The purpose of this resource is to support schools’ planning for 2018 Year 10 students to transition into the new QCE system in 2019. This resource will be updated in 2019. This resource presents the current definitions for key used in: the Australian Curriculum learning area subject standard elaborations QCAA General senior syllabuses QCAA Applied senior syllabuses. Term Australian Curriculum standard elaborations QCAA General senior syllabuses QCAA Applied senior syllabuses A accuracy consistent with a standard, rule, convention or known fact the condition or quality of being true, correct or exact; freedom from error or defect; precision or exactness; correctness; precise and exact; consistent with a standard, rule, convention or known facts accurate precise and exact; consistent with a standard, rule, convention or known facts; correct in all details precise and exact; to the point; consistent with or exactly conforming to a truth, standard, rule, model, convention or known facts; free from error or defect; meticulous; correct in all details precise and exact; consistent with a standard, rule, convention or known facts; to the point analyse consider in detail for the purpose of finding meaning or relationships, and identifying patterns, similarities and differences dissect to ascertain and examine constituent and/or their relationships; break down or examine in order to identify the essential elements, features, components or structure; determine the logic and reasonableness of information; examine or consider something in order to explain and interpret it, for the purpose of finding meaning or relationships and identifying patterns, similarities and differences dissect to ascertain and examine constituent parts and/or their relationships; consider in detail for the purpose of finding meaning or relationships, and identifying patterns, similarities and differences consider in detail for the purpose of finding meaning or relationships, and identifying patterns, similarities and differences, e.g. distinguishing between relevant and irrelevant data when graphing results
calculate determine or find (e.g. a number, answer) by using mathematical processes; obtain a numerical answer showing the relevant stages in the working; ascertain/determine from facts, figures or information obtain a numerical answer showing the relevant stages in the working; ascertain/determine from facts, figures or information categorise in or assign to a particular class or group; arrange or order by classes or categories; classify, sort out, sort, separate place in or assign to a particular class or group; arrange or order by classes or categories; classify, sort out, sort, separate clarify make clear or intelligible; explain; make a statement or situation less confused and more comprehensible make or intelligible; explain; make a statement or situation less confused and more comprehensible clarity; clear; clearly easy to perceive, understand, or interpret, without ambiguity; explicit clearness of thought or expression; the quality of coherent and intelligible; free from obscurity of sense; without ambiguity; explicit; easy to perceive, understand or interpret fully intelligible; free from obscurity of sense; without ambiguity; explicit classify arrange, distribute or order in classes or categories according to shared qualities or characteristics arrange, distribute or order in classes or categories according to shared qualities or characteristics coherent rational; well-structured and makes sense having a natural or due agreement of parts; connected; consistent; logical, orderly; and makes sense; rational, with parts that are harmonious; having an internally consistent relation of parts orderly, logical, and internally consistent relation of parts; rational with parts that are harmonious, and that make sense comment express an opinion, observation or reaction in speech or writing; give a judgment based on a given statement or result of a calculation express an opinion, observation or reaction in speech or writing; give a judgment on a given statement or result of a calculation communicate; communicating; communication conveying information or ideas to others through appropriate representations, text types and modes convey knowledge and/or understandings to others; make known; transmit convey information about, clearly reveal or make known
compare estimate, measure or note how things are similar or dissimilar display recognition of similarities and differences and recognise the significance of these similarities and differences display recognition of similarities and differences and recognise the significance of these similarities and differences complex choose and procedures in a situation involving a number of elements, components or steps in a context that has been a focus of prior learning composed or consisting of many different and interconnected parts or factors; compound; composite; characterised by an involved combination of parts; complicated; intricate; a complex whole or system; a complicated assembly of particulars composed or consisting of many different and interconnected or factors; compound; composite; characterised by an involved combination of parts; complicated; intricate; a complex whole or system; a complicated assembly of particulars comprehend understand the meaning or nature of; grasp mentally understand the meaning or nature of; grasp mentally comprehensive detailed and thorough, including all that is relevant inclusive; of content or scope; including or dealing with all or nearly all elements or aspects of something; wide-ranging; detailed and thorough, including all that is relevant detailed and thorough, including all that is relevant; inclusive of a