negotiates obstacles in a safe manner, e.g. loose rock, tree roots, slippery surfaces, dense vegetation, soft ground, mud maintains appropriate safe distance between walkers appropriate to terrain and 1–3 conditions positions self to avoid injury caused by other walkers, e.g. rock fall, branch snaps back monitors level of fatigue and takes appropriate breaks Skill 4.4: Walking skills 4 walking skills (general) – adjusts body position according to gradient adopts appropriate posture when carrying backpack 1–3 maintains appropriate speed uses appropriate foot placement to maintain stability Description Marks Skill 4.5: Walking skills 5 walking skills (ascending) – adjusts body position according to gradient uses zigzagging style places feet down flat with a deliberate step 1–3 rests heels on available projections maintains balance Skill 4.6: Walking skills 6 walking skills (descending) – adjusts body position according to gradient places feet against projections to overstriding avoids placing feet down heavily 1–3 uses flat-footed or stiff-heel technique appropriate to circumstances maintains balance /45 3 marks Consistently displays all of the required behaviours – 2 marks Consistently displays most of the required behaviours – 1 mark Displays some of the required behaviours – 0 marks Rarely displays the required behaviours – Sample assessment task Outdoor Education ATAR Year 12 – Task 3 Practical performance on expedition – Assessment type: Performance 2 Conditions Assessment will be conducted while on expedition Task weighting 10% of the school mark for this pair of units ____________________________________________________________________________________________________
negotiates obstacles in a safe manner, e.g. loose rock, tree roots, slippery surfaces, dense vegetation, soft ground, mud maintains appropriate safe distance between walkers appropriate to terrain and conditions positions self to avoid injury caused by other walkers, e.g. rock fall, branch snaps back monitors level of fatigue and takes appropriate breaks 1–3 Skill 4.4: Walking skills 4 – walking skills (general) adjusts body position according to gradient adopts appropriate posture when carrying backpack maintains appropriate speed uses appropriate foot placement to maintain stability 1–3 Description Marks Skill 4.5: Walking skills 5 – walking skills (ascending) adjusts body position according to gradient uses zigzagging style places feet down flat with a deliberate step rests heels on available projections maintains balance 1–3 Skill 4.6: Walking skills 6 – walking skills (descending) adjusts body position according to gradient places feet against projections to overstriding avoids placing feet down heavily uses flat-footed or stiff-heel technique appropriate to circumstances maintains balance 1–3 /45 3 marks – Consistently displays all of the required behaviours 2 marks – Consistently displays most of the required behaviours 1 mark – Displays some of the required behaviours 0 marks – Rarely displays the required behaviours Sample assessment task Outdoor Education – ATAR Year 12 Task 3 – Practical performance on expedition Assessment type: Performance 2 Conditions Assessment will be conducted while on expedition Task weighting 10% of the school mark for this pair of units ____________________________________________________________________________________________________