HSC Assessment Task

HSC Assessment Task

Subject: Community and Family Studies Task No: 4 / 5

Topic: Groups in Context Date issued:

Marks: 20 marks Weighting: 15%Date due:

Outcomes to be assessed

H1.1 analyses the effect of resource management on the wellbeing of individuals,

groups, families and communities

H3.1 analyses socioeconomic factors that lead to special needs of individuals in

groups

H3.3 critically analyses the role of policy and social structures in supporting diversity

H5.1 proposes management strategies to enable individuals and groups to satisfy their

specific needs and to ensure equitable access to resources

H6.2 formulates plans that preserve, promote responsibilities and establish roles leading to the creation of positive social environments.

Task description:

Individual Research Task

Conduct a detailed investigation of YOUTH:

In your investigation consider the following areas of study:

PART A

1. Provide a legal and social definition of youth

2. Identify the main characteristics that make youth a unique entity

3. Justify your choice of the three most important specific needs of youth.

4. Describe two Government policies and regulations that apply specifically to youth and explain why each is important.

5. Choose three factors that most impact youth’s access to resources and describe how these factors limit or enable access.

6. Outline any positive and negative societal attitudes towards youth.

7. Provide examples of positive contributions the group has made to the community.

8. List 3 rights of the group and the associated responsibilities of each.

9. Identify a range of community service groups which meet the needs of youth

PART B

1. Propose three modifications to the social environment of youth and justify how these modifications facilitate the satisfaction of the needs of youth.

2. Hypothesise about ways of resolving conflict that might exist between the youth’s needs and the expectations of the wider community (e.g. graffiti, loitering, risk-taking driving, violence, vandalism, lack of respect).

3. Evaluate the extent to which societal structures satisfy the needs of the youth

4. Critically analyse the equity and other issues of concern faced by youth and formulate management strategies to address these issues

You must provide a bibliography of a variety of sources used in the detailed investigation

Assessment criteria

In this task you will be marked on your ability to:

· discuss the rights, responsibilities and attitudes of individuals within the group

· hypothesise about ways of resolving conflict that might exist between the group’s needs and the expectations of the wider community

· analyse the role of policies and social structures, in supporting and meeting the needs of the group

· identify equity issues and formulate appropriate management strategies to ensure access to resources and the preservation of rights

· illustrate answer with relevant examples

· present information in a clear and logical fashion.

· conduct detailed and appropriate research in the areas of study for the group

· provide a clear and detailed bibliography using a variety of sources

Marking guidelines

Marking criteria / Marks
· Discusses the rights, responsibilities and attitudes of individuals within the group
· Discusses various areas of conflict that exist between the group and the wider community and proposes a variety of ways to resolve conflict
· Analyses the role of policies and social structures in supporting and meeting the needs of the group
· Identifies equity issues and formulates appropriate management strategies to ensure access to resources and the preservation of rights for the group
· Illustrates answer with a variety of relevant examples
· Presents information in a clear and logical fashion.
· Conducts detailed research in the appropriate areas of study for the group
· Provides a clear and detailed bibliography using appropriate referencing and a variety of sources. / 17-20
Outstanding
· Discusses the rights, responsibilities and attitudes of individuals within the group
· Discusses some areas of conflict that exist between the group and the wider community and proposes some ways to resolve conflict
· Analyses the role of policies and/ or social structures in supporting and meeting the needs of the group
· Identifies some equity issues and formulates some appropriate management strategies to ensure access to resources and the preservation of rights for the group
· Illustrates answer with a variety of relevant examples
· Presents information in a clear and logical fashion.
· Conducts detailed research in the appropriate areas of study for the group
· Provides a clear and detailed bibliography using appropriate referencing and a variety of sources. / 13-16
High
· Explains the rights, responsibilities and attitudes of individuals within the group
· Explains some areas of conflict that exist between the group and the wider community and proposes some ways to resolve conflict
· Describes the role of some existing policies and/ or social structures in supporting and meeting the needs of the group
· Identifies some equity issues and/ or formulates some appropriate management strategies to ensure access to resources and/ or the preservation of rights for the group
· Illustrates answer with relevant examples
· Presents information in a clear and logical fashion.
· Conducts substantial research in the appropriate areas of study for the group
· Provides a clear and detailed bibliography using appropriate referencing and a variety of sources. / 9-12
Sound
· Outlines the rights, responsibilities and attitudes of individuals within the group
· Identifies some areas of conflict that exist between the group and the wider community and suggests basic ways to resolve conflict
· Outlines some policies and/ or social structures that support and meet the needs of the group
· Identifies some equity issues of the group / or formulates some appropriate management strategies to ensure access to resources
· Illustrates answer with some examples
· Presents information in a logical fashion.
· Conducts basic research in the some areas of study for the group
· Provides a basic bibliography using basic referencing and sources. / 5-8
Basic
· Outlines the rights/ or responsibilities/ or attitudes of individuals within the group
· Identifies limited areas of conflict that exist between the group and the wider community
· Identifies few policies and/ or social structures that support and meet the needs of the group
· Identifies equity issues of the group
· Illustrates answer with limited examples
· Conducts limited research in the areas of study relevant to the group
· Provides a limited bibliography with limited sources. / 1-4
Limited