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Achievement Standard
Subject Reference History 1.2
Title Demonstrate understanding of an historical event, or place, of
significance to e! "ealanders
Level 1 Credits # Assessment $nternal
Subfield Social Science Studies
Domain History
Status %egistered Status date 30 ovem&er 2010
Planned review date 31 Decem&er 201# Date version ublished 30 ovem&er 2010
'his achievement standard re(uires demonstrating understanding of an historical event, or
place, of significance to e! "ealanders.
Achievement Criteria
Achievement Achievement with !erit Achievement with
"#cellence
Demonstrate
understanding of an
historical event, or place,
of significance to e!
"ealanders.
Demonstrate in)depth
understanding of an
historical event, or place,
of significance to e!
"ealanders.
Demonstrate
comprehensive
understanding of an
historical event, or place,
of significance to e!
"ealanders.
"#lanator$ Notes
1 'his achievement standard is derived from The New Zealand Curriculum, *earning
+edia, +inistry of ,ducation, 200-, the Social Sciences learning area and
achievement o&.ective/
0nderstand ho! the causes and conse(uences of past events that are of
significance to e! "ealanders shape the lives of people and society1,
and is related to the material in the Teaching and Learning Guide for History, +inistry
of ,ducation, 2010 at http/22seniorsecondary.t3i.org.n4.
2 Demonstrate understanding involves/
descri&ing an historical event or place
and communicating in o!n !ords findings that result from an investigation, using
supporting evidence.
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Demonstrate in-depth understanding involves:
including a more thorough understanding and use of important supporting
evidence.
Demonstrate comprehensive understanding involves/
including a depth and &readth of understanding using e6tensive supporting
evidence, to sho! lin3s &et!een the event, the people concerned and its
significance to e! "ealanders.
3 An historical event is understood to &e/
a specific event in time, e.g. 9.211, 1971 Spring&o3 'our, 8allipoli, $nfluen4a
9andemic
an historical development or movement, e.g. %atana, suffragettes, civil rights
movements
a person1s role in and contri&ution to a significant historical event or movement,
e.g. ,ttie %out and health issues, +artin *uther :ing and the civil rights
movement, ;sama <in *aden and the $slamic revolution.
# An historical place is understood to &e/
a place !here something significant in history has happened, e.g. 9ariha3a
a place !here something significant is commemorated, e.g. local !ar memorial,
tom& of the un3no!n soldier
a place !here something significant is contained, e.g. cemetery, museum, marae.
= >here an historical person is the focus, it is not sufficient to simply present a
&iography. 'he focus should &e on the historical person1s role in, or contri&ution to,
an historical event, or place, e.g. ,ttie %out and health issues, +artin *uther :ing
and the civil rights movement, ;sama <in *aden and the $slamic revolution.
? ignificance is a concept that could &e determined &y/
the importance of the event, or place, to people alive at the time
ho! deeply people1s lives !ere affected at the time
ho! many lives !ere affected
the length of time people1s lives !ere affected
the e6tent to !hich the event, or place, continues to affect society.
- An historical event of significance to New Zealanders could &e/
a past event occurring !ithin e! "ealand, e.g. +aori *and +arch, <astion 9oint,
$nfluen4a 9andemic, youth re&ellion in the 19=0s, American 8$s in " in >>$$
an international event involving e! "ealanders, e.g. South African >ar, Second
>ave of @eminism
an international event influencing e! "ealanders, e.g. civil rights movement,
formation of the ,uropean 0nion, fall of the <erlin >all, invention of the
contraception pill, S!inging A?01s.
'o &e of significance to e! "ealanders an event does not have to &e located in e!
"ealand, &ut needs to &e significant and relevant to e! "ealand students living in
the 21
st
century. 'his reflects the intention of The New Zealand Curriculum to ma3e
learning programmes relevant to e! "ealand students.
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7 Bonditions of Assessment related to this achievement standard can &e found at
!!!.t3i.org.n42e2community2ncea2conditions)assessment.php.
Relacement %nformation
'his achievement standard replaced unit standard =710 and AS90210.
&ualit$ Assurance
1 9roviders and $ndustry 'raining ;rganisations must &e accredited &y "5A &efore they
can register credits from assessment against achievement standards.
2 Accredited providers and $ndustry 'raining ;rganisations assessing against
achievement standards must engage !ith the moderation system that applies to
those achievement standards.
Accreditation and +oderation Action 9lan CA+A9D reference 0233
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