NEW NSW STAGE 6 SYLLABUSES Introduction to new

NEW NSW STAGE 6 SYLLABUSES Introduction to new syllabuses and assessment requirements March 2017

New NSW Stage 6 Syllabuses Agenda • Welcome • New Stage 6 syllabuses, assessment and support materials • English • Mathematics • Science • History

New NSW Stage 6 Syllabuses Syllabus Development Process Year Syllabus Development Phase 2014 Syllabus review 2015 Writing brief development 2016 Syllabus development 2018 Implementation

New NSW Stage 6 Syllabuses Stronger HSC Standards Reforms 1. Minimum literacy and numeracy standard from 2020 2. Regular review cycle of syllabuses provided online 3. New courses, starting with Science Extension for Year 12, 2019 4. Guidelines for effective school-based assessment 5. Redesigned HSC exam questions to assess depth and application 6. Research and expand use of computer-based assessments 7. Common scale for mathematics courses

New NSW Stage 6 Syllabuses New Stage 6 Syllabuses • 22 courses including five Life Skills courses • Australian curriculum content • Online, interactive publication

New NSW Stage 6 Syllabuses Life Skills • Five courses • English, Mathematics, Science, Ancient History and Modern History • Related Life Skills outcomes included in entry level courses

New NSW Stage 6 Syllabuses Content is organised in Years. Related Life Skills outcomes are included.

New NSW Stage 6 Syllabuses Key terms are linked to the glossary. Learning across the curriculum content is identified by icons. Outcomes are coded and linked to content. Australian curriculum content is identified by codes.

New NSW Stage 6 Syllabuses Implementation Timeline

New NSW Stage 6 Syllabuses Guidelines for school–based assessment • Number of tasks capped − − 3 tasks in Year 11 4 tasks in Year 12 task types suited to the course one formal written examination style task option • Further guidance on processes for ensuring students’ own work in projects • Consultation on changes to Stage 6 BDCs to align with new Stage 6 assessment requirements • New assessment requirements from Year 11 2018

New NSW Stage 6 Syllabuses Examination Specifications • Consultation on examination specifications in Term 2, 2017 • Publication in Term 3, 2017 with − − Examination instructions Sample questions with marking guidelines Sample answers Performance band descriptions • Focus on analysis and application of skills • Optional examinations for English Studies and Mathematics Standard 1

New NSW Stage 6 Syllabuses Support Materials Syllabus release Additional materials • Course guides • Sample scope and sequences • Assessment and Reporting • Sample units • Principles of Assessment • Sample assessment schedules • Parent guide • Sample assessment tasks • Changes to Stage 6 assessment • Program Builder • Course specific guidance • Examination specifications and sample materials

New NSW Stage 6 Syllabuses NESA News – Stronger HSC Update • Timeline for support materials • Science – pattern of study and exclusions, Science Extension • Mathematics Advanced and Extension courses • English Text Prescriptions 2019– 2023 • Answers to FAQs – eg compressed model, acceleration • Literacy and numeracy standards • School-based assessment requirements • Examination specifications consultation

English

New NSW Stage 6 Syllabuses English • Content is organised by key processes • Explicit literacy content is included • Opportunities to experience texts that give insight into a wide range of social, gender and cultural perspectives, including texts by and about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples

New NSW Stage 6 Syllabuses English Standard Year 11 • three prescribed modules • mandatory first module: Reading to Write Year 12 • reduction in the number of prescribed texts • three extended prescribed texts as well as short texts • common mandatory first module: Texts and Human Experiences • two new modules: Language, Identity and Culture and The Craft of Writing

New NSW Stage 6 Syllabuses English Advanced Year 11 • three prescribed modules • mandatory first module: Reading to Write Year 12 • reduction in the number of prescribed texts • four extended prescribed texts as well as short texts • common mandatory first module: Texts and Human Experiences • two new modules: Textual Conversations and The Craft of Writing

