AS 91331 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 significance for self, others and society of a sporting event, a physical activity, or a festival.

This involves explaining the interrelationship between relevant sociological factors and the significance of a sporting event, physical activity or festival for self, others and society by;

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

The student has explained the interrelationship between relevant sociological factors (economic, societal and political) of a sporting event for New Zealand society (1) and has considered pros and cons, advantages and disadvantages of hosting the Rugby World Cup for society (2) and others (3). Explanations are supported with relevant evidence from research and personal examples/accounts (4). 

The student has provided a critical examination where assumptions around the benefits of hosting the Rugby World Cup event are challenged for society(5) and others (6).

For a more secure Excellence, the student would need to provide greater detail in the critical examination of the significance of hosting the 2011 Rugby World Cup event for self.

For Merit, the student needs to examine in-depth the significance for self, others and society of a sporting event, a physical activity, or a festival.

This involves giving full and thorough explanations for the significance of a sporting event, physical activity, or festival with reference to relevant sociological factors and issues for self, others and society. Explanations must be supported by evidence.

The student has provided full and thorough explanations for the significance of the negative impacts of school terms changing to accommodate the Rugby World Cup for self which is supported by relevant evidence(1).

The student has explained positive significances to othersof hosting the Rugby World Cup (2).

The student has explained the interrelationship between relevant sociological factors (economic and cultural) for society (3).

To reach Excellence, the student would need to:

• provide specific examples of ‘how’ for the positive significance for self (4)
• provide full and thorough explanations when challenging assumptions (5), explaining pros and cons and supporting these with evidence.

For Merit, the student needs to examine in-depth the significance for self, others and society of a sporting event, a physical activity, or a festival.

This involves giving full and thorough explanations for the significance of a sporting event, physical activity, or festival with reference to relevant sociological factors and issues for self, others and society.  Explanations must be supported by evidence.

The student has provided full and thorough explanations forthe significance of hosting the Rugby World Cup for others with reference to some relevant sociological factors (societal, environment and economic) (1).

The student has provided some full and thorough explanations of the significance ofschool terms for self (2).

The student has provided an explanation for the significance of the Rugby World Cup with reference to sociological factors (economic only from a tourism perspective) for society (3).

For a more secure Merit, the student would need to provide:

• more consistent full and thorough explanations for the significance of hosting the World Cup Rugby for self, others and society
• more supporting evidence such as quotations, case studies, research, examples or personal accounts, for example, the reference to securing school jobs needs evidence to support these statements rather than generalising (4).

For Achieved, the student needs to examine the significance for self, others and society of a sporting event, a physical activity, or a festival.

This involves explaining how and why a sporting event, physical activity or a festival is significant, with reference to relevant sociological factors and issues for self, others and society.

The student has provided a full and thorough explanation of the significance of the Rugby World Cup with reference to relevant sociological factors (economic benefits) for society. The explanation is supported with evidence (1).

The student has explained how and why the Rugby World Cup is the significant with reference to some relevant sociological factors (societal, economic, and cultural) for self(2) and others (3).

To reach Merit, the student would need to provide more full and thorough explanations of the significance of the Rugby World Cup with reference to relevant sociological factors for self and others.

For Achieved, the student needs to examine the significance for self, others and society of a sporting event, a physical activity, or a festival.

This involves explaining how and why a sporting event, physical activity or a festival is significant, with reference to relevant sociological factors and issues for self, others and society.

The student has briefly explained how and why the Rugby World Cup is significant with reference to relevant sociological factors (societal, economic, cultural) for self (1) others(2)and society (3).

For a more secure Achieved, the student would need to explain in more detail  how and why the Rugby World Cup is significant with reference to sociological factors for self, others and society.

For Achieved, the student needs to examine the significance for self, others and society of a sporting event, a physical activity, or a festival.

This involves explaining how and why a sporting event, physical activity or a festival is significant, with reference to relevant sociological factors and issues for self, others and society.

The student has briefly explained how and why the Rugby World Cup is significant with reference to relevant sociological factors (societal, economic) for society (1) and self (2). 

To reach Achieved, the student would need to:

• explain in more detail how and why the Rugby World Cup is significant with reference to sociological factors for self
• explain how and whythe Rugby World Cup is significant with reference to sociological factors for othersand society
• provide more detail and evidence to the explanations to examine the significance for self, others and society of the Rugby World Cup.