AS 91428 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 Achieved, the student needs to analyse a significant contemporary event from a geographic perspective.

This involves:

• outlining the nature of the event
• explaining the planning and decision making involved in the event
• explaining the social, economic and/or environmental impacts of the event.

The context of the National Agricultural field days is compatible with this standard. 

The nature of the event has been clearly outlined. The evidence includes an annotated map which provides evidence of the spatial dimension. The overview of the nature of the event shows the purpose and indicates the significance through visitor numbers and sales revenue. 

The planning and decision making involved in the event is explained, showing understanding of planning as a process. Key components are selected such as the venue, alcohol considerations, sustainability considerations, traffic, security and sponsorship. 

Further evidence and explanation of reasons for the sequential nature of the planning process would be required for Merit. This could include a flow chart to show the timeline and order of the key components of the planning process, or additional detail such as what roads were managed and how the traffic management plan took the state highway and the Hamilton Airport into consideration. 

The impacts of the event are explained simply, with some event specific evidence. A Merit response would include a detailed explanation of the impacts of the event. 

For Merit, the student needs to analyse, in depth, a significant contemporary event from a geographic perspective.

This involves:

• outlining the nature of the event
• explaining in detail the planning and decision making involved in the event
• explaining in detail the social, economic and/or environmental impacts of the event.

The context of the Soundsplash music festival is compatible with this standard. 

Depth of understanding of the event is shown in the outline of the nature of the event. The analysis considers the people-environment interaction and spatial features like the beach, location of the reserve, accessibility, etc., as they need to be considered in the planning and decision making required for the event. This evidence demonstrates a geographic perspective. 

The explanation of the planning and decision is clearly structured. focusing on before, during and after the event. This approach demonstrates understanding of planning as a process and the detailed event related evidence adds depth to the analysis as required for Merit. Detail specific to the ‘Soundsplash’ event is included: a range of costs, the time frame, building consents such as “stages, pedestrian bridges...marquees over 100m2”, as well as shuttle bus schedules and routes.

The detailed explanation of the environmental and economic impacts of the event maintains a geographic perspective, with discussion of sustainability, recycling, zero waste and pressure on the environment resulting from the additional 10,000 visitors to Raglan. The impacts are explained as positive or negative and short term or long term.

For Excellence, the planning and decision making involved in the event would be evaluated. The social, economic and/or environmental impacts of the event would also be evaluated, showing insight. Evaluation strategies could include social cost benefit analysis, sieve analysis or an environmental impact assessment.

For Excellence, the student needs to analyse, comprehensively, a significant contemporary event from a geographic perspective.

This involves:

• outlining the nature of the event
• explaining in detail, and evaluating, the planning and decision making involved in the event
• explaining in detail, and evaluating showing insight, the social, economic and/or environmental impacts of the event. 

The context of Rhythm and Vines is compatible with this standard.  

Depth of understanding of the event is initially conveyed in the outline of the nature of the event, where detailed event specific evidence is used. The analysis is clearly from a geographic perspective, with frequent reference to both natural and cultural environments, interactions between people and the environment, impacts of these interactions and consideration of key geographic ideas. For example, environmental pollution, significance of different natural resources, accessibility and location, sustainability, use of biodegradable materials, etc.

The planning and decision making is explained logically, demonstrating a comprehensive understanding of the process with well selected supporting evidence. A SWOT analysis is used to evaluate the planning and decision making involved in the event. From this the student concludes that while there are some weaknesses and threats, these are addressed through a review process, resulting in a planning and decision-making process that is effective, and a sustainable and successful event that has been running since 2003.

The economic and environmental impacts of the event are examined using detailed evidence which has enabled an informed evaluation. Short and long term, local and regional impacts are considered, including strategies taken to mitigate a range of impacts. The evaluation shows insight when despite the event injecting “$12 million into the local economy every year” and publicity for the region being a positive long-term impact, negative environmental impacts are evaluated as the most significant.