Lower Secondary Global Perspectives 1129: Stage 9

Analysis

Collaboration

Communication

Evaluation

Reflection

Research

Identifying perspectives

Interpreting data

Making connections

Solving problems

Working together

Being an effective team

Communicating information

Listening and responding

Evaluating sources

Evaluating perspectives and arguments

Personal contribution

Teamwork

Personal perpectives

Personal learning

Constructing research questions

Information skills

Conducting research

Recording findings

Identify perspectives and synthesise arguments and evidence from a range of sources on a given issue.

Identify patterns and trends in graphical or numerical data in order to support an argument or a perspective.

Make some links between causes and consequences of an issue at personal, local and global levels.

Recommend an appropriate course of action and explain both its implementation and possible consequences for a national or global issue.

Work positively and sensitively within a team to achieve a shared outcome and improve teamwork, for example by contributing useful ideas, offering solutions to problems, supporting and encouraging other team members to participate and being open to others' ideas.

The team assigns roles and tasks with an appropriate rationale, responding flexibly when required to make adjustments to achieve a shared outcome, and constructively resolves disagreements.

Present coherent, well-reasoned and clearly structured arguments, including in-text citations and detailed referencing of sources where appropriate.

Listen to ideas and information and offer well-judged contributions that shape the discussion and enhance understanding of the issue.

Evaluate a range of sources, considering credibility in terms of factors such as the author, purpose, bias and how well they are supported by other sources.

Evaluate an argument, considering the structure, reasoning and evidence.

Explain personal contribution to teamwork and relate to own strengths and areas for improvement.

Relate benefits and challenges of teamwork to personal experience of working together to achieve a shared outcome and identify targets for improvement.

Explain how personal perspective on an issue has changed as a result of conducting research and exploring different perspectives.

Identify skills learned or improved during an activity and consider strategies for further development.

Construct a range of relevant research questions and identify the most appropriate one to follow up.

Identify and accurately reference a wide range of print and multimedia sources and use them to locate relevant information and answer research questions.

Select most suitable methods and conduct research to test predictions and answer a research question.

Select, organise and effectively record relevant information from a wide range of sources and findings from primary research, justifying the method chosen.