Appendix 2: QCAA P–6 Geography sample assessments focuses for teaching, — learning and assessment Year Assessment title Scale of Concepts Skills Teaching and learning opportunities level and technique context Prep Space Observing features of places Personal/Local Understanding the concept of bird’s eye view What are places Place Representing features of familiar places Collecting and classifying data like? on models and pictorial maps Using locational and directional language Collection of work Year 1 Place Collecting, sorting, describing data Personal/ Local Labelling features of places in different texts Describing features Environment Representing features of places and Developing descriptive language of place direction on a map Space Collecting, recording and sorting information Collection of work Year 2 Place Posing geographical questions Local Conducting interviews to gather information My connections to Interconnections Collecting data with a survey (more distant Presenting findings in an oral presentations places places) Representing places on a labelled map Sharing perspectives about places Guided research Year 3 Place Collecting and comparing data Local Developing intercultural understandings Comparing places (comparing Representing data in tables, graphs and (a place in a Sharing perceptions of places near and far characteristics labelled maps nearby country) Using texts to classify and compare data and Collection of work and perceptions Drawing conclusions information of places) Year 4 Sustainability Representing spatial distributions National/global Using graphical organisers to compare and Exploring classify information Environment Interpreting spatial distributions environments Developing language to describe patterns Proposing individual actions Collection of work Year 5 Sustainability Developing geographical questions Local or Evaluating data and information for validity Investigating natural national scale and reliability Interconnections Collecting and evaluating data hazards Proposing actions and making predictions Space Identifying spatial patterns and trends Research Considering future consequences Representing data Proposing individual and collective actions Year 6 Place Comparing and evaluating data Global Using specialised terminology of economic, Comparing G20 social and economic data Space Representing multiple sets of data on countries maps and in graphic forms Comparing and classifying multiple sets of Collection of work data and information Interpreting and analysing data Describing spatial patterns and trends Drawing conclusions
Appendix 2: QCAA P–6 Geography sample assessments — focuses for teaching, learning and assessment Year level Assessment title and technique Concepts Skills Scale of context Teaching and learning opportunities Prep What are places like? Collection of work Space Place Observing features of places Representing features of familiar places on models and pictorial maps Personal/Local Understanding the concept of bird’s eye view Collecting and classifying data Using locational and directional language Year 1 Describing features of place Collection of work Place Environment Space Collecting, sorting, describing data Representing features of places and direction on a map Personal/ Local Labelling features of places in different texts Developing descriptive language Collecting, recording and sorting information Year 2 My connections to places Guided research Place Interconnections Posing geographical questions Collecting data with a survey Representing places on a labelled map Local (more distant places) Conducting interviews to gather information Presenting findings in an oral presentations Sharing perspectives about places Year 3 Comparing places near and far Collection of work Place (comparing characteristics and perceptions of places) Collecting and comparing data Representing data in tables, graphs and labelled maps Drawing conclusions Local (a place in a nearby country) Developing intercultural understandings Sharing perceptions of places Using texts to classify and compare data and information Year 4 Exploring environments Collection of work Sustainability Environment Representing spatial distributions Interpreting spatial distributions Proposing individual actions National/global Using graphical organisers to compare and classify information Developing language to describe patterns Year 5 Investigating natural hazards Research Sustainability Interconnections Space Developing geographical questions Collecting and evaluating data Identifying spatial patterns and trends Representing data Proposing individual and collective actions Local or national scale Evaluating data and information for validity and reliability Proposing actions and making predictions Considering future consequences Year 6 Comparing G20 countries Collection of work Place Space Comparing and evaluating data Representing multiple sets of data on maps and in graphic forms Interpreting and analysing data Drawing conclusions Global Using specialised terminology of economic, social and economic data Comparing and classifying multiple sets of data and information Describing spatial patterns and trends
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