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Australian History – Areas for Assessment

Historical knowledge
Activities: Voting rights of different groups in pre-World War 1 Australian society, Experiences of the Depression, Stolen Generations - Structured Argument, Australia and the UN: Research Report, Australia and World War 1, A Migrant's Story - Structured Report, People Power, A Migrant's Story - Structured Report, Experiences of the Depression, Australia and the UN: Research Report, Stolen Generations - Structured Argument, Changing Rights and Freedoms, Empathy Task - Australia in the Vietnam War era: letter to Grandfather, People Power, A Migrant's Story - Structured Report, Experiences of the Depression, Australia and the UN: Research Report, Stolen Generations - Structured Argument, Changing Rights and Freedoms, Empathy Task - Australia in the Vietnam War era: letter to Grandfather, People Power, A Migrant's Story - Structured Report, Experiences of the Depression, Australia and the UN: Research Report, Stolen Generations - Structured Argument, Changing Rights and Freedoms, Empathy Task - Australia in the Vietnam War era: letter to Grandfather, People Power, A Migrant's Story - Structured Report, Experiences of the Depression, Australia and the UN: Research Report, Stolen Generations - Structured Argument, Changing Rights and Freedoms, Empathy Task - Australia in the Vietnam War era: letter to Grandfather, People Power, A Migrant's Story - Structured Report, Experiences of the Depression, Australia and the UN: Research Report, Stolen Generations - Structured Argument, Australia and World War 1, Changing Rights and Freedoms, Voting rights of different groups in pre-World War 1 Australian society, Changing Rights and Freedoms, People Power
Changing rights and freedoms
Activities: Voting rights of different groups in pre-World War 1 Australian society, Stolen Generations - Structured Argument, People Power, Stolen Generations - Structured Argument, Changing Rights and Freedoms, People Power, Stolen Generations - Structured Argument, Changing Rights and Freedoms, People Power, Stolen Generations - Structured Argument, Changing Rights and Freedoms, People Power, Stolen Generations - Structured Argument, Changing Rights and Freedoms, People Power, Stolen Generations - Structured Argument, Changing Rights and Freedoms, Voting rights of different groups in pre-World War 1 Australian society, Changing Rights and Freedoms, People Power
Research and historical inquiry skills
Activities: Voting rights of different groups in pre-World War 1 Australian society, Experiences of the Depression, Stolen Generations - Structured Argument, Australia and the UN: Research Report, Australia and World War 1, A Migrant's Story - Structured Report, People Power, A Migrant's Story - Structured Report, Experiences of the Depression, Australia and the UN: Research Report, Stolen Generations - Structured Argument, Changing Rights and Freedoms, Empathy Task - Australia in the Vietnam War era: letter to Grandfather, People Power, A Migrant's Story - Structured Report, Experiences of the Depression, Australia and the UN: Research Report, Stolen Generations - Structured Argument, Changing Rights and Freedoms, Empathy Task - Australia in the Vietnam War era: letter to Grandfather, People Power, A Migrant's Story - Structured Report, Experiences of the Depression, Australia and the UN: Research Report, Stolen Generations - Structured Argument, Changing Rights and Freedoms, Empathy Task - Australia in the Vietnam War era: letter to Grandfather, People Power, A Migrant's Story - Structured Report, Experiences of the Depression, Australia and the UN: Research Report, Stolen Generations - Structured Argument, Changing Rights and Freedoms, Empathy Task - Australia in the Vietnam War era: letter to Grandfather, People Power, A Migrant's Story - Structured Report, Experiences of the Depression, Australia and the UN: Research Report, Stolen Generations - Structured Argument, Australia and World War 1, Changing Rights and Freedoms, Voting rights of different groups in pre-World War 1 Australian society, Changing Rights and Freedoms, People Power
Communication
Activities: Voting rights of different groups in pre-World War 1 Australian society, Experiences of the Depression, Stolen Generations - Structured Argument, Australia and the UN: Research Report, Australia and World War 1, A Migrant's Story - Structured Report, People Power, A Migrant's Story - Structured Report, Experiences of the Depression, Australia and the UN: Research Report, Stolen Generations - Structured Argument, Changing Rights and Freedoms, Empathy Task - Australia in the Vietnam War era: letter to Grandfather, People Power, A Migrant's Story - Structured Report, Experiences of the Depression, Australia and the UN: Research Report, Stolen Generations - Structured Argument, Changing Rights and Freedoms, Empathy Task - Australia in the Vietnam War era: letter to Grandfather, People Power, A Migrant's Story - Structured Report, Experiences of the Depression, Australia and the UN: Research Report, Stolen Generations - Structured Argument, Changing Rights and Freedoms, Empathy Task - Australia in the Vietnam War era: letter to Grandfather, People Power, A Migrant's Story - Structured Report, Experiences of the Depression, Australia and the UN: Research Report, Stolen Generations - Structured Argument, Changing Rights and Freedoms, Empathy Task - Australia in the Vietnam War era: letter to Grandfather, People Power, A Migrant's Story - Structured Report, Experiences of the Depression, Australia and the UN: Research Report, Stolen Generations - Structured Argument, Australia and World War 1, Changing Rights and Freedoms, Voting rights of different groups in pre-World War 1 Australian society, Changing Rights and Freedoms, People Power

Areas for assessment provide a framework for structuring an assessment program, and may be used for reporting student achievement. They are derived from the course objectives, so they are linked to the course outcomes. Areas for assessment can be used as organisers for assessment of student achievement.

Good assessment practice involves designing quality assessment activities that enable students to demonstrate their achievements. Teachers can use the areas for assessment when designing an assessment activity, to ensure it is assessing performance in relation to a grouping of outcomes.

In designing the assessment schedule for a course, teachers may find it useful to map each planned assessment activity to one or more of the areas for assessment. This allows teachers to ensure that assessment in relation to outcomes can occur across the year in a manageable way.

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