Draft Summary Australian Curriculum History 1

Australian Curriculum: HistoryDraft Summary
(Australia) March 2010
Summarised from Australian Curriculum and Assessment Authority, Australian Curriculum Documents [March 2010]
Annabel Astbury
History Teachers’ Association of Victoria

Common words in Rationale for Australian Curriculum: History.
Rationale
Prepared by Annabel Astbury History Teachers’ Association of Victoria
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History :
is a disciplined inquiry
is futures oriented:
“enables students to contribute more effectively to creating the future.”
enables specific skills to be acquired.
Rationale
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This curriculum takes a world history approach.
A wide range of contexts are included.
This will enhance students’ appreciation of Australian History.
Rationale
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Rationale / Cross Curriculum Perspectives
The curriculum contributes to:
students’ understanding of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and identity and
the nation’s distinctive position in the Asia Pacific Region.
sustainable patterns of living
These are cross curriculum dimensions that are integral to all subjects in the Australian Curriculum.
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The Australian Curriculum: History K-10 aims to develop in each student:
Interest in, and enjoyment of, historical study for lifelong learning and work, including their capacity and willingness to be active and informed citizens
Knowledge, understanding and appreciation of the past and the forces that shape societies, including Australian society
Understanding and use of historical concepts, including evidence, continuity and change, cause and effect, significance, empathy, perspectives and contestability
Capacity to undertake historical inquiry, including skills in the analysis and use of sources, communication and explanation
Aims
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This subject is divided into two interelated strands:
Historical knowledge and understanding
Historical Skills
Organisation of the learning area
Historical Inquiry is the basis for these two strands.
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Australian Curriculum: History
Stages of learning
Year 11 – Year 12
Stage 4: 15 – 18 Years of Age
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The curriculum is foreach year level K – 10
The content descriptions at each year level include:
Preface
The strands: (Knowledge and Understanding and Skills)
Content Elaborations
Achievement standard
Organisation of the Content
View it online: www.australiancurriculum.edu.au
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Organisation of the content
Strand
Content description
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Content elaborations can be viewed via the history feedback button
Organisation of the Content
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Skills: Years K - 2
Skills: Years 3 - 10
Skills taught
Historical questions and research
Analysis and use of sources
Comprehension and communication
Perspectives and interpretations
Skills acquired progress according to the stages of learning.
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Content: Kindergarten
Knowledge and Understanding
Broad Inquiry Questions
Personal and family stories
Generational structure
The telling of personal histories
How families commemorate
Personal and Family Stories
what is my story?
what stories do other people tell about their past?
how are stories told?
Skills: Years K - 2
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Content: Year 1
Past and Present
Measurements of time
Birthdays, celebrations, seasons
Differences of family structures
Changing roles of individuals and groups
Past and Present
what happened and when?
how do we measure and describe time?
how can we show that the past is different from the present?
has family life changed over time?
Skills: Years K - 2
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Content: Year 2
Heritage
Significance of local places
Significant events and people in the local community.
Importance of local communities preserving their heritage
Heritage
why do you think the past is important?
how can we preserve these signs of the past?
Skills: Years K - 2
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Content: Year 3
Our Community
Beliefs and practices of traditional owners of our country
Key changes and continuities in region or state
The significance of an important heritage site or a site of cultural or spiritual significance in the local community, region or state
We Remember
The significance of selected celebrations, commemorations, symbols and emblems
National commemorations
Significance of emblems and symbols
Community and Remembrance
who lived here first?
how has our own community changed over time?
why do we choose to remember particular events from the past?
Skills: Years 3 - 6
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Content: Year 4
First Australians
Diversity of cultures of A&TSI peoples and social structures
The Dreaming
Contributions of A&TSI peoples to the nation
Early Contacts
Early European and Asian Contacts
Navigators and explorers
First Fleet
Impact of colonisation upon A&TSI peoples
Aspects of daily life in the colony
what was life like for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Australia before the arrival of the Europeans?
who were the early navigators and explorers of the Australian continent and what were their reasons for these explorations?
what other explorations of this kind had taken place or were taking place
elsewhere in the world at that time?
what was the nature of contact between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and early explorers?
Skills: Years 3 - 6
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Content: Year 5
Colonial Lives
Overview of development of colonial Australia
Characteristics of convict settlement
Individuals or groups important to colonial development
A key event that demonstrates a milestone in colonial history for Australia
Stories of Nationhood
Federation
Australia’s form of government and how representative it was at the time
Australia’s form of government compared with other nations at the time and different stories of nationhood
what do we know about the lives of people in Australia’s past?
how did Australian colonies develop during the nineteenth century?
why and how did Australia become a nation?
