Skills framework Information - Secondary Department – Social Sciences and Social Cultural

Principles underlining the framework

There will be 3 main skills areas to be developed across the 3 blocks for each cycle –

Exploring/Investigating

Gathering/evaluating/analysing data/information

Presenting data/information

Young people will undertake these skills development through encountering, experiencing and learning about

All three areas will be developed in each block but there would be a main focus for assessment informed by the nature of the work being undertaken.

Criteria for development and assessment

Exploring/Investigating

Looking, listening, touching, tasting, smelling

Observing/handling

Using technology to find out information

Reading

Asking questions

Gathering/evaluating/analysing data/information

Making choices

Sorting, matching, grouping

Identifying and recognising

Comparing

Contrasting

Discussing

Making informed decisions

Presenting

Communicate

Make

Do

Write

Skills Development Profile – Secondary Social Cultural, Social Sciences Cycles

2011.2012 Session

Name	Class

Exploring/Investigating Looking, listening, touching, tasting, smelling Observing/handling Using technology to find out information Reading Asking questions Year 2 Block 1

Gathering/evaluating/analysing data/information Making choices Sorting, matching, grouping Identifying and recognising Comparing Contrasting Discussing Making informed decisions Block 2

Presenting Communicate Make Do Write Block3