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AC9HE10S04: Year 10 Humanities and Social Sciences Content Descriptor – Evaluating, concluding and decision-making
AC9HE10S04 Year 10 Humanities and Social Sciences

AC9HE10S04 – Year 10 Humanities and Social Sciences: Evaluating, concluding and decision-making

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Evaluating, concluding and decision-making

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

develop and evaluate a response to an economic and business issue, using cost-benefit analysis or criteria to decide on a course of action

Elaborations

  • • evaluating the short- and long-term financial implications of a decision; for example, calculating the costs of different purchasing methods and considering ability to opt out if circumstances change
  • • evaluating a response, using a cost-benefit analysis to explain the reasons for a course of action; for example, comparing different types of loans to estimate the short- and long-term financial costs and benefits of each
  • • evaluating a response, using criteria such as efficiency, profitability or equity to explain the reasons for a course of action; for example, use of indicators of economic performance to identify variations within the Australian economy
  • • examining the opportunity cost consumers and businesses may have to consider when deciding on a course of action; for example, employing more staff instead of upskilling existing staff to improve productivity

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.