Webinar 201414153 2014 School Curriculum and Standards Authority Webinar protocols This webinar will cover changes to the content assessment and examination in Modern History Questions of a general policy nature should be directed to ID: 566656
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Modern History
Webinar
2014/14153
© 2014 School Curriculum and Standards Authority Slide2
Webinar protocolsThis webinar will cover changes to the content, assessment and examination in Modern HistoryQuestions of a general policy nature should be directed to info@scsa.wa.edu.au Slide3
How has the content changed?ATAR Year 11 and Year 12Has been adapted from the Australian CurriculumTwo interrelated strands: Historical Skills, and Historical Knowledge and Understanding
Seven electives in Units 1 and 2Three electives in Units 3 and 4Each elective has specific content dot pointsSlide4
How has the content changed?General Year 11 and Year 12
Two interrelated strands: Historical Skills and Working with historical narrativeThe Historical Skills have been adopted from the Modern History Australian Curriculum to ensure continuity and clarity
Seven electives in Units 1 and
2
Five electives
in Units 3 and
4Slide5
How has assessment changed?For both ATAR and General:Document study has been renamed Source
analysisminor changes have been made to the wording of assessment descriptionsATAR Year 11 weightings 2015
Type of assessment
Weighting
Historical inquiry
20%
Explanation
20-30%
Source analysis
20-30%
Examination
30%Slide6
How has assessment changed?ATAR Year 12 weightings 2016
Type of assessmentweightingHistorical inquiry20%
Explanation
20%
Source analysis
20%
Examination
40%Slide7
How has assessment changed?General Year 11 weightings 2015
Type of assessmentWeightingHistorical inquiry20-30%
Explanation
20-30%
Source analysis
20-30%
Test
20-30%Slide8
How has assessment changed?General Year 12 weightings 2016
Type of assessmentWeightingHistorical inquiry20%
Explanation
25%
Source analysis
25%
Test
15%
Externally set task
15%Slide9
What is the role of the EST?an EST process will be introduced for General and Foundation courses at Year 12 the EST will be:
60 minutes in durationcompleted individually by students under test conditionsa sample EST is available on the websitethe weighting is 15% of the school mark for the pair of units
included in the student assessment file for consensus moderation
on a rotation basis, schools will submit marks and a sample of student scripts to the Authority for validation of marks
the process will inform future school moderation visitsSlide10
How have examinations changed?ATAR Year 12Document study has been renamed Source analysisThere are four sources in each of the Source analysis questions
There are five parts to the question for each Source analysisSlide11
SCSA support materials availableThe following support material is already available:Sample examination for the ATAR Year 12 courseSample externally set task for the General Year 12 course
The following support material is under development both The ATAR and General courses:Sample course outlines for each pair of units
Sample assessment
outlines for each pair of units
One sample assessment task and marking key for each assessment type for each pair of unitsSlide12
Other support History Teachers Association of Western Australia:Contact HTAWA:HTAWA http://www.htawa.org.au/Louise Secker
louise.secker@education.wa.edu.au Slide13
For general inquiries: info@scsa.wa.edu.au For Course - specific inquiries:Annette Moon
Phone: 92736789Email: annette.moon@scsa.wa.edu.au