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A summary of the BOSTES syllabus development process is available at http://www.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/syllabuses/syllabus-development. The purpose of the survey is to obtain detailed comments from individuals and systems/organizations on the curriculum. The Level 6 curricula reflect the principles of the BOSTES K–10 Curriculum Framework and Equity Statements and the Melbourne Declaration on Educational Goals for Young Australians (December 2008).
Gifted students have specific learning needs that may require adjustments in the pace, level and content of the curriculum. EAL/D students simultaneously learn a new language and the knowledge, understanding, and skills of the Modern History Phase 6 syllabus through that new language.
RATIONALE
The skills, knowledge and understanding that students gain through studying modern history provide a solid foundation for further study; the world of work; informed, responsible and active citizenship; and lifelong learning.
THE PLACE OF THE MODERN HISTORY STAGE 6 DRAFT SYLLABUS IN THE K–12
In the NSW curriculum, the objective provides a concise statement of the overall purpose of the curriculum. The purpose, objectives, outcomes, and content of a curriculum are clearly linked and sequentially reinforce details of the intent of the curriculum. The study of Modern History at Stage 6 enables students to develop knowledge and understanding of the modern world, the skills of critical analysis and synthesis, and values and attitudes essential to an appreciation of the people, forces and ideas that have shaped the modern world; to develop a lifelong interest in the study of history; and to prepare them for informed and active citizenship i.
OBJECTIVES
KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
SKILLS
VALUES AND ATTITUDES
OUTCOMES
MH11-6 Analyze and interpret different types of sources for evidence that supports a historical account or argument. MH11-7 identifies and explains the various interpretations and representations of past MH11-8 plans and guides the history. MH12-6 critically analyzes and interprets different types of sources for evidence that supports a historical account or argument.
MH12-7 explains and evaluates the various interpretations and representations of past MH12-8 plans and guides the history. MH12-9 communicates historical understanding using historical knowledge, concepts and terms in relevant and well-structured forms.
COURSE STRUCTURE AND REQUIREMENTS
Investigating Modern History – 60 indicative hours (a) The nature, methods and issues of Modern History
Historical Investigation – 20 indicative hours
The Shaping of the Modern World – 40 indicative hours
ASSESSMENT
The draft guidelines for school-based assessment provide specific advice on the number of formal assessment tasks, course components and weights, and the nature of task types that should be.
Power and Authority in the Modern World Part A - Objective and short response questions
CONTENT
LEARNING ACROSS THE CURRICULUM
In the study of modern history, this understanding is deepened by studying other indigenous peoples and by exploring their interactions with others. Sustainability offers opportunities to study the effects of developments such as the Industrial Revolution on the environment, anti-nuclear movements, and environmental sustainability movements in the modern era. They develop an understanding of issues related to the use of ICT as they practice ethical scholarship as part of the historical research process.
Students explore the different beliefs and values of a range of cultural groups and develop an appreciation of diversity in the modern era. They learn to monitor their own language for accuracy in the use of historical terms, clarity of ideas and explanations, conciseness of expression and ability to. Numbering is useful in the process of historical research, which requires students to recognize patterns and relationships chronologically and spatially using scaled timelines and maps.
Through the study of individuals and groups in the past and their source work in particular, students will be provided with an opportunity to develop their ability to appreciate the perspectives and experiences of others through the practice of empathy. Students develop growing social awareness through the study of relationships between individuals and various social groups in the modern world.
ORGANISATION OF CONTENT
MODERN HISTORY YEAR 11 COURSE CONTENT
Case studies are inquiry-based investigations of key features, individuals, groups, events, or concepts in modern history. Case studies provide a historical context within which students can learn about relevant methods and issues. The inquiry can be integrated into any aspect of the Year 11 course and does not need to be completed as a single project.
The research must not overlap with or significantly duplicate a subject attempted in the Year 12 Modern History or History Extension courses. More information about the research can be found in the 'Historical Research' section of this syllabus. A range of possible studies are presented in the 'Shaping the Modern World' section of this syllabus.
HISTORICAL CONCEPTS AND SKILLS
INVESTIGATING MODERN HISTORY – THE NATURE, METHODS AND ISSUES OF MODERN HISTORY
60 INDICATIVE HOURS)
CONTENT FOCUS
- THE INVESTIGATION OF HISTORIC SITES AND SOURCES
- THE CONTESTABILITY OF SOURCES
- THE CONSTRUCTION OF MODERN HISTORIES
- HISTORY AND MEMORY
- THE REPRESENTATION AND COMMEMORATION OF THE PAST
Use the context, purpose, origin and audience of sources to identify their meaning at that time and their value in a historical inquiry (ACHMH007). Analyze and account for the different perspectives of individuals and groups in the past as revealed in a range of sources (ACHMH010). Analyze, interpret and synthesize evidence from different types of sources to make reasoned claims (ACHMH008).
Evaluate the arguability of sources and their reliability and usefulness for a particular historical question or inquiry (ACHMH009). Students explore the significance of historical sites and resources, including the contribution of science, in developing our understanding of the past. Examples that can be used to illustrate aspects of the content include: Fromelles archeology; life in The Rocks - 19th century; quarantine station; the nature of trench warfare in World War I; the examination of a colonial site and what it reveals about its past.
