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NCEA Level 1 History

Course Description

Head of Faculty - Kaihautuu: Mr B. Silk.

History fires students’ curiosity and imagination

It invites students to ask, and helps them answer, today’s questions by engaging with the past and imagining and speculating on possible futures.

History presents students with the dilemmas, choices, and beliefs of people in the past.

It connects students with the wider world as they develop their own identities and sense of place. Students engage with history at personal, local, and international levels. They investigate the histories of their communities, New Zealand, and the wider world.

History is a research-led discipline

Through this study students will develop skills in research, interpretation, evaluation, historical empathy and analysis. You will also be encouraged to examine each event/time period we study to evaluate its significance to New Zealand society today.

An awareness of history inspires students to become confident, questioning, and empathetic individuals.

History is dynamic and exciting

This level one course is designed to give students a small insight into the world around them through the study of historical events, developments, themes and movements.  They will specifically look at events that have shaped New Zealand’s future - these will include events that have occurred both in New Zealand and Globally.  Events will be drawn from the 20th century and have in the past included Apartheid in South Africa, New Zealand Protest Movements, Black Civil Rights Movement in the USA, WW2 and the war in the Pacific.  


Recommended Prior Learning

Completion of Y10 Social Studies

Contributions and Equipment/Stationery

A personal laptop is essential for this course. If obtaining one is a barrier, please contact Ben Silk, the Kaihautu/Head of Social Sciences, at .

Pathway

Diplomacy and international affairs, think-tanks, policy analysts, architects, lawyers, attorneys and parliamentarians, international organisations such as the UN, journalism, writers and editors, military organisations, tourist guides and preservation societies, archivists, galleries and libraries.....

Credit Information

You will be assessed in this course through all or a selection of the standards listed below.

This course is eligible for subject endorsement.

This course is approved for University Entrance.

Total Credits Available: 20
Internal Assessed Credits: 10
External Assessed Credits: 10
Assessment
Description
Level
Internal or
External
Credits
L1 Literacy Credits
UE Literacy Credits
Numeracy Credits
A.S. 92024 v3
NZQA Info

History 1.1 - Engage with a variety of primary sources in a historical context


Level: 1
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 5
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 92025 v3
NZQA Info

History 1.2 - Demonstrate understanding of the significance of a historical context


Level: 1
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 5
Level 1 Literacy Credits: Y
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 92026 v3
NZQA Info

History 1.3 - Demonstrate understanding of historical concepts in contexts of significance to Aotearoa New Zealand


Level: 1
Internal or External: External
Credits: 5
Level 1 Literacy Credits: Y
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 92027 v3
NZQA Info

History 1.4 - Demonstrate understanding of perspectives on a historical context


Level: 1
Internal or External: External
Credits: 5
Level 1 Literacy Credits: Y
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Numeracy Credits: 0
Credit Summary
Total Credits: 20
Total Level 1 Literacy Credits: 15
Total University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Total Numeracy Credits: 0

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