Task 4
Timing Term 1 Week 3
Term 1 Week 8
Term 2 Week 1
Term 2 Week 10
Term 3 Week 2/3
Type of Task Research
and In-Class Essay
Mock Exam Research
and In-Class Presentation
Research Essay
Trial HSC
Module Core Part I:
Crime
Core Part I: Crime &
Core Part II: Human Rights
Core Part II: Human Rights
Part III: Options: Family
Core Part I, Core Part II, & Options
Outcomes Assessed 1, 4, 7, 8, 9 1-10 1, 2, 3, 4, 5,
8, 9 1, 4, 5, 7, 9,
10 1-10
Knowledge and understanding of course content
60% 10%
Non weighted
task
15% 10% 25%
Research 20% 5% 5% 10%
Communication 20% 5% 5% 5% 5%
Total 100% 20% 25% 25% 30%
HSC Course Outcomes
1 identifies and applies legal concepts and terminology
2 describes and explains key features of and the relationship between Australian and international law
3 analyses the operation of domestic and international legal systems
4 evaluates the effectiveness of the legal system in addressing issues
5 explains the role of law in encouraging cooperation and resolving conflict, as well as initiating and responding to change
6 assesses the nature of the interrelationship between the legal system and society
7 evaluates the effectiveness of the law in achieving justice
8 locates, selects, organises, synthesises and analyses legal information from a variety of sources including legislation, cases, media, international instruments and documents
9 communicates legal information using well-structured and logical responses
10 analyses differing perspectives and interpretations of legal information and issues.
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Mathematics Advanced
Assessment Approach and Requirements
There will be FOUR different forms of assessment: Project, In-Class Test, Research and the Trial HSC • Term 4 Project - students are to investigate periodic phenomena and model them with trigonometric functions and their
graphs. • Term 1 In-class Test: Students will sit an in-class. • Research Task − Students will be given a mix of questions from past HSC examinations to complete at home, and an in-
class topic test drawn from these papers. • HSC Trial Examination – Formal examination under silent conditions in the examination rooms.
Assessment Schedule
Course Components
Syllabus Weighting Task 1
MOCK EXAM Task 2 Task 3 Task 4
Timing Term 4 Week 8
Term 1 Week 8
Term 1 Week 10
Term 2 Week 8
Term 3 Week 2/3
Type of task Project
Non weighted task
In-Class Test Research
Task Trial HSC
Examination
Outcomes MA12-5,12-
9,12-10 MA12-1,12-3,12-
5,12-6,12-7
MA11-1 to MA11-9,
MA12-1-MA12-10
MA11-1 to MA11-9,
MA12-1-MA12-10
Understanding, Fluency and
Communicating 50% 10% 15% 10% 15%
Problem Solving, Reasoning and
Justification 50% 10% 10% 15% 15%
Total 100% 20% 25% 25% 30%
HSC Course Outcomes
MA12-1 uses detailed algebraic and graphical techniques to critically construct, model and evaluate arguments in a range of familiar and unfamiliar contexts
MA12-2 models and solves problems and makes informed decisions about financial situations using mathematical reasoning and techniques
MA12-3 applies calculus techniques to model and solve problems
MA12-4 applies the concepts and techniques of arithmetic and geometric sequences and series in the solution of problems
MA12-5 applies the concepts and techniques of periodic functions in the solution of problems involving trigonometric graphs
MA12-6 applies appropriate differentiation methods to solve problems
MA12-7 applies the concepts and techniques of indefinite and definite integrals in the solution of problems
MA12-8 solves problems using appropriate statistical processes
MA12-9 chooses and uses appropriate technology effectively in a range of contexts, models and applies critical thinking to recognise appropriate times for such use
MA12-10 constructs arguments to prove and justify results and provides reasoning to support conclusions which are appropriate to the context
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Mathematics Extension 1
Assessment Approach and Requirements
There will be FOUR different forms of assessment: Project, In-Class Test, Research and the Trial HSC • Term 1 In-class Test: Students will sit an in-class covering topics from Terms 4 and 1. • Term 2 Project – Students will be given a PBL task on ‘How can Mathematics be used to predict the latest trends?’ • Term 2 Research − Students will be given a mix of questions from past HSC examinations to complete at home, a study
card to create and a to sit a topic test which can be completed with the use of the study card. • HSC Trial Examination – Formal examination under silent conditions in the examination rooms.
