Year 9 Standard elaborations A B C D E The folio of student work has the following characteristics: Understanding and skills dimensions Geographical knowledge and understanding comprehensive explanation of how geographical processes change the characteristics of places detailed explanation of how geographical processes change the characteristics of places explanation of how geographical processes change the characteristics of places description of how geographical processes change the characteristics of places statements about geographical processes changing the characteristics of places justified prediction of changes in the characteristics of places over time and explanation of the possible implications of change in the future plausible prediction of changes in the characteristics of places over time and description of the possible implications of change in the future prediction of changes in the characteristics of places over time and identification of the possible implications of change in the future prediction of aspects of changes in the characteristics of places over time and identification of aspects of the possible implications of change prediction of aspects of changes in the characteristics of places over time and statements about change analysis of the interconnections between people, places and environments and comprehensive explanation of how these interconnections influence people, and change places and environments analysis of the interconnections between people, places and environments and detailed explanation of how these interconnections influence people, and change places and environments analysis of the interconnections between people, places and environments and explanation of how these interconnections influence people, and change places and environments explanation of the interconnections between people, places and environments and description of how these interconnections influence people, and change places and environments description of the interconnections between people, places and environments and statements about change comprehensive explanations for distributions and patterns over time and across space, and comprehensive description of associations between distribution patterns detailed explanations for distributions and patterns over time and across space, and detailed description of associations between distribution patterns explanations for distributions and patterns over time and across space and description of associations between distribution patterns description of distributions and patterns over time and across space and identification of associations between distribution patterns statements about distributions and patterns over time and across space, and associations between distribution patterns
A B C D E The folio of student work has the following characteristics: Understanding and skills dimensions Interpreting and analysing synthesis of data and information from to draw discerning and reasoned conclusions synthesis of data and information to draw effective and reasoned conclusions synthesis of data and information to draw reasoned conclusions synthesis of data and information to draw conclusions use of data and information to make statements justified proposal of action in response to a geographical challenge taking account of environmental, economic and social considerations informed proposal of action in response to a geographical challenge taking account of environmental, economic and social considerations proposal of action in response to a geographical challenge taking account of environmental, economic and social considerations identification of action in response to a geographical challenge taking account of aspects of environmental, economic and social considerations statement of action related to a geographical challenge justified prediction of the comprehensive outcomes and consequences of their proposal plausible prediction of the detailed outcomes and consequences of their proposal prediction of the outcomes and consequences of their proposal prediction of partial outcomes and consequences of their proposal statement about the outcomes Communicating purposeful presentation of findings and explanations using relevant geographical terminology and graphical representations in a range of appropriate communication forms effective presentation of findings and explanations using relevant geographical terminology and graphical representations in a range of appropriate communication forms presentation of findings and explanations using relevant geographical terminology and graphical representations in a range of appropriate communication forms partial presentation of findings and descriptions using geographical terminology and aspects of graphical representations in a range of communication forms fragmented presentation of findings using everyday language and fragmented graphical representations
accurate and detailed representation of multi-variable data in a range of appropriate graphic forms, including special purpose maps that consistently conform to cartographic conventions. detailed representation of multi-variable data in a range of appropriate graphic forms, including special purpose maps that comply with cartographic conventions. representation of multi-variable data in a range of appropriate graphic forms, including special purpose maps that comply with cartographic conventions. partial representation of multi-variable data in aspects of graphic forms, including special purpose maps that comply with aspects of cartographic conventions. fragmented representation of multi-variable data in graphic forms, including special purpose maps.