Notes Australian Curriculum common dimensions The SEs describe the qualities of achievement in the two dimensions common to all Australian Curriculum learning area achievement standards understanding and skills. — Dimension Description understanding the concepts underpinning and connecting knowledge in a learning area, related to a ability to appropriately select and apply knowledge to solve student’s problems in that learning area skills the specific techniques, strategies and processes in a learning area Terms used in Years 3 and 4 Design and Technologies SEs These terms clarify the descriptors in the Years 3 and 4 Design and Technologies SEs. Definitions are drawn from the ACARA Australian Curriculum Technologies glossary () and from other sources to ensure consistent understanding. Description Term apply; use, utilise or employ in a particular situation applying appropriate fitting, suitable to the context aspects particular parts or features clear easy to perceive, understand, or interpret collaborating and students learn to work collaboratively and to manage time and other resources to managing effectively create designed solutions; () in Years 3 and 4, students: work individually and collaboratively plan a sequence of production steps when making designed solutions individually and collaboratively communicate; conveying information or ideas to others through appropriate representations, communication text types and modes; in Design and Technologies, communicate means sharing of information and design ideas; includes using (e.g. drawing, sketching and modelling) to create innovative ideas that focus on high-quality comprehensive detailed and thorough, including all that is relevant considered thought about deliberately with a purpose; see ; in Technologies, considered includes constructed developed, built and/or made by people for human and animal activity, including environments buildings, streets, gardens, bridges and parks; include after they have been changed by people for a purpose
Notes Australian Curriculum common dimensions The SEs describe the qualities of achievement in the two dimensions common to all Australian Curriculum learning area achievement standards — understanding and skills. Dimension Description understanding the concepts underpinning and connecting knowledge in a learning area, related to a student’s ability to appropriately select and apply knowledge to solve problems in that learning area skills the specific techniques, strategies and processes in a learning area Terms used in Years 3 and 4 Design and Technologies SEs These terms clarify the descriptors in the Years 3 and 4 Design and Technologies SEs. Definitions are drawn from the ACARA Australian Curriculum Technologies glossary () and from other sources to ensure consistent understanding. Term Description apply; applying use, utilise or employ in a particular situation appropriate fitting, suitable to the context aspects particular parts or features clear easy to perceive, understand, or interpret collaborating and managing () students learn to work collaboratively and to manage time and other resources to effectively create designed solutions; in Years 3 and 4, students: work individually and collaboratively plan a sequence of production steps when making designed solutions individually and collaboratively communicate; communication conveying information or ideas to others through appropriate representations, text types and modes; in Design and Technologies, communicate means sharing of information and design ideas; includes using (e.g. drawing, sketching and modelling) to create innovative ideas that focus on high-quality comprehensive detailed and thorough, including all that is relevant considered thought about deliberately with a purpose; see ; in Technologies, considered includes constructed environments developed, built and/or made by people for human and animal activity, including buildings, streets, gardens, bridges and parks; include after they have been changed by people for a purpose
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