Assessment Schedule
Course Components
Syllabus Weighting
Task 1 MOCK EXAM Task 2 Task 3 Task 4
Timing Term 1 Week 5
Term 1 Week 8
Term 2 Week 3
Term 2 Week 9
Term 3 Week 2/3
Type of task In-Class Test
Non weighted task
Project Research
Task
Trial HSC Examinat
ion
Outcomes 12-1,12-2, 12-4,
12-7 12-4,12-6,
11-1 to 11-7, 12-1 to 12-7
11-1 to 11-7,
12-1 to 12-7
Understanding, Fluency and
Communicating 50% 10% 10% 15% 15%
Problem Solving,
Reasoning and Justification
50% 15% 10% 10% 15%
TOTAL 100% 25% 20% 25% 30%
HSC Course Outcomes
ME12-1 applies techniques involving proof or calculus to model and solve problems
ME12-2 applies concepts and techniques involving vectors and projectiles to solve problems
ME12-3 applies advanced concepts and techniques in simplifying expressions involving compound angles and solving trigonometric equations
ME12-4 uses calculus in the solution of applied problems, including differential equations and volumes of solids of revolution
ME12-5 applies appropriate statistical processes to present, analyse and interpret data
ME12-6 chooses and uses appropriate technology to solve problems in a range of contexts
ME12-7 evaluates and justifies conclusions, communicating a position clearly in appropriate mathematical forms
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Mathematics Extension 2
Assessment Approach and Requirements There will be FOUR different forms of assessment: In-Class Test, Project, Enrichment task and the Trial HSC
• Task 1: In-class test with summary page permitted • Task 2: Project – Students will be given a PBL task • Task 3: Enrichment task − Students will be given a mix of questions from past HSC examinations to complete at home, a
study card to create and to sit a topic test which can be completed with the use of the study card. • Task 4: HSC Trial Examination – Formal examination under silent conditions in the examination rooms.
Assessment Schedule
Course Components Syllabus Weighting
Task 1 MOCK EXAM Task 2 Task 3 Task 4
Timing Term 4 Week 9
Term 1 Week 8
Term 1 Week 10
Term 2 Week 8
Term 3 Week 4
Type of task Class Test
Non weighted task
Project Enrichment
Task Trial
Examination
Outcomes MEX12-1, 4, 7,
8 MEX12-1, 2, 3,
7, 8 MEX12-1, 5, 6,
7, 8 MEX12-1 – 8
Understanding, Fluency and Communicating 50% 10% 12.5% 12.5% 15%
Problem Solving, Reasoning and
Justification 50% 10% 12.5% 12.5% 15%
TOTAL 100% 20% 25% 25% 30%
HSC Course Outcomes
MEX12-1 understands and uses different representations of numbers and functions to model, prove results and find solutions to problems in a variety of contexts
MEX12-2 chooses appropriate strategies to construct arguments and proofs in both practical and abstract settings
MEX12-3 uses vectors to model and solve problems in two and three dimensions
MEX12-4
uses the relationship between algebraic and geometric representations of complex numbers and complex number techniques to prove results, model and solve problems
MEX12-5 applies techniques of integration to structured and unstructured problems
MEX12-6 uses mechanics to model and solve practical problems
MEX12-7
applies various mathematical techniques and concepts to model and solve structured, unstructured and multi-step problems
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Mathematics Standard 2
Assessment Approach and Requirements There will be FOUR different forms of assessment:
• Term 4: A Problem-solving Task (approx. 4 hours + 1 school period) • Term 1: In-class Topic test with summary page permitted • Term 2: Research Task of HSC questions. • Term 3: Trial HSC Examination – formal examination under silent conditions in the examination rooms with permitted
Reference Sheet only
Assessment Schedule
Course Components Syllabus Weightin
g Task 1
MOCK EXAM Task 2 Task 3 Task 4
Timing Term 4 Week 8
Term 1 Week 8
Term 1 Week 10
Term 2 Week 8
Term 3 Week 2/3
Type of task Problem-
Solving Task
Non weighted task
In-Class test Research
Task Trial HSC
Examination
Outcomes
MS-2-12-3, MS2-12-4, MS-2-12-8, MS2-12-
9
MS-2-12-1, MS2-12-2, MS-2-12-3, MS-2-
12-4, MS-2-12-5, MS2-12-8,