The students examine methods and issues associated with the expression of memories of the past. Examples that could be used to illustrate aspects of the content include: British memories of the First and Second World Wars; excerpts from memoirs or autobiographies; The Vietnam War as 'The American War';. Examples that could be used to illustrate aspects of the content include: Yasukuni Shrine;.
INVESTIGATING MODERN HISTORY – CASE STUDIES
A1: PEOPLE AND EVENTS POST-WORLD WAR II
A2: PEOPLE WHO CHANGED AUSTRALIA
A3: THE DECLINE AND FALL OF THE ROMANOV DYNASTY
A5: THE SUFFRAGETTE MOVEMENT
A6: THE TRANS-ATLANTIC SLAVE TRADE
B1: EXPLORATION AND SETTLEMENT IN THE PACIFIC
B2: THE CUBAN REVOLUTION AND ITS IMPACT IN LATIN AMERICA
B3: THE BRITISH IN INDIA AND MAHATMA GANDHI
B4: THE MAKING OF MODERN SOUTH AFRICA 1890–
B5: THE MEIJI RESTORATION
B6: THE SURVIVAL OF TIBET IN THE MODERN WORLD
HISTORICAL INVESTIGATION (20 INDICATIVE HOURS)
History Extension will further develop inquiry, research and presentation skills for the students who choose to take the course. Set questions to guide historical inquiry and develop a coherent research plan (ACHMH004) Develop, test and modify interpretations in the process of historical inquiry (ACHMH003). Develop texts, especially historical accounts and arguments, that are supported by relevant documentation from sources (ACHMH013).
Communicate historical understanding in forms appropriate to purpose and audience, by selecting and using historical knowledge, concepts and terms (ACHMH014).
THE SHAPING OF THE MODERN WORLD (40 INDICATIVE HOURS)
- WORLD WAR I
- THE ENLIGHTENMENT
- THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
- THE AGE OF IMPERIALISM
- THE INDUSTRIAL AGE
- DECOLONISATION AND INDEPENDENCE
Students explore the developments of World War I and the far-reaching consequences that helped shape the nature of the modern world. Students examine the Enlightenment and its far-reaching consequences that helped define the nature of the modern world. Students explore the French Revolution and its far-reaching consequences that helped define the nature of the modern world.
Students explore the era of imperialism and the far-reaching consequences that helped define the nature of the modern world. Students explore the industrial age and the far-reaching consequences that helped define the nature of the modern world. Students explore decolonization and independence and the far-reaching consequences that helped shape the nature of the modern world.
MODERN HISTORY YEAR 12 COURSE CONTENT
CORE: POWER AND AUTHORITY IN THE MODERN WORLD (30 INDICATIVE HOURS)
The following should be included in the study of "Power and Authority in the Modern World".
NATIONAL STUDIES (30 INDICATIVE HOURS)
OPTION A: CHINA 1927–1949
OPTION B: JAPAN 1904–1937
OPTION C: GERMANY 1914–1933
OPTION D: RUSSIA AND THE SOVIET UNION 1917–1941
OPTION E: USA 1919–1941
OPTION F: INDONESIA, 1959–2005
OPTION G: IRAN 1953–1989
OPTION H: AUSTRALIA 1918–1949
PEACE AND CONFLICT (30 INDICATIVE HOURS)
OPTION A: ARAB-ISRAELI CONFLICT 1948–1996
OPTION B: CONFLICT IN EUROPE 1935–1945
OPTION C: CONFLICT IN INDOCHINA 1945–1975
OPTION D: CONFLICT IN THE PACIFIC 1937–1951
OPTION E: THE COLD WAR 1945–1991
OPTION F: CONFLICT IN THE GULF 1991–2011
CHANGE IN THE MODERN WORLD (30 INDICATIVE HOURS)
The following must be integrated with the study of the chosen change in the modern world.
OPTION A: CIVIL RIGHTS IN THE USA 1946–1968 (MARTIN LUTHER KING)
OPTION B: APARTHEID IN SOUTH AFRICA 1960–1994 (NELSON MANDELA)
OPTION C: PRO-DEMOCRACY MOVEMENT IN BURMA, 1962–2010 (AUNG SAN SUU KYI)
OPTION D: THE CULTURAL REVOLUTION TO
TIANANMEN SQUARE 1966–1989 (DENG XIAOPING)
OPTION E: THE NUCLEAR AGE 1945–2011 (HARRY TRUMAN)
OPTION F: THE CHANGING WORLD ORDER 1945–2011 (MIKHAIL GORBACHEV)
An assessment of the role of Mikhail Gorbachev in the history of the Cold War during this period.
GLOSSARY
It includes critical analysis and evaluation of historical methodologies and the way history is written over time. Indigenous peoples This term is used when referring collectively to the first peoples of a land in international communities. The term Indigenous Australians is used to refer to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples of Australia.
History recognizes that there is often more than one view of what happened in the past. Native title 'Native title' is the name given by the High Court to indigenous property rights recognized by the court in the Mabo judgment (3 June 1992). The Mabo judgment overturned the concept of terra nullius - that the land of Australia belonged to no one when the British arrived in 1788.
The judgment found that a native title to land existed in 1788 and may continue to exist, provided it has not been extinguished by subsequent government action, and provided native groups continue to observe their traditional laws and customs. The High Court's Wik judgment (December 1996) settled an issue not resolved by the Mabo judgment when it held that native title could coexist with other rights in land held under a pastoral lease.
