The Humanities – Economics Assessment Map – Sample at 3.25
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I am a consumer
Context
This task was part of a unit of work that introduced students to the concepts of being a consumer, needs and wants, and goods and services. Through group work, with activities such as brainstorming and individual tasks, students developed their understanding of what it is to be a consumer, the differences between goods and services, how to distinguish between needs and wants, how needs and wants may be different for different people and why they should be an informed consumer.
Using subject-specific language students were required to:
- describe the differences between needs and wants
- differentiate between goods and services by drawing a Venn diagram
- explain why needs and wants may differ for different people
- explain the need to be an informed consumer.
The elements of the Economics knowledge and understanding Level 4 standard addressed by the task are:
Students describe the difference between needs and wants …
They explain the need to be an informed consumer.
Sample
The following work sample, and the related Economics 3.25 progression point examples, illustrate the kinds of responses that students produce as they progress towards the Level 4 standard.
I am a consumer
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Economic knowledge and understanding – 3.25
- Shows clear understanding of what ‘goods’ are; but examples of ‘services’ in the Venn diagram also include goods; does not provide examples of something that constitutes both a good and a service.
- Differentiates between needs and wants, and provides an example of a need.
- Provides a brief statement that people should be informed consumers and some examples of ways of shopping better, but does not explain why there is a need to be an informed consumer.
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