MS2-12-9, MS2-12-10
MS11-1 to MS11-10
MS2-12-1 to MS-12-10
MS11-1 to MS11-10
MS2-12-1 to MS-12-10
Understanding, Fluency and
Communicating 50% 5% 15% 15% 15%
Problem Solving, Reasoning and
Justification 50% 15% 10% 10% 15%
Total 100% 20% 25% 25% 30%
HSC Course Outcomes
MS2-12-1 uses detailed algebraic and graphical techniques to critically evaluate and construct arguments in a range of familiar and unfamiliar contexts
MS2-12-2 analyses representations of data in order to make inferences, predictions and draw conclusions
MS2-12-3 interprets the results of measurements and calculations and makes judgements about their reasonableness, including the degree of accuracy and the conversion of units where appropriate
MS2-12-4 analyses two-dimensional and three-dimensional models to solve practical problems
MS2-12-5 makes informed decisions about financial situations, including annuities and loan repayments
MS2-12-6 solves problems by representing the relationships between changing quantities in algebraic and graphical forms
MS2-12-7 solves problems requiring statistical processes, including the use of the normal distribution and the correlation of bivariate data
MS2-12-8
solves problems using networks to model decision-making in practical problems
MS2-12-9 chooses and uses appropriate technology effectively in a range of contexts, and applies critical thinking to recognise appropriate times and methods for such use
MS2-12-10
uses mathematical argument and reasoning to evaluate conclusions, communicating a position clearly to others and justifying a response
Norwest Christian College HSC Assessment Handbook Page 29
Music 1
Assessment Approach and Requirements Students will develop knowledge, understanding, and skills in the concepts of music through Performing, Composing, Musicology and Aural.
Assessment Schedule
Course Components
Syllabus Weighting Task 1
MOCK EXAM Task 2 Task 3 Task 4
Timing Term 4 Week 8
Term 1 Week 8
Term 1 Week 9
Term 2 Week 10
Term 3 Week 2/3 and
Week 4
Type of Task Viva Voce
Non weighted task
Listening Exam and Elective 1
Composition and Elective 2
Trial HSC Examination
and Performance
and Elective 3
Outcomes assessed 2, 4, 5, 6
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11
Performance (core)
10%
10%
Composition (core) 10% 10%
Musicology (core) 10% 10%
Aural (core) 25% 10% 15%
Elective 1 15% 15%
Elective 2 15% 15%
Elective 3 15% 15%
Total 100% 10% 25% 25% 40%
HSC Course Outcomes
1 performs stylistically, music that is characteristic of topics studied, both as a soloist and as a member of an ensemble
2 reads, interprets, discusses and analyses simple musical scores that are characteristic of the topics studied
3 improvises and composes music using the range of concepts for familiar sound sources reflecting the cultural and historical contexts studied
4 articulates an aural understanding of musical concepts and their relationships in a wide variety of musical styles
5 critically evaluates and discusses performances and compositions
6 critically evaluates and discusses the use of the concepts of music in works representative of the topics studied and through wide listening
7 understands the capabilities of performing media, incorporates technologies into composition and performance as appropriate to the topics studied
8 identifies, recognises, experiments with and discusses the use and effects of technology in music
9 performs as a means of self expressions and communication
10 demonstrates a willingness to participate in performance, composition, musicology and aural activities
11 demonstrates a willingness to accept and use constructive criticism
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Personal Development, Health and Physical Education
Assessment Approach and Requirements Throughout the HSC Course a variety of assessment techniques are used to assess understanding and level of skill achieved. Critical Inquiry and practical application are assessed through the research and design of a targeted program, examinations, a case study report and a class workshop presentation.
