Health and Human Development
Rationale
VCE Health and Human Development provides students with the skills and knowledge to make informed decisions about their own health and to recognise the importance of health in society. In undertaking this study, they will be able to actively participate in making appropriate choices that allow for good health and be able to seek appropriate advice. VCE Health and Human Development enables students to understand the current ideologies of health and human development in contemporary society. Students critically evaluate the health and development of the individual across the lifespan in the context of both Australia’s and global health and human development. VCE Health and Human Development offers students a range of pathways and caters to those who wish to pursue further formal study in areas such as health promotion, community health research and policy development, humanitarian aid work, allied health practices, education, and the health profession. Aims This study enables students to: • develop an understanding of individual human development (physical, social, emotional and intellectual) that occurs through the lifespan stages of prenatal, childhood, youth and adulthood • develop an understanding of the physical, mental and social dimensions of health and the interrelationship between health and individual human development • develop an understanding that variations in health and human development are influenced by a range of determinants including biological, behavioural and social factors, as well as physical environments • critically examine health and human development from an individual, a community, a national and a global perspective • develop an understanding of the interdependencies between health, human development and sustainability • identify, develop and evaluate behaviours and strategies that promote health and human development • analyse the role of governments and non-government agencies in achieving sustainable improvements in health and human development in Australia and globally. |
Structure
The study is made up of four units: Unit 1: The health and development of Australia’s youth Unit 2: Individual human development and health issues Unit 3: Australia’s health Unit 4: Global health and human development LEVELS OF ACHIEVEMENT Units 1 and 2 Procedures for the assessment of levels of achievement in Units 1 and 2 are a matter for school decision. Assessment of levels of achievement for these units will not be reported to the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority. Schools may choose to report levels of achievement using grades, descriptive statements or other indicators. Units 3 and 4 The Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority will supervise the assessment of all students undertaking Units 3 and 4. In VCE Health and Human Development the students’ level of achievement will be determined by School-assessed Coursework and an end-of-year examination. The Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority will report students’ level of performance on each assessment component as a grade from A+ to E or UG (ungraded). To receive a study score, students must achieve two or more graded assessments and receive S for both Units 3 and 4. The study score is reported on a scale of 0–50; it is a measure of how well the student performed in relation to all others who took the study. Percentage contributions to the study score in VCE Health and Human Development are as follows: • Unit 3 School-assessed Coursework: 25 per cent • Unit 4 School-assessed Coursework: 25 per cent • End-of-year examination: 50 per cent. VCE Health and Human Development Study Design - Victorian Curriculum Assessment Authority |
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