New NSW Stage 6 Syllabuses English Extension Year 11 • one mandatory module with a related project • a focus on research methodology Year 12 – Extension 1 • one common module: Literary Worlds Year 12 – Extension 2 • outcomes and content are specific to the composition process, reflection and independent learning • requirements for monitoring the Major Work Journal

New NSW Stage 6 Syllabuses English EAL/D Year 11 • three prescribed modules with an optional teacherdeveloped module • Texts and Society module • wide reading across all modules Year 12 • a mandatory first module Texts and Human Experiences • a prescribed text with each of the new modules: Language Identity and Culture and Close Study of Text • a new Focus on Writing module

New NSW Stage 6 Syllabuses English Studies • Now a Board Developed Course • Aligned to the Australian Core Skills Framework Level 3 Year 11 • mandatory first module: Achieving through English Year 12 • common mandatory first module: Texts and Human Experiences which includes the study of one prescribed text

New NSW Stage 6 Syllabuses English – Assessment A mandatory multimodal presentation in each course Standard and Advanced • Assessment of the Common Module in Standard and Advanced must integrate student selected related material Extension 2 • Assessment tasks focus on the process of composition English Studies • Students will continue to submit a collection of their work for assessment

New NSW Stage 6 Syllabuses English Life Skills • Outcomes and content align with the English Studies and English Standard syllabuses’ rationale, aim, objectives and outcomes • Modules from the English Studies or English Standard syllabuses may be used as suggested approaches for content delivery

Mathematics

New NSW Stage 6 Syllabuses Mathematics Standard • The syllabus name has changed from Mathematics General to Mathematics Standard • The Standard 1 course is now a Board Developed Course • Content is organised in topics and subtopics • Content identifies and builds on elements of Stage 5 Algebra, Geometry, Measurement and Statistics

New NSW Stage 6 Syllabuses Mathematics Standard • Focus Studies material is integrated • Opportunities for Applications and Modelling (AAM) are identified • Digital technologies has been strengthened • Working Mathematically: Understanding, Fluency, Communicating, Problem Solving, Reasoning and Justification • New Networks topic

New NSW Stage 6 Syllabuses Mathematics Standard Content required for the study of Mathematics Standard 1 in Year 12 is identified (◊). Opportunities for Applications and Modelling (AAM) are identified.

New NSW Stage 6 Syllabuses Mathematics Standard – Assessment Year 11 • one task must be an assignment or investigation-style with a weighting of 20– 30% Year 12 • one task must be an assignment or investigation-style with a weighting of 15– 30%

New NSW Stage 6 Syllabuses Mathematics Life Skills • Content is organised by topics and subtopics • Outcomes and content align with the Mathematics Standard syllabus rationale, aim, objectives and outcomes • Working Mathematically skills are embedded in each topic

New NSW Stage 6 Syllabuses Mathematics Consultation • Mathematics Advanced, Extension 1 and Extension 2 • Released as final draft syllabuses • Further targeted consultation

Science

New NSW Stage 6 Syllabuses Science • Contexts have been removed to provide flexibility for teaching content • Inquiry questions provide a focus for teaching and learning • The introduction of depth studies in Year 11 and in Year 12 provides opportunities to investigate areas of interest in more depth

New NSW Stage 6 Syllabuses Biology • Emphases on − concept development − use of evidence • New content − extinction events − disease as a disruption of homeostasis • Depth study – 15 hours in Year 11 and Year 12 eg factors affecting the population of a particular organism in an area eg links between infection and the occurrence of cancer eg map the occurrence of genetic characteristics in a family

New NSW Stage 6 Syllabuses Chemistry • Mathematical principles/derivations − gas laws in order to derive the ideal gas equation − enthalpy and Hess’ law − calculating the equilibrium constant • New content − comparison of Bohr and Schrodinger atomic models − analysis of organic compounds − analytical techniques • Depth study – 15 hours in Year 11 and Year 12 eg environmental chemistry eg pharmaceutical chemical research eg alternative fuels