Assessment Schedule
HSC Course Outcomes
1 describes the nature and justifies the choice of Australia’s health priorities
2 analyses and explains the health status of Australians in terms of current trends and groups most at risk
3 analyses the determinants of health and health inequities
4 argues the case for health promotion based on the Ottawa Charter
5 explains the different roles and responsibilities of individuals, communities and governments in addressing Australia’s health priorities
6 demonstrates a range of personal health skills that enables them to promote and maintain health (Option 1)
7 explains the relationship between physiology and movement potential
8 explains how a variety of training approaches and other interventions enhance performance and safety in physical activity
9 explains how movement skill is acquired and appraised
10 designs and implements training plans to improve performance
11 designs psychological strategies and nutritional plans in response to individual performance needs
12 analyses the influence of sociocultural factors on the way people participate in and value physical activity and sport (Option 2)
13 selects and applies strategies for the management of injuries and the promotion of safety in sport and physical activity (Option 3)
14 argues the benefits of health-promoting actions and choices that promote social justice
15 critically analyses key issues affecting the health of Australians and proposes ways of working towards better health for all
16 devises methods of gathering, interpreting and communicating information about health and physical activity concepts
17 selects appropriate options and formulates strategies based on a critical analysis of the factors that affect performance and safe participation
Course Components Syllabus Weighting Task 1 Task 2
MOCK EXAM Task 3 Task 4
Timing Term 4 Week 8
Term 1 Week 6
Term 1 Week 8
Term 2 Week 5
Term 3 Weeks 2/3
Type of Task
Analyse & Designing a
Training Program
(Option 1)
In Class Assessment
Non weighted task
Factors Affecting
Performance Case Study
Report
Trial HSC Examination
Outcomes assessed 6, 7 – 10, 16,
17
Selection from 1–5, 7–8, 14–
16 8, 10, 11, 17
Selection from 1–5, 7–
11, 14–17 Knowledge and
understanding of factors that affect health and the
way the body moves
40% 10% 10% 5% 15%
Skills in influencing personal and community health, taking action to improve participation and performance in
physical activity
30% 5% 5% 5% 15%
Skills in critical thinking, research and analysis
30% 5% 5% 10% 10%
Total 100% 20% 20% 20% 40%
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Visual Arts
Assessment Approach and Requirements Assessment in Visual Arts is an ongoing evaluation of a student’s ability to investigate art making as a practice, as well as art criticism and art history, and engaging in the outcomes provided from the syllabus.
Assessment Schedule
Course Components
Syllabus Weightings Task 1
MOCK EXAM
Task 2 Task 3 Task 4 Task 5
Term 1 Week 3
Term 1 Week 8
Term 2 Week 1
Term 2 Week 3
Term 3 Week 3
Term 3 Week 2/3
Type of Task
Short answer
question responses
Non weighted
Task
BOW Progress
Essay Trial HSC
Examination
Body of Work Final
Outcomes Assessed 7, 8, 9, 10 8, 10 7, 8, 9, 10 1, 2, 3, 4, 5,
6
Artmaking 50% 10% 40%
Art criticism / art history
50% 10% 20% 20%
Total 100% 10% 10% 20% 20% 40%
HSC Course Outcomes
1 initiates and organises artmaking practice that is sustained, reflective and adapted to suit particular conditions
2 applies their understanding of the relationships among the artist, artwork, world and audience through the making of a body of work
3 demonstrates an understanding of the frames when working independently in the making of art
4 selects and develops subject matter and forms in particular ways as representations in art-making
5 demonstrates conceptual strength in the production of a body of work that exhibits coherence and may be interpreted in a range of ways
6 demonstrates technical accomplishment, refinement and sensitivity appropriate to the artistic intentions within a body of work
