Category 1: Extended written response to historical evidence Characteristics By monitoring By verification 1. Format Conditions: Conditions: all sources provided prior to some sources provided Essay under test conditions in the test; students may have to the test, and some which the student gives a assistance from teacher with unseen; no teacher response to a question or comprehension, assistance statement, mainly by interpretation of sources OR reference to sources OR all sources unseen. supplied. The question or some sources provided prior statement is not provided All conditions must be clearly to the test, and some unseen; before the test (unseen). stated on the assessment students may have instrument. If the sources are unseen, they assistance from teacher with should be sufficient to allow Clean copies of sources to be comprehension and students to engage with in a provided for test. interpretation of sources reasonable preparation OR time, e.g. about four in Year all sources unseen. 11, and about six in Year All conditions must be clearly stated 12. on the assessment instrument. Recommended time Clean copies of sources to be provided for test. No allowed for test. 2. Criteria All are possible, C2 and C3 most All are possible, C2 and C3 likely. most likely. 3. Length 500–600 words 600–800 words 4. Types of sources Varied, including at least one Varied, including at least two ( e.g. graph, cartoon, (e.g. graph, all primary, or “visual” “visuals” photograph, map, illustration) cartoon, photograph, map, primary and secondary illustration) 5. Relevance of sources All relevant May vary 6. Reliability and May vary May vary representativeness of sources 7. Extent that sources support Clearly for or against Contestable evaluation and — statement application of perspectives must be applied to make judgments.
Category 1: Extended written response to historical evidence Characteristics By monitoring By verification 1. Format Essay under test conditions in which the student gives a response to a question or statement, mainly by reference to sources supplied. The question or statement is not provided before the test (unseen). If the sources are unseen, they should be sufficient to allow students to engage with in a reasonable preparation time, e.g. about four in Year 11, and about six in Year 12. Recommended time Conditions: all sources provided prior to the test; students may have assistance from teacher with comprehension, interpretation of sources OR some sources provided prior to the test, and some unseen; students may have assistance from teacher with comprehension and interpretation of sources OR all sources unseen. All conditions must be clearly stated on the assessment instrument. Clean copies of sources to be provided for test. No allowed for test. Conditions: some sources provided to the test, and some unseen; no teacher assistance OR all sources unseen. All conditions must be clearly stated on the assessment instrument. Clean copies of sources to be provided for test. 2. Criteria All are possible, C2 and C3 most likely. All are possible, C2 and C3 most likely. 3. Length 500–600 words 600–800 words 4. Types of sources all primary, or primary and secondary Varied, including at least one “visual” ( e.g. graph, cartoon, photograph, map, illustration) Varied, including at least two “visuals” (e.g. graph, cartoon, photograph, map, illustration) 5. Relevance of sources All relevant May vary 6. Reliability and representativeness of sources May vary May vary 7. Extent that sources support statement Clearly for or against Contestable — evaluation and application of perspectives must be applied to make judgments.
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