AC9HE10K02 Year 10 Humanities and Social Sciences

AC9HE10K02 – Year 10 Humanities and Social Sciences: Economics and Business

Strand

Knowledge and understanding

Substrand

Economics and Business

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

the ways that government intervenes in the economy to improve economic performance and living standards within Australian society

Elaborations

• explaining how the Australian Government uses fiscal policy to help improve the standard of living; for example, the federal Budget, taxation, expenditure on skills training and workforce development
• explaining the forces that shape and affect variations in living standards within Australian society, such as unemployment and poverty, and identifying why the government may redistribute income and wealth
• explaining how the government may redistribute income to achieve a more equal distribution of income and wealth; for example, income transfers such as pensions, youth allowance and job search, or the provision of services for all such as healthcare and education

Achievement Standard This Supports

This Content Descriptor contributes to the following Achievement Standard:

Year 10 ASHASECOY10

Year 10 Humanities and Social Sciences Achievement Standard

By the end of Year 10, students analyse how economic indicators influence Australian Government decision-making. They explain ways that government intervenes to improve economic performance and living standards. They explain processes that businesses use to manage the workforce and improve productivity. They explain the importance of Australia’s superannuation system and its effect on consumer and financial decision-making. Students analyse factors that influence major consumer and financial decisions, and explain the short- and long-term effects of these decisions. Students develop and modify a range of questions to investigate an economic and business issue. They locate, select and analyse relevant and reliable information and data from a range of sources. They interpret and analyse information and data to evaluate trends and economic cause-and-effect relationships and make predictions about consumer and financial impacts. They develop an evidence-based response to an economic and business issue. They evaluate a response, using appropriate criteria to decide on a course of action. Students use economic and business knowledge, concepts and terms to develop descriptions, explanations and reasoned arguments that synthesise research findings.