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AC9HC10S03: Year 10 Humanities and Social Sciences Content Descriptor – Analysis, evaluation and interpretation
AC9HC10S03 Year 10 Humanities and Social Sciences

AC9HC10S03 – Year 10 Humanities and Social Sciences: Analysis, evaluation and interpretation

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Analysis, evaluation and interpretation

This Content Descriptor from Year 10 Humanities and Social Sciences provides the specific knowledge and skills students should learn. Use it to plan lessons, create learning sequences, and design assessments that align with the Australian Curriculum v9.

Content Descriptor

analyse information, data and ideas about political, legal or civic issues to identify and evaluate differences in perspectives and interpretations

Elaborations

  • • examining information from traditional and social media sources to identify examples of different views on and responses to a contemporary Australian political, legal or civic issue, such as limiting freedoms, placing restrictions on movement, trade or association, or debates about the use of public resources
  • • examining the role of institutions of global governance, such as the United Nations or the International Criminal Court, and evaluating their effectiveness in upholding democratic norms and human rights
  • • investigating a contemporary international event or situation, such as armed conflict, development of an international agreement, or natural or humanitarian disaster, to assess the effectiveness and values positions of global actors such as NGOs, and the response of the Australian Government to the event or situation

Achievement Standard This Supports

This Content Descriptor contributes to the following Achievement Standard:

Year 10 ASHASCIVY10
Year 10 Humanities and Social Sciences Achievement Standard
By the end of Year 10, students compare the key features and values of Australia’s system of government to those of another system of government. They describe the Australian Government’s role and responsibilities at a regional and global level. They explain the role of the High Court of Australia. They explain how Australia’s international legal obligations influence the law and government policy. They identify and explain challenges to a resilient democracy and a cohesive society in Australia. Students develop and refine a range of questions and locate, select and compare relevant and reliable information from a range of sources to investigate political and legal systems, and contemporary civic issues. They analyse information to evaluate perspectives and challenges related political, legal or civic issues. They evaluate and compare the methods or strategies related to civic participation or action. Students use civics and citizenship knowledge, concepts and terms to develop descriptions, explanations and arguments that synthesise evidence from sources.