broad coverage of facts, ideas and information concise brief and to the point; without repetition of information, loss of clarity or loss of argument, logic or solution expressing much in few words; giving a lot of information clearly and in a few words; brief, comprehensive and to the point; succinct, clear, without repetition of information brief and to the point; without repetition of information, loss of clarity or logic of argument or solution concisely in a way that is brief but comprehensive; expressing much in few words; clearly and succinctly in a way that is brief but comprehensive; expressing much in few words; clearly and succinctly conduct direct in action or course; manage; organise; carry out direct in action or course; manage; organise; carry out consider thought deliberately with a purpose think deliberately or carefully about something, typically before making a decision; take something into account when making a judgment; view attentively or scrutinise; reflect on formed after careful and deliberate thought; thought about deliberately with a purpose considerable fairly or great; thought about deliberately and with a purpose fairly large or great; thought about deliberately and with a purpose
discerning showing good judgment to make thoughtful choices discriminating; showing intellectual perception; showing good judgment; making thoughtful and astute choices; selected for value or relevance intellectual perception; showing good judgment to make thoughtful and astute choices; selected for value or relevance discriminate note, observe or recognise a difference; make or constitute a distinction in or between; differentiate; note or distinguish as different perceptive and judicious; making judgments about quality discriminating differentiating; distinctive; perceiving differences or distinctions with nicety; possessing discrimination; perceptive and judicious; making judgments about quality; having or showing refined taste or good judgment perceptive and judicious; making judgments about quality discuss to talk or write about a topic, taking into account different issues or ideas examine by argument; sift the considerations for and against; debate; talk or write about a topic, including a range of arguments, factors or hypotheses; consider, taking into account different issues and ideas, points for and/or against, and supporting opinions or conclusions with evidence examine by argument; sift the considerations for and against; debate; talk or about a topic, including a range of arguments, factors or hypotheses; consider, taking into account different issues and ideas, points for and/or against, and supporting opinions or conclusions with evidence distinguish recognise point/s of difference recognise as distinct or different; note points of difference between; discriminate; discern; make clear a difference/s between two or more concepts or items recognise as distinct or different; note points of difference between; discriminate; discern; make a difference/s between two or more concepts or items document support (e.g. an assertion, claim, statement) with evidence (e.g. decisive information, written references, citations) support (e.g. an assertion, claim, statement) with evidence (e.g. decisive information, written references, citations) draw conclusions make a judgment based on reasoning and evidence make a judgment on reasoning and evidence E effective meeting the assigned purpose in a considered and/or efficient manner to produce a desired or intended result successful in producing the intended, desired or expected result; meeting the assigned purpose meeting the assigned purpose
generate produce; create; bring into existence produce or create something H hypothesise formulate a supposition to account for facts or observed occurrences; conjecture, theorise, speculate; especially on uncertain or tentative grounds formulate a supposition to account for known facts or observed occurrences; conjecture, theorise, speculate; especially on uncertain or tentative grounds I identify establish or indicate who or what someone or something is distinguish; locate, recognise and name; establish or indicate who or what someone or something is; provide an answer from a number of possibilities; recognise and state a distinguishing factor or feature distinguish, isolate; locate and recognise implement put something into effect, e.g. a plan or proposal put a decision, plan, agreement or proposal into effect or action; execute; apply; put into practice; carry out, perform, enact; to complete, satisfy, or fulfil infer derive or conclude something from evidence and reasoning, rather than from explicit statements; listen or read beyond what has been literally expressed; or hint at derive or conclude something from evidence and reasoning, rather than from explicit statements; listen or read beyond what has been literally expressed; imply or hint at informed having relevant knowledge; being conversant with the topic knowledgeable; learned; having relevant knowledge; being conversant with the topic; based on an understanding of the facts of the situation (of a decision or judgment) knowledgeable; learned; having relevant knowledge; conversant with the topic innovative; innovation something new or different introduced; a creation (a new device or process) resulting from study and experimentation new and original; introducing new original and creative in thinking new and original; novel, but not necessarily unique; often involving effective alternatives, modifications or changes to given information or routine tasks
