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Higher School Certificate Performance Band descriptions
Personal Development, Health and Physical Education
The Performance Band descriptions shown on the following page represent student performance
in bands of achievement. They illustrate the typical performance
of students in the Personal Development, Health and Physical Education
HSC course.
Each band contains descriptions of
student achievement of the course outcomes. The scales will continue
to be refined to include information from performance in the new
HSC courses and the outcomes assessed internally.
The typical performance in this band:
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- demonstrates extensive knowledge and understanding
of the range of concepts related to health and physical
performance
- comprehensively applies theoretical principles to
design and evaluate specific strategies for improving
health, participation and performance
- demonstrates a superior understanding of the interrelated
roles and responsibilities of individuals, groups and
governments in the management and promotion of health
- critically analyses movement and the range of factors
that affect physical performance and participation
- provides relevant and accurate examples to justify
complex arguments about health, participation and performance
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| Band 5 |
- clearly expresses ideas that demonstrate a thorough
understanding of health and physical performance concepts
- identifies strategies for improving health, participation
and performance and discusses the links between individual
health behaviour, social issues and community health
status
- demonstrates a detailed understanding of the interrelated
roles of individuals, groups and governments in the
management and promotion of health
- demonstrates an understanding of the interrelationships
between the various factors that impact on physical
performance
- supports particular arguments thoroughly by using
relevant examples and current information on health,
participation and performance
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| Band 4 |
- demonstrates a clear understanding of the broad concepts
that relate to personal health and physical performance
- relates strategies for managing the major causes of
sickness and death to the contributing risk factors
- demonstrates a sound understanding of the roles of
individuals, groups and governments in promoting health
- describes a range of factors that affect the quality
of physical performance
- communicates information in a clear and logical way
providing some examples about health, participation
and performance
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| Band 3 |
- uses basic definitions and facts when explaining health
and physical performance concepts
- identifies the major causes of sickness and death
and understands that a healthy lifestyle is a desirable
goal
- demonstrates an understanding of the need for government
and community action in relation to promoting health
- identifies some relevant factors which influence physical
performance
- provides basic support for the arguments presented
on health, participation and performance
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| Band 2 |
- recalls some simple facts and writes brief descriptions
- demonstrates an understanding of elementary terms
and recognises simple cause and effect relationships
as they apply to health and movement
- outlines some factors affecting health and identifies
relevant illness prevention measures
- demonstrates an understanding of general movement
principles
- provides limited support for the arguments presented
on health, participation and performance
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