Health and Physical Education Assessment Map – Sample at 3.25
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Context
Students were asked to write a letter of about 300 words to an anonymous Year 5 or 6 student. The task required them to:
- describe the range of physical, sexual, emotional and social changes associated with puberty, noting similarities and differences between boys and girls
- discuss how young people might feel about puberty
- offer advice on how people could deal with being different – developing earlier or later than their friends
- discuss the impact of increasing independence on friendships and family relationships
- identify sources of information and support for young people about puberty.
Prior to undertaking the task, students were introduced to the concepts of changes people experience throughout their lives, puberty, sexual maturation, reproductive systems and social and emotional changes. Teaching and learning activities discussed the concept of being ‘normal’ and emphasised that being normal covers a broad range of situations and timelines.
The element of the Health knowledge and promotion Level 4 standard addressed by this task is:
(Students) identify the likely physical, emotional and social changes that occur during puberty.
Sample
The following work sample, and the related 3.25 Health and Physical Education progression point examples, illustrates the kind of response that students produce as they progress towards the Level 4 standard.
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Annotation
Health knowledge and promotion – 3.25
A. Notes that the body changes during puberty, but gives no information about any physical changes, nor that there are both similarities and differences between boys and girls.
A + C. Identifies the age when puberty occurs without providing a time span – ‘puberty can go as long (as) it wants’.
B. Describes two emotions linked to puberty – fear of the unknown and sadness of having to grow up – but does not identify the broader emotional and social interaction that occurs during puberty.
C. Notes that there are differences in the time which puberty occurs, but gives no detail of this and what impact these differences could have on young people.
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