modify change, alter or adapt in order to improve quality or add clarity change the form or qualities of; make partial or minor changes to something change somewhat the form or qualities of; alter somewhat; make partial or minor changes to (something); vary, adjust, shape or reform to improve the outcome; consider the desired effect, outcome or purpose O obvious evident; apparent clearly perceptible or evident; easily seen, recognised or understood clearly perceptible or evident; easily recognised; open to view organise to form as or into a whole consisting of a sequence or interdependent parts arrange, form as or into a whole consisting of interdependent or coordinated parts, especially for harmonious or united action systematically ordered and arranged; having a formal organisational structure to arrange, coordinate, and carry out activities P partial attempted; incomplete evidence provided not total or general; existing only in part; attempted, but incomplete attempted, with evidence provided, but incomplete predict suggest what might happen in the future or as a consequence of something give an expected result of an upcoming action or event; suggest what may happen based on available information give an expected result of an upcoming action or suggest what may happen based on available information product one type of designed solution; one of the outputs of technologies processes, the end result of processes and production; products are the tangible end results of natural, human, mechanical, manufacturing, electronic or digital processes to meet a need or want an assessment technique that focusses on the output or result of a process requiring the application of a range of cognitive, physical, technical, creative and/or expressive skills, and theoretical and conceptual understandings; a product is developed over an extended and defined period of time an assessment technique that focusses on the output or result of a process requiring the application of a range of cognitive, physical, technical, creative and/or expressive skills, and theoretical and conceptual understandings; a product is developed over an extended and defined period of time proficient competent or skilled in doing or using something; well advanced or expert in any art, science or subject; competent, skilled or adept in doing or using something well advanced or expert; skilled and adept
project the set of activities undertaken by students to address specified content, involving: understanding the nature of a problem, situation or need creating, designing and producing a solution to the project task documenting the process an assessment technique that focusses on a problem-solving process requiring the application of a range of cognitive, technical and creative skills and theoretical understandings; the response is a coherent work that documents the iterative process undertaken to develop a solution and includes written paragraphs and annotations, diagrams, sketches, drawings, photographs, video, spoken presentations, physical prototypes and/or models; a project is developed over an extended and defined period of time an assessment technique that focusses on a problem-solving process requiring the application of a range of cognitive, technical and creative skills and theoretical understandings; the response is a coherent work that documents the iterative process undertaken to develop a solution and includes written paragraphs and annotations, diagrams, sketches, drawings, photographs, video, spoken presentations, physical prototypes and/or models; a project is developed over an extended and defined period of time propose a plan or solution in response to a situation put forward (e.g. a point of view, idea, argument, suggestion) for consideration or action put forward (e.g. a point of view, idea, argument, suggestion) for consideration or action prove use a sequence of steps to obtain the required result in a formal way use a sequence of steps to obtain the required result in a formal way purposeful intentional; done by design; focused and clearly linked to the goals of the task having an intended or desired result; having a useful purpose; determined; resolute; full of meaning; significant; intentional having an intended or desired result R realise create or make (e.g. a musical, artistic or dramatic work); actualise; make real or concrete; give reality or substance to make real or concrete; give reality or substance to actualise; bring an idea or plan into reality or fruition reasonable endowed with reason; having sound judgment; fair and sensible; based on good sense; average; appropriate, moderate make real or concrete; give reality or substance to reasoned logical and sound; presented with justification logical and sound; based on logic or good sense; logically thought out and presented with justification; guided by reason; considered logical and sound; presented with justification; well-grounded, considered and thought out
recall remember; present remembered ideas, facts or experiences; bring something back into thought, attention or into one’s mind retrieving relevant knowledge from long-term memory recognise to be aware of or acknowledge identify or recall particular features of information from knowledge; identify that an item, characteristic or quality exists; perceive as existing or true; be aware of or acknowledge identifying that an item, characteristic or quality exists; locating knowledge in long-term memory that is consistent with presented material refined developed or improved so as to be precise, exact or subtle and modified; showing improvement and enhancement reflect on about deeply and carefully think about deeply and carefully rehearsed practised; previously experienced; practised extensively practised; previously experienced; practised extensively related connect to associated with or linked to belonging to the same