Kaiako should assist ākonga in selecting a historical context, as well as an appropriate focus question that is open and rich. A focus question could explore historical themes such as causes, consequences, perspectives, whakapapa, mana, significance, power, place, and identity. For example:

• “What role does identity play in understanding New Zealand’s experiences of World War One?”
• “How significant was Te Whiti o Rongomai in the establishment of Parihaka?”
• “What were the key causes of the German Invasion of Poland?”
• “How does the importance of place explain Ngāi Tahu’s experiences of colonisation?”

Kaiako need to be very familiar with the outcome being assessed by Achievement Standard 92024. The Achievement Criteria and the Explanatory Notes contain information, definitions, and requirements that are crucial when interpreting the standard and assessing ākonga against it.

The Achievement Standard retains an element of historical research by including ‘selection of primary sources’ as a requirement. This creates an opportunity for kaiako to approach this Achievement Standard authentically within a research context. Please note, however, that it is student engagement with primary sources which is being assessed here rather than research.

Kaiako should provide guidance that will allow ākonga to locate sources that relate to the focus question. This could be by collecting together books and providing links to websites that contain primary sources. Kaiako should also encourage that ākonga initially find more than the required five primary sources stated in the Assessment Schedule. Ākonga can then select the five primary sources, from their initial findings, to be used in the assessment.

Kaiako may need to model ways in which ākonga could approach source annotation that are specific to the student’s chosen medium of assessment.

To facilitate the exploration of source strengths and limitations, as well as the drawing of connections between the main ideas in each, kaiako may wish to provide ākonga with a suitable template.