History Elective
Areas for Assessment
Historical understanding
Historical knowledge
Research and historical inquiry skills
Communication
Grade A
A student at this grade typically:
- demonstrates and applies a detailed and extensive knowledge and understanding of the nature of history, heritage and archaeology, and the methods of historical inquiry.
- assesses the importance of key features, personalities and groups in past societies, and accurately sequences major historical events to explain causation, continuity and change.
- independently evaluates the contribution of a wide range of cultural groups, sites and/or families to our shared heritage.
- assesses different perspectives, interpretations and constructions of the past.
- evaluates a range of sources and synthesises information from them to undertake historical inquiry.
- communicates an extensive understanding of history by constructing sustained and coherent explanations and arguments for different audiences, using a variety of oral, written and other forms.
- displays a sophisticated use of historical terms and concepts.
Grade B
A student at this grade typically:
- demonstrates and applies a detailed knowledge and understanding of the nature of history, heritage and archaeology, and the methods of historical inquiry.
- explains the importance of key features, personalities and groups in past societies, and accurately sequences major historical events to explain causation, continuity and change.
- analyses the contribution of cultural groups, sites and/or families to our shared heritage.
- explains different perspectives, interpretations and constructions of the past.
- selects and interprets a range of sources and draws conclusions about their usefulness in a historical inquiry.
- communicates a thorough understanding of history by constructing coherent explanations and arguments for different audiences, using a variety of oral, written and other forms.
- appropriately uses a wide range of historical terms and concepts.
Grade C
A student at this grade typically:
- demonstrates sound knowledge and understanding of the nature of history, heritage and archaeology, and the methods of historical inquiry.
- describes key features, personalities and groups in past societies, and sequences major historical events to explain causation, continuity and change.
- describes the contribution of cultural groups, sites and/or families to our shared heritage.
- describes different perspectives, interpretations and constructions of the past.
- locates, selects and organises relevant information from a number of sources to undertake historical inquiry.
- communicates a sound understanding of history by creating explanations and arguments, using a range of oral, written and other forms.
- uses a range of historical terms and concepts.
Grade D
A student at this grade typically:
- demonstrates basic knowledge and understanding of the nature of history, heritage and archaeology, and the methods of historical inquiry.
- identifies some key features, personalities or groups in past societies, sequences events and identifies factors contributing to continuity and change.
- identifies some contributions of cultural groups, sites and/or families to our shared heritage.
- identifies different perspectives, interpretations and constructions of the past.
- locates and selects relevant information from sources, and summarises the main ideas to engage in basic, structured research tasks.
- communicates a basic understanding of history by creating descriptions and simple explanations, in a range of oral, written and other forms.
- uses some appropriate historical terms and concepts.
Grade E
A student at this grade typically:
- demonstrates elementary knowledge and understanding of some aspects of the nature of history, heritage and archaeology, and the methods of historical inquiry.
- recognises some key features, personalities or groups in past societies, and recounts simply some historical events in chronological order.
- recognises some contributions of cultural groups, sites and/or families to our shared heritage.
- recognises some different perspectives within historical accounts, with guidance.
- locates basic information from sources to construct simple historical recounts.
- communicates an elementary understanding of history by creating basic historical recounts in a limited range of forms.
- uses simple historical terms and concepts.