7 applies their understanding of practice in art criticism and art history
8 applies their understanding of the relationships among the artist, artwork, world and audience
9 demonstrates an understanding of how the frames provide for different orientations to critical and historical investigations of art
10 constructs a body of significant art histories, critical narratives and other documentary accounts of representation in the visual arts
2019/20 Focused and HSC Assessment Calendar
Term 4, 2019
Week Tasks
1
2
3
4
5
6
7 Biology - Practical investigation
8
Music - Viva Voce
PDHPE - Design a Training Program
Maths Advanced - Research Task
Maths Standard 2 - Problem solving Project
Prelim Focus Food Technology - Research Report & Practical Task
Prelim Focused Chemistry - Practical test
9
Business Studies – Research
Maths Ext 2 - In-Class Test
Drama - IP Planning and Presentation
10
2019/2020 Focused and HSC Assessment Calendar
Term 1 2020
Week Tasks
1
2 Standard/Advanced English - Multimodal Presentation Legal Studies - Research and In-Class Essay
3 Visual Arts - Short Answer responses
4 Focus Prelim Ancient History - Source Task
Focused Chemistry - Depth Study
5 Focus Prelim Economics – Research
Mathematics Extension 1 - Question Bank
6
Focus Prelim Food Technology –
PDHPE – Research & Experimentation PDHPE In Class Assessment
Business Studies - Biotechnology Presentation
7 Biology - Biotechnology Presentation
8
9 Drama - Workshop & Written response
Focus Prelim Economics - Research
10
Music 1 - Aural and Elective 1
English Extension 1 - Imaginative Response and Reflection
Mathematics Advanced - Question Bank
Mathematics Extension 2 – Project
Mathematics Standard 2 - In-Class Test
11 Focus Prelim Ancient History - Historical Investigation
2019/2020 Focused and HSC Assessment Calendar
Term 2, 2019
Week Tasks
1
Visual Arts - BOW Progress
Legal Studies - Research and In-Class Presentation
English Advanced - Interview Transcript
2
Focus Prelim Ancient History - Final Exam
Focus Prelim Food Technology - Final Exam
Focus Prelim Chemistry - Final Exam
Focus Prelim Economics - Final Exam
3 Visual Arts - HSC Essay Question
Mathematics Extension 1 - Project
4
5
PDHPE - Case Study Report
HSC Focus Food Technology - Research Task
Focused HSC Chemistry - Practical Task
6 Focus HSC Ancient History - Source Task
Focus HSC Economics - Research
7 English Extension 1 - Tutorial Presentation
8
HSC Business Studies - Case Study
HSC Mathematics Advanced - Research Task
HSC Mathematics Extension 2 - Research Task
HSC Mathematics Standard ½ - HSC Mathematics Standard ½
HSC Drama - Group Performance
9
Group Performance - Experiments & Practical Task
HSC Mathematics Extension 1 - Research Task
Standard English - Analytical Essay
Advanced English - Critical response and reflection
10
Focus HSC Ancient History - Historical Analysis
Legal Studies - Research Essay
Focus HSC Economics – Research
PDHPE - Composition & Elective 2
Music 1 - Composition Core and Elective 2
Focused Chemistry - Depth Study
Biology - Biology
2019/2020 Focused and HSC Assessment Calendar
Term 3, 2019
Week Tasks
1
2
English Standard - Trial HSC
English Advanced - Trial HSC
English Extension 1 - Trial HSC
HSC Business Studies - Trial HSC
HSC Drama - Trial HSC
HSC Biology - Trial HSC
3
Music 1 - Trial (Aural)
Visual Arts – Trial HSC
PDHPE – Trial
Legal Studies - Trial HSC
Mathematics Extension 1 - Trial HSC
Mathematics Advanced - Trial HSC
Mathematics Standard 1, 2 - Trial HSC
4 Mathematics Extension 2 - Trial HSC
Music 1 - Trial Elective 3 + Performance
5
Visual Arts - Final BOW
Thursday of week 5 HSC Focus Food Technology - Trial HSC
HSC Focus Ancient History - Trial HSC
HSC Focus Economics - Trial HSC
HSC Focus Chemistry - Trial HSC
6
7
8
9
10
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Glossary
Glossary of Key Assessment words as defined by the NSW NESA
Account Account for: state reasons for, report on. Give and account of: narrate a series of events or transactions.