group, or type; connected relevant connected to the matter in hand bearing upon or connected with the matter in hand; to the purpose; applicable and pertinent; having a direct bearing on applicable and pertinent; has direct bearing on S select choose in preference to another or others choose in preference to another or others; pick out choose in preference to another or others sensitive susceptible to the attitude, feelings or circumstances of others; responsive to external conditions or stimulations capable of perceiving with a sense or senses; aware of the attitudes, feelings or circumstances of others; having acute mental or emotional sensibility; relating to or connected with the senses or sensation capable of perceiving with a sense or the senses, susceptible to the attitudes, feelings, or circumstances of others; responsive to external conditions or stimulation sequence to arrange in a definite order place in a continuous or connected series; arrange in a particular order place in a continuous or connected series; arrange in a particular order show provide the relevant reasoning to support a response provide the relevant reasoning to support a response
sporadic appearing, happening now and or at intervals; (irregular) or occasional happening now and again or at intervals; irregular or occasional; appearing in scattered or isolated instances appearing, happening now and again or at intervals; irregular or occasional structure verb give a pattern, organisation or arrangement to; construct or arrange according to a plan; noun in English, arrangement of words into larger units, e.g. phrases, clauses, sentences, paragraphs and whole texts, in line with cultural, intercultural and textual conventions arrangement of elements or constituents; a complex system considered from the point of view of the whole rather than of any single part; anything composed of parts arranged together in some way; an organisation succinct expressed in few words; concise; terse; characterised by conciseness or brevity; brief and clear concise and clear; written briefly and clearly expressed suitable appropriate, fitting appropriate; fitting; conforming or agreeing in nature, condition, or action conforming or agreeing in nature, condition, or action; accordant; corresponding; analogous; appropriate; fitting summarise give a statement of a general theme or major point/s; present ideas and information in fewer words and in sequence give a brief statement of a general theme or major point/s; present ideas and information in fewer words and in sequence sustained continuing for an extended period or without interruption carried on continuously, without interruption, or without any diminishing of intensity or extent carried on continuously, without interruption, or without any diminishing of intensity or extent symbolise represent or identify by a symbol or symbols represent or identify by a symbol or symbols synthesise combine elements into a coherent whole combine different parts or elements (e.g. information, ideas, components) into a whole, in order to create new understanding to combine into a complex whole; to assemble constituent parts into a coherent, unique and/or complex entity
systematic methodical, organised and logical done or acting according to a fixed plan or system; methodical; organised and logical; having, showing, or involving a system, method, or plan; characterised by system or method; methodical; arranged in, or comprising an ordered system methodical, organised and logical T test take measures to check the quality, performance or reliability of something take measures to the quality, performance or reliability of something thorough carried out through, or applied to the whole of something; carried out completely and carefully; including all that is required; complete with attention to every detail; not superficial or partial; performed or written with care and completeness; taking pains to do something carefully and completely carried out completely and carefully; including all that is required U understand the concepts underpinning and connecting knowledge in a learning area, related to a student’s ability to appropriately select and apply knowledge to solve problems in that learning area perceive what is meant by something; grasp; be familiar with (e.g. an idea); construct meaning from messages, including oral, written and graphic communication perceive what is by something; grasp; be familiar with (e.g. an idea); construct meaning from messages, including oral, written and graphic communication uneven not properly corresponding or aligning; not in keeping with unequal; not properly corresponding or agreeing; irregular; varying; not uniform; not equally balanced unequal; not properly corresponding or agreeing unfamiliar choose and apply procedures in a situation involving a number of elements, components or steps in a context in which students have had limited prior experience not previously encountered; situations or materials that have not been the focus of prior learning experiences or activities situations or materials that have not been the focus of prior learning experiences
use to operate or put into effect operate or put into effect; apply knowledge or rules to put theory into practice the act of putting something to work, or employing or applying a thing, for any purpose, especially a beneficial or productive purpose V variety a number of different things a number or range of things of different kinds, or the same general class, that are distinct in character or quality; (of sources) a number of different modes or references a number of things of different kinds; used to create and sustain interest and can be done in many different ways using the elements