Familiarisation with Australian Curriculum V9

What are the strengths of the updated curriculum? ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​

• Streamlined structure
• Improved clarity
• Foundation Year content
• Reduction in content
• Improved alignment

How many dimensions are there in the Australian Curriculum Version 9?

• 5

• 7

• 4

• 3

Organise the elements of the Australian Curriculum into the correct categories.

Groups:

(a) Organisational curriculum elements

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(b) Structural curriculum elements

• Content descriptions

• Year and/band descriptions

• Aims

• Elaborations

• Key ideas, Core concepts, Key considerations

• Sub-strands

• Achievement standard

• Resources (e.g. Glossary)

• Introduction

• General Capabilities

• Strands

• Cross Curriculum Priorities

• Rationale

• Key connections

How many general capabilities are there?

• 8

• 7

• 6

• 9

Which general capability has been renamed in Version 9? ​ (a)  

• Digital Literacy
• Literacy
• Numeracy
• Critical and Creative Thinking
• Ethical Understanding
• Intercultural Understanding
• Personal and Social Capability

What is the cross-curriculum priority represented by the image's organising ideas?

Which learning areas only have strands and not sub-strands? (a)   ​ (b)  

• Mathematics
• The Arts
• English
• Science
• HASS
• HPE
• Languages
• Technologies

How many focus areas are there in Health and Physical Education?

• 10

• 8

• 12

• 11

What are Key Considerations for the English Curriculum? ​ ​ ​ ​ ​

• Integrating the strands in planning
• Language modes
• Protocols for engaging First Nations Australians
• Meeting the needs of diverse learners
• English as an additional language/dialect

Which content description matches the Yr 3 Science Achievement Standard- They describe the observable properties of soils, rocks and minerals and describe their importance as resources?

• AC9S3U02

• AC9S3H01

• AC9S3102

• AC9s3U03