Analyse Identify components and the relationship between them: draw out and relate implications
Apply Use, utilise, and employ in a particular situation
Appreciate Make a judgement about the value of
Assess Make a judgement of value, quality, outcomes, results or size
Calculate Ascertain/determine from given facts, figures or information
Clarify Make clear or plain
Classify Arrange or include in classes/categories
Compare Show how things are similar or different
Construct Make; build; put together items or arguments
Contrast Show how things are different or opposite
Critically
(analyse/evaluate) Add a degree or level of accuracy; depth, knowledge and understanding, logic, questioning, reflection and quality to (analysis/evaluation)
Deduce Draw conclusions
Define State meaning and identify essential qualities
Demonstrate Show by example
Describe Provide characteristics and features
Discuss Identify issues and provide points for/or against
Distinguish Recognise and note/indicate as being distinct or different from; to note differences between
Evaluate Make a judgement based on criteria
Examine Inquire into
Explain Relate cause and effect; make the relationships between things evident; Provide why and/or how
Extract Choose relevant and/or appropriate details
Extrapolate Infer from what is known
Identify Recognise and name
Interpret Draw meaning from
Investigate Plan, inquire into and draw conclusions about
Justify Support an argument or conclusion
Outline Sketch in general terms; indicate the main features of
Predict Suggest what may happen based on available information
Propose Put forward (for example a point of view, idea, argument, suggestion) for consideration of action
Recall Present remembered ideas, facts or experiences
Recommended Provide reasons in favour
Recount Retell a series of events
Summarise Express, concisely, the relevant details
Synthesise Putting together various elements to make a whole
The following pages are sample copies of forms you may need throughout the HSC course. All forms can be found on the College website (NWCC Parents>Letters, Notes, and Forms).
Norwest Christian College HSC Assessment Handbook Page 33
Sample
Stage 6 Illness/Misadventure Form
Students are to use this form when they have been unable to submit an assessment task by the due date and have legitimate reasons to support their late submission.
1. Students must submit this signed form to the relevant teacher for approval as soon as practical. 2. If approval is granted, the student must acknowledge the revised due date and note it in their records. 3. The teacher will record the revised date on Edumate. 4. Students will be expected to complete/submit their task by 9:00am on the revised date. 5. If the revised date is missed the standard consequences will apply for a late task, ie N-Determination warning. For a detailed overview please consult the ‘Assessment Guideline section’ in the student Assessment Handbook.
Student Section (Please fill out all details)
Student Name: ________________________________________ Teacher: ______________________________________________
Today’s Date: _________________________________________ Task Name: ___________________________________________
Task Name: ___________________________________________ Original due date: _____________________________________
Reason for late submission or requested extension (please supply a medical certificate if illness is relevant):
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
This is a true and valid account:
___________________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________________
Student signature Date
___________________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________________
Parent/Guardian signature Date
COLLEGE USE ONLY
Teacher Section (Complete all details and enter this on Edumate as a note then forward form to Director of Learning Innovation)
Approved Declined Revised due date: _______________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Teacher signature Date
___________________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Director of Learning Innovation signature Date
Student Receipt
Student Name: ________________________________________ Teacher: ______________________________________________
Task: __________________________________________________ Revised due date: _____________________________________
Director of Learning Innovation signature: ____________ Date: __________________________________________________
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Sample
Stage 6 Extension Form
Students are to use this form when they will be unable to submit an assessment task by the due date and have legitimate reasons to support their late submission.
1. Students must submit this signed form to the relevant teacher for approval at least 48 hours before the due date. 2. If approval is granted, the student must acknowledge the revised due date and note it in their records. 3. The teacher will record the revised date on Edumate. 4. Students will be expected to complete/submit their task by 9:00am on the revised date. 5. If the revised date is missed the standard consequences will apply for a late task, ie N-Determination warning. For a detailed overview please consult the ‘Assessment Guideline section’ in the student Assessment Handbook.
Student Section (Please fill out all details)
Student Name: ________________________________________ Teacher: ______________________________________________
Today’s Date: _________________________________________ Task Name: ___________________________________________
Task Name: ___________________________________________ Original due date: _____________________________________
Reason for requested extension: ___________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
This is a true and valid account:
___________________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________________
Student signature Date
___________________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________________
Parent/Guardian signature Date
COLLEGE USE ONLY
Teacher Section (Complete all details and enter this on Edumate as a note then forward form to Director of Learning Innovation)
Approved Declined Revised due date: _______________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Teacher signature Date
___________________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Director of Learning Innovation signature Date
Student Receipt
Student Name: ________________________________________ Teacher: ______________________________________________
Task: __________________________________________________ Revised due date: _____________________________________
Director of Learning Innovation signature: ____________ Date: __________________________________________________
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Sample
Stage 6 Permitted Absence Form
Students are to use this form when they intend to be absent from the College the day before an Assessment Task is due.