New NSW Stage 6 Syllabuses Earth and Environmental Science • Emphasis on the use of evidence to support theories • New content − climate science − energy transformations in Earth’s processes • Depth study – 15 hours in Year 11 and Year 12 eg different methods for locating resources eg unexpected consequences of volcanic eruptions eg case study of fossil evidence showing changing environments over time

New NSW Stage 6 Syllabuses Physics • Mathematical principles/derivations − equations of motion in two dimensions − forces − escape velocity • New content − elementary thermodynamics − wave and quantum models of light − Standard Model of Matter • Depth study – 15 hours in Year 11 and Year 12 eg astronomy of pulsars, quasars, exoplanets eg nanotechnology eg gravitational waves and the expansion of the universe

New NSW Stage 6 Syllabuses Investigating Science • A new course – does not replace Senior Science • A focus on: − the nature of science − its place in society − how it is practised − practical and secondary research • 30 hours of depth studies in Year 11 and Year 12

New NSW Stage 6 Syllabuses Science – Assessment In Year 11 and Year 12, one task must focus on a depth study or an aspect of a depth study with a weighting of 20– 40% (30– 40% in Investigating Science) and assess: • the Working Scientifically skills outcomes: − Questioning and Predicting − Communicating • a minimum of two additional Working Scientifically skills outcomes • at least one Knowledge and Understanding outcome

New NSW Stage 6 Syllabuses Science Life Skills • Five Science Life Skills course options • Content is organised by modules • Outcomes and content align with the Investigating Science syllabus • Inquiry questions provide a focus for teaching and learning • Working Scientifically skills are embedded in each module

New NSW Stage 6 Syllabuses Science Extension • Draft syllabus consultation until 9 April 2017 • High achieving students • STEM pathways and tertiary study • Focus on scientific research • 1 unit study in Year 12 • First examined for HSC 2019

History

New NSW Stage 6 Syllabuses History • Historical concepts and skills • Historical investigation • Integration of content • Topic options • Selection of topics • Structure of topics

New NSW Stage 6 Syllabuses Ancient History • The nature of Ancient History • Case study requirements • Features of Ancient Societies • Asia options • Year 12 course structure • Year 12 Core Study

New NSW Stage 6 Syllabuses Modern History • The nature of Modern History • The shaping of the Modern World • Broader study of the Modern World • Post-World War II history • Year 12 Core Study • Linking and sequencing of topics

New NSW Stage 6 Syllabuses History Extension • Indicative hours • Constructing History • Case studies and areas of debate • History Project • Recommended historians

New NSW Stage 6 Syllabuses History – Assessment • Ancient History and Modern History − Year 11 Historical Investigation − Year 12 Historical Analysis • History Extension − History Project

New NSW Stage 6 Syllabuses History Life Skills • Discrete Life Skills course options − Ancient History Life Skills − Modern History Life Skills • Outcomes and content align with the regular syllabus rationale, aim, objectives and outcomes • Students will have opportunities to engage with historical concepts and skills

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Thank you Karen Ingram Acting Director Curriculum and Assessment Standards 02 9367 8150 karen. ingram@nesa. nsw. edu. au Rhonda Clarke Senior Inspector Curriculum and Assessment Standards 02 9367 8246 rhonda. clarke@nesa. nsw. edu. au Louise Ward Inspector, English and Literacy Curriculum and Assessment Standards 02 9367 8276 louise. ward@nesa. nsw. edu. au Anna Wethereld Inspector, Mathematics and Numeracy Curriculum and Assessment Standards 02 9367 8103 anna. wethereld@nesa. nsw. edu. au Kerry Sheehan Inspector, Science Curriculum and Assessment Standards 02 9367 8144 kerry. sheehan@nesa. nsw. edu. au Darren Tayler Inspector, HSIE Curriculum and Assessment Standards 02 9367 8151 darren. tayler@nesa. nsw. edu. au 117 Clarence St, Sydney NSW 2000, Australia GPO Box 5300, Sydney NSW 2001, Australia T +61 2 9367 8111 educationstandards. nsw. edu. au