The work samples in this section form the Level 6 part of the assessment map for The Humanities – History. Other parts of the assessment map can be accessed by using the menu on the right side of the screen.
The Humanities – History Level 6 standards describe what students should know and be able to do at this level. The following work sample illustrates the kinds of responses that students produce when they are working at the Level 6 standard.
Annotations identify for each sample attributes of the student response that relate to specific elements of the standard.
Context
Students were asked to write an analysis of two visual images relating to Federation choosing from photographs, paintings, cartoons and posters. As preparation for this assessment task, students explored the concepts of Federation and colonialism in Australia, including the motivation for the movement from a colonial society to a nation with a federal system of government. They were expected to consider:
Students chose to present their report either in the form of a website or a word-processed document of approximately 400–500 words.
The elements of the Historical knowledge and understanding standard addressed by the task are:
… students analyse events which contributed to Australia’s social, political and cultural development. These events could include … the events leading to Federation.
(Students) analyse significant events and movements which have resulted in improvements in civil and political rights for … groups of Australians … and evaluate the contributions of key participants and leaders in these events.
The elements of the Historical reasoning and interpretation standard addressed by the task are:
(Students) identify, comprehend and evaluate a range of primary and secondary sources including visual sources …
(Students) use evidence to support arguments and select and use appropriate written and oral forms to communicate historical explanations ...
Students were provided with a worksheet on interpreting images which listed questions that should be asked about historical images.
Worksheet on interpreting images (Doc - 48KB)
Sample
The following sample illustrates the kind of response that students produce when they have achieved the elements of the standards addressed by the task.
First image
Second Image
Annotation
First image
Historical knowledge and understanding – Level 6
A.
Identifies key ideas in the image.
A. Provides some analysis of the
issue of cost as an impetus or obstacle to change.
A. Identifies
the issue of wealthy states supporting poorer states.
B.
Identifies some key ideas in the image including the symbolism of the kangaroo
and the satirical connection between ‘Advance Australia’ and the interest rate.
Elements of the standard
… students … analyse events
which contributed to Australia’s social, political and cultural development.
These events could include … the events leading to Federation …
(Students) … analyse significant events and movements which have resulted in improvements in civil and political rights for … groups of Australians …
Historical reasoning and interpretation – Level 6
B.
Uses details from the sources as evidence to support an argument.
Second image
Historical knowledge and understanding – Level 6
C.
Identifies some key ideas in the image and makes appropriate connections to
the visual images. For example, the response recognises that the baby
represents the new nation and that there are costs in bringing up a baby.
C.
Provides some explanation of the link between the issue and its impact on the
Federation debate.
D. Recognises that in retrospect the
debate about cost seems insignificant and that the benefits of Federation were
greater than the costs.
E. Identifies Alfred Deakin as a
key individual in the push for Federation and provides a limited explanation
of his leadership role.
Elements of the standard
… students analyse events which
contributed to Australia’s social, political and cultural development. These
events could include … the events leading to Federation …
(Students) … analyse significant events and movements which have resulted in improvements in civil and political rights for … groups of Australians … and evaluate the contributions of key participants and leaders in these events.
Historical reasoning and interpretation – Level 6
C.
Identifies some key ideas in the image and makes appropriate connections to
the visual images.
C. Provides some explanation of the link between
the issue and its impact on the Federation debate.
Elements of the standard
(Students) identify, comprehend
and evaluate a range of primary and secondary sources including visual sources
…
(Students) use evidence to support arguments and select and use appropriate written and oral forms to communicate historical explanations.
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