• Students must submit this signed form to the Director of Learning Innovation for approval at least 48 hours before the due date.
For a detailed overview please consult the ‘Assessment Guideline section’ in the student Assessment Handbook.
Student Section (Please fill out all details)
Student Name: ________________________________________ Teacher: ______________________________________________
Today’s Date: _________________________________________ Task Name: ___________________________________________
Task Name: ___________________________________________ Original due date: _____________________________________
Reason for permitted absence request: ____________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
This is a true and valid account:
___________________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________________
Student signature Date
___________________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________________
Parent/Guardian signature Date
COLLEGE USE ONLY
Teacher Section (Complete all details and enter this on Edumate as a note then forward form to H Director of Learning Innovation)
Approved Declined Revised due date: _______________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Teacher signature Date
___________________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Director of Learning Innovation signature Date
Student Receipt
Student Name: ________________________________________ Teacher: ______________________________________________
Task: __________________________________________________ Revised due date: _____________________________________
Director of Learning Innovation signature: ____________ Date: __________________________________________________
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COLLEGE STAMP
Sample
Assessment Task Cover Sheet
To be completed by teacher/student
Student Name: ______________________________________________________________ Class: __________________________________________________________________________
Teacher: ________________________________________________________________________ Subject: _______________________________________________________________________
Assignment Title: __________________________________________________________ Due Date: ___________________________________________________________________
To be completed by student
Student Statement of Submission
I declare that:
• there are ___________ pages attached to this cover sheet. • the assignment I am submitting for assessment is entirely my own original work. • I have not copied or plagiarised any other person’s work. • I have not submitted this assignment previously. • no other person has previously submitted this assignment. • where I have used material that is not my original work, I have reference to this in my bibliography. • I have made, and have kept, a copy of this original assignment.
Student Signature: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Date: ____________________________________
To be completed by student and signed LRC Manager
Date Submitted: ____________________________________________________________ Time Submitted: _________________________________________________________
I have checked the assignment and it contains ____________ pages of information.
Signature: _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Date: ____________________________________
Student receipt – to be completed by student
Student Name: ______________________________________________________________ Class: __________________________________________________________________________
Teacher: ________________________________________________________________________ Subject: _______________________________________________________________________
Assignment Title: __________________________________________________________ Due Date: ___________________________________________________________________
To be completed by student and signed LRC Manager
Date Submitted: _________________________________ Time Submitted: ___________________________________
No. Pages: __________________________ Office Signature: ___________________________________________________
The student named must keep this original receipt. In the event of a dispute regarding submission this receipt is evidence that the stated assignment has been submitted.
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Sample
Stage 6 Change of Subject Request
Prior to any change of subject, this form must be completed and returned to the Director of Learning Innovation. Parents or guardians must also authorise the change. Student’s name: ________________________________________ Year: Preliminary or HSC (Circle)
Date of request: ________________________________________
Current Subjects
Units Keep Drop Enrol Teacher approval
Reason for dropping subject or enrolment in subject
New Subject/s
Total amount of units with above changes: _______________ Do you plan to study at university? Yes / No
Are you planning on receiving an ATAR? Yes / No
What is your proposed career path? _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ Parent/Guardian approval Date
__________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________
Director of Learning Innovation approval Date
Office use only DLI
Units checked
Eligible for ATAR
Notify relevant staff – including Student Services
Admin
Update Edumate
Print & distribute new student timetable
Update BOS
Receipt of booklet HSC Assessment Handbook
I acknowledge receipt of the booklet:
Stage 6 – Higher School Certificate Assessment Handbook AND I understand that I am required to be familiar with this booklet Student’s name: ______________________________________________________________________________________ Signed: ___________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________ Student Date
Signed: ___________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________ Parent/Guardian Date
Please return this page to Student Services.
This page will be filed in individual Student Records as a legal document which verifies the receipt of the booklet.
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