AC9HE10S02 Year 10 Humanities and Social Sciences

AC9HE10S02 – Year 10 Humanities and Social Sciences: Questioning and researching

Strand

Skills

Substrand

Questioning and researching

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

locate, select and analyse information and data from a range of sources

Elaborations

• locating online sources using contextually specific terms (for example, “global markets”) or criteria (for example, using specific key words to find “case studies related to trade agreements”)
• selecting and analysing economic information and data for relevance by asking questions such as “How will information and data help answer the inquiry question?”
• selecting and analysing economic information and data for reliability by asking questions such as “How and when was the data collected?”, “Who collected the data?” and “For what purpose was the data collected?”
• explaining assumptions or missing information in sources that may affect the reliability of an opinion about an economic or business issue
• selecting and representing information and data about an economic or business issue, using specialised digital tools and processes to support interpretation and analysis; for example, a graphic organiser connecting objectives of the Australian economy with examples of government intervention in the economy

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.