Clarification details
Updated December 2020. The sections ‘Points of view, values and perspectives’, and ‘Rights and responsibilities’ have been updated to address new issues that have arisen from moderation.
The purpose of clarifications
We create clarification documents to help people understand the current requirements of achievement standards. Clarifications do not introduce new criteria, change the intent of the standard, or change what we expect from assessment.
These documents unpack and explain the language and intent of the standard so people interpret and apply the standard consistently. We provide examples or guidance as illustrations only. They are not prescriptions or requirements.
For official requirements, always refer to the current version of the achievement standard as published by NZQA.
The social action
Key features of the social action include such details as where the action took place, when it took place, who the key people were, and the sequence of events. The social action used in 91283 should be different from the one used as the basis for the assessment of 91282.
Rights and responsibilities
Responsibilities need to relate to the particular group or individual being discussed. For example, an individual such as a government minister will have particular obligations to serve the government/people, while a union will have responsibilities to its paid members. An individual has the responsibility to consider the rights of other people.
Rights are what people believe they are entitled to. Some examples of rights are:
- human rights; the basic rights we are all entitled to, such as those outlined in The Universal Declaration of Human Rights
- civil rights; the personal freedoms/rights that we are entitled to as residents of a country
- rights to privacy, ownership, freedom of speech, protection in law
- specific rights that a community feel it has, such as rights to public education/health care
- various rights that people have under international laws, treaties and conventions.
‘Exercising rights’ is what happens when, for example, a community advocates, lobbies or protests for or against something.
Points of view, values and perspectives
For 91283, the evidence should make a clear link between the points of view, values and perspectives, and how they shaped the social action.
A document clarifying the requirements of ‘Points of view, values and perspectives’ for all internal Social Studies standards at levels 2 and 3 can be found below.