AS 91529 annotated exemplars

This annotated exemplar is intended for teacher use only. Annotated exemplars are extracts of student evidence, with commentary, that explain key parts of a standard. These help teachers make assessment judgements at the grade boundaries.

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For Excellence, the student needs to comprehensively research and report on the impact of factors on the profitability a New Zealand primary product.

This involves analysing the processed information to justify the impact of the factors on the profitability of a New Zealand primary product. The report findings need to be coherent and concise, and include a summary of the key findings.

The student is reporting on how a range of factors impact on the profitability of New Zealand produced apples by considering their effect and/or impact on the production process used for apples in New Zealand.

The student justifies the impact of political factors (tariffs (1) and free trade agreements (2)) and economic factors (variety of apples (3), thinning (4), and dwarf rootstock (5)) on the profitability of export apple production. The student’s report is coherent and concise, and it includes a clear summary of key findings.

For a more secure Excellence, the student should include a greater range of factors that may impact on apple production. 

For Merit, the student needs to effectively research and report on the impact of factors on the profitability of a New Zealand primary product.

This involves interpreting processed information to explain the impact of factors on the profitability of a primary product.

The student reports on how a range of factors impact on the profitability of New Zealand produced lamb by considering their effect and/or impact on the production process used for lamb in New Zealand.

Throughout the report, the student processes and interprets information and explains the impact of factors such as economic (1) (2) (3) (4) and physical conditions (5), that impact on the profitability of export lamb production.

To reach Excellence, the student should justify the impact of the factors on the profitability of lamb and include a summary of the key findings. 

For Merit, the student needs to effectively research and report on the impact of factors on the profitability of a New Zealand primary product.

This involves interpreting processed information to explain the impact of factors on the profitability of a primary product.

The student reports on how a range of factors impact on the profitability of New Zealand produced poultry by considering their effect and/or impact on the production process used for poultry in New Zealand.

The student briefly explains the impact of climatic conditions (1) and how the economic factor of grain prices (2) affects the profitability of poultry in New Zealand. 

For a more secure Merit, the student should provide explanations that link the factor with the profitability of poultry production in New Zealand. Prices of poultry, social and costs were outlined but not linked to profitability of producing poultry in New Zealand. 

For Achieved, the student needs to research and report on the impact of factors on the profitability of a New Zealand primary product.

This involves selecting and processing information relating to the specific factors that may impact on profitability of a New Zealand produced primary product. The processed information describes the impact of the factors on the production of the primary product and the report findings should be written in a logical manner.

The student is reporting on how a range of factors impact on the profitability of New Zealand produced wool by considering their effect and/or impact on the production process used for wool in New Zealand.

The student selects and processes information relating to specific factors that may impact on the profitability of wool in New Zealand. They explain the impact of economics between the two different breeds of sheep in the production of wool (1) and briefly describe how the political factor of free trade agreement improves profitability (2).

To reach Merit, the student should explain how tariffs (5) and climatic conditions (3) (4) impact on the profitability of wool in New Zealand.

For Achieved, the student needs to research and report on the impact of factors on the profitability of a New Zealand primary product.

This involves selecting and processing information relating to the specific factors that may impact on profitability of a New Zealand produced primary product. The processed information describes the impact of the factors on the production of the primary product and the report findings should be written in a logical manner.

The student is reporting on how a range of factors impact on the profitability of New Zealand produced venison by considering their effect and/or impact on the production process used for venison in New Zealand.

The student selects and processes information relating to specific factors that may impact on the profitability of venison in New Zealand. They describe the impact of economic factors such as price (1) and exchange rate (2) and the physical conditions on venison profitability (3).

For a more secure Achieved, the student should provide more links between cultural markets and profitability (4).

For Achieved, the student needs to research and report on the impact of factors on the profitability of a New Zealand primary product.

This involves selecting and processing information relating to the specific factors that may impact on profitability of a New Zealand produced primary product. The processed information describes the impact of the factors on the production of the primary product and the report findings should be written in a logical manner.

The student is reporting on how a range of factors impact on the profitability of New Zealand produced milk by considering their effect and/or impact on the production process used for milk in New Zealand.

The student briefly describes how the economic factor of exchange rate impacts on the production of milk in New Zealand (1).

To reach Achieved, the student should expand on the concepts of exchange rate, free trade agreements (2) and tariffs (3) linking them to milk production and profitability, as well as investigating other factors, such as social and climatic.