AS 91327 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 examine critically the role and significance of physical activity in the lives of young people in New Zealand. 

This involves explaining the interrelationship between the role and significance of physical activity in the lives of young people in New Zealand by:

• identifying assumptions
• identifying who is advantaged and disadvantaged
• considering pros and cons
• making judgements and providing supporting evidence.

The student has fully explained the interrelationship between the role (fun factors) and significance (the amount of time involved) of physical activity in the lives of young people (1).

The student has fully explained the role (fitness, health benefits) and significance (the relationship between health and physical activity, the amount of time involved) of physical activity by identifying assumptions (2).

The student has fully explained the role (health benefits) and significance (the relationship between health and physical activity, the amount of time involved) of physical activity by considering pros and cons (3).

The student has fully explained the role (inclusion - physical activity for all) and the significance (who influences when making decisions about physical activity) by making judgements supported with evidence (4).

For a more secure Excellence, the student would need to explain in more depth how and why the role and significance of physical activity in the lives of young people by considering who is advantaged and disadvantaged when adults make assumptions about young people’s physical activity opportunities.

For Merit, the student needs to examine, in-depth, the role and significance of physical activity in the lives of young people in New Zealand.

This involves:

• full and thorough explanations of how and why physical activity has a role and has significance in the lives of young people
• a range of points of view that contribute to the understanding of the role and significance of physical activity, and how these interrelate.

The student has provided full and thorough explanations of how and why physical activity has a role (competition) and has significance (the importance of physical activity) in the lives of young people. This includes consideration of a range of viewpoints (class, Y12 students, SPARC) that contribute to the understanding of the role and significance of physical activity, and how these interrelate (1).

The student has explained the role (competition) and significance (who influences when making decisions) of physical activity by identifying assumptions (2).

To reach Excellence, the student would need to explain in more depth how and why the significance of physical activity by considering:

• who is advantaged and disadvantaged
• what the pros and cons are
• judgements supported with further evidence.

For Merit, the student needs to examine, in-depth, the role and significance of physical activity in the lives of young people in New Zealand.

This involves:

• full and thorough explanations of how and why physical activity has a role and has significance in the lives of young people 
• a range of points of view that contribute to the understanding of the role and significance of physical activity, and how these interrelate.

The student has provided full and thorough explanations of how and why physical activity has a role (health, fitness, fun, competitiveness) (1) and has significance (the relationship between health and physical activity) (2) in the lives of young people. This includes consideration of a range of viewpoints (class, Y12 students, SPARC, parents) that contribute to the understanding of the role and significance of physical activity.

For a more secure Merit, the student would need to provide more full and thorough explanations of how and why physical activity has a role and has significance in the lives of young people, and how these interrelate.

For Achieved, the student needs to examine the role and significance of physical activity in the lives of young people in New Zealand.

This involves explaining how and why physical activity has a role and has significance in the lives of young people in New Zealand.

This student has explained how and why physical activity has a role (health benefits) and has significance (the relationship between health and physical activity) in the lives of young people (1).

The student has explained how and why physical activity has significance (the amount of time involved and money spent) in the lives of young people (2).

To reach Merit, the student would need to:

• provide full and thorough explanations of how and why physical activity has a role and has significance in the lives of young people and how these interrelate
• explain in more detail a wider range of points of view that contribute to the understanding of the role and significance of physical activity.

For Achieved, the student needs to examine the role and significance of physical activity in the lives of young people in New Zealand.

This involves explaining how and why physical activity has a role and has significance in the lives of young people in New Zealand.

This student has briefly explained how and why physical activity has a role (social, health, fitness) and has significance (the relationship between health and physical activity) in the lives of young people (1).

The student has briefly explained how and why physical activity has significance (who and what influences decision-making about physical activity) in the lives of young people (2).

For a more secure Achieved, the student would need a greater explanation of how and why physical activity has a role and significance in the lives of young people.

For Achieved, the student needs to examine the role and significance of physical activity in the lives of young people in New Zealand.

This involves explaining how and why physical activity has a role and has significance in the lives of young people in New Zealand.

This student has explained why physical activity has a role (competition) and significance (who influences when making decisions about physical activity) in the lives of young people (1).

To reach Achieved, the student would need to:

explain how physical activity has significance (who influences when making decisions about physical activity) in the lives of young people (examples would help support the explanations)
explain in more detail how and why physical activity has a role in the lives of young people.