Skills: Years 3 - 6
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Content: Year 6
Australia, The British Empire and Asia
Significance of Australia’s British Heritage
Australia’s links with Asia-Pacific Region
Other countries’ perceptions of Australia during the early 20th Century
New Australians
The development of a culturally diverse society from 19th century
Stories of and reasons for migration
Contributions of migrants to Australian life
A migrant narrative
Australia and the world
how did Australia’s links around the turn of the 19th century to Britain and the Asia-Pacific influence Australian society?
what significant world events contributed to Australia’s migration patterns?
how has Australia evolved into a culturally diverse society?
Skills: Years 3 - 6
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Content: Year 7
Depth Study: What is History?
Overview: What is the Ancient World?
Depth Study: The Ancient World (Egypt or Greece or Rome)
Depth Study: The Ancient World (China or India or Australasia
Depth Study: The Ancient World (School developed study)
May be based on previous contexts or other contexts.
could focus on ONE or more of the following: a significant event, person, group, movement, mystery or discovery
All of these topics will be undertaken
What Was the Ancient World?
what is history?
what are the defining characteristics of societies?
how did people live in other times and other places?
who should rule in a society?
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This is typical of the kinds of points that would have to be covered in a depth study
The Ancient World: Egypt or Greece or Rome
Key Knowledge for Depth Study
A chronological account of the significant periods, events and people
The economic, social and strategic importance of the main geographical features, including landforms and resources, and the geographic location of the society in the broader region
The social, military and political structures of the society, particularly how people lived, how they fought and how they were governed
Significant developments in the areas of art, architecture, technology, thinking and literature
The important cultural practices, beliefs, values and customs and the impact on people’s way of life
The short and long term impact in and beyond the region of the key events, ideas and people
Content in Depth Studies
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Content: Year 8
Overview: The Medieval World
Depth Study: Medieval Europe
Depth Study: Asian Societies
Depth Study: Expanding Horizons
The Renaissance and exploration
Depth Study: Medieval World (School Developed Study)
May be based on previous contexts or other contexts.
could focus on ONE or more of the following: a significant event, person, group, movement, mystery or discovery
The Medieval World
how do beliefs and values influence people’s way of life?
how do societies interact?
why do societies change?
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Content: Year 9
Overview: The Making of the Modern World and Australia
Depth Study: Technology, progress and social changeIndustrial Revolution
Depth Study: Asia and the Pacific World
Depth Study: The Making of an Australian NationAustralia in the 19th centuryFederation
Depth Study: The Making of the Modern World and Australia (School developed study)
The Making of the Modern World and Australia
what is progress?
how are societies influenced by global changes?
how do societies understand their indigenous past?
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Content: Year 10
Overview: Australia in the Modern World
Depth Study: The Great War and its aftermathGallipoli / Western Front campaignsAnzac LegendHomefrontReturned Service peopleThe effect of the Great Depression on Aust. Origins of WW2 and Aust’s role in it. Significance of WW2, incl. Holocaust
Depth Study: Struggles for Freedoms and RightsAttempts at peacemaking gaining human rights through organisations and treaties.Effects of Cold War on Human Rights.The origins and consequences of anti-colonial movements and civil rights movements (one of four contexts to be chosen)Case Study of individual, group, movement and event
Australia in the Modern World
why do nations go to war and how does war change a society?
how do people struggle for rights and freedoms?
how does a nation deal with its past and attempt to shape the future?
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Content: Year 10
Depth Study: Social and Cultural Influences
The nature and type of change in popular culture during this century.
A decade in Australia’s twentieth century history, compared with the present, with a particular emphasis on the following: family, work, education, health, leisure, transport and communications.
The impact on the Australian way of life of ONE the following developments:
migration
women’s liberation movements
concern for the environment
urbanisation
and ONE other significant social development
Australia in the Modern World
why do nations go to war and how does war change a society?
how do people struggle for rights and freedoms?
how does a nation deal with its past and attempt to shape the future?
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Each year level has an achievement standard.
Samples
Assessment
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Definition from Australian Curriculum Website
What is a depth study?
A depth study is a closer investigationof a particular topic, for example the study of an ancient civilisation, which allows time for more detailed discussion. It provides students with the opportunity to develop and apply the concepts and skillsof historical understanding to events, periods, people and societies of particular significance. Depth studies commonly employ close reading of historical texts, investigation of primary sources, activities (such as site and museum visits), teacher exposition and student inquiries. It is a sustained, concentrated and resource-rich exercise.
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Timeline for implementation
Stage 1 = Australian Curriculum for English, Mathematics, Science and History
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How to give feedback
www.australiancurriculum.edu.au
www.vcaa.vic.edu.au
www.htav.asn.au
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Contact HTAV
Annabel Astbury
Executive Director
HTAV
Suite 105, 134- 136 Cambridge StreetCollingwood, VIC 3066
a.astbury@htav.asn.au
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