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Year 3 Media Arts Achievement Standard – Australian Curriculum v9
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Year 3 Media Arts Achievement Standard – Australian Curriculum v9

This Achievement Standard describes what students are expected to know and do in Year 3 The Arts by the end of the year. Teachers can use it to guide assessment design, collect evidence of learning, and ensure planning stays aligned with the Australian Curriculum v9.

What Students Should Know

By the end of Year 4, students describe the use of media languages and media technologies to construct representations in media arts works they experience and/or produce. They describe where, why and/or how media arts works are created and/or distributed across cultures, times, places, and/or other contexts.

Students use media languages, and media technologies and production processes to construct representations in media arts works. They share their work in informal settings using responsible media practice.

Content Descriptors by Strand

This standard is supported by 5 Content Descriptors:

Creating and making

Media Arts

AC9AMA4C01 use media languages, media technologies and production processes to construct representations that communicate ideas, perspectives and/or meaning

Developing practices and skills

Media Arts

AC9AMA4D01 develop media production skills by exploring ways of shaping ideas using media technologies, images, sounds, text and/or interactive elements

Exploring and responding

Media Arts

AC9AMA4E01 explore where, why and how media arts is created and/or distributed across cultures, times, places and/or other contexts AC9AMA4E02 explore how First Nations Australians use media arts to communicate their connection to and responsibility for Country/Place

Presenting and performing

Media Arts

AC9AMA4P01 share media arts works in informal settings considering responsible media practice

At a Glance

Strand Substrand CDs Elaborations
Creating and making Media Arts 1 6
Developing practices and skills Media Arts 1 5
Exploring and responding Media Arts 2 12
Presenting and performing Media Arts 1 3
Total 5 26

Frequently Asked Questions

What should students know by the end of Year 3 Media Arts?
By the end of Year 4, students describe the use of media languages and media technologies to construct representations in media arts works they experience and/or produce. They describe where, why and/or how media arts works are created and/or distributed across cultures, times, places, and/or other contexts. Students use media languages, and media technologies and production processes to construct representations in media arts works. They share their work in informal settings using responsible media practice.
How many Content Descriptors support this standard?
5 Content Descriptors support this Achievement Standard (Creating and making: 1, Developing practices and skills: 1, Exploring and responding: 2, Presenting and performing: 1).
How does this compare to Year 1?
The Year 1 Media Arts standard (ASARTMEDY12) covers the preceding year level. Standards build progressively, with Year 3 expectations extending what was introduced in Year 1.
Is this from the latest Australian Curriculum?
Yes, this Achievement Standard is from the Australian Curriculum version 9.0 (AC v9), the most current version published by ACARA.