Question 1

What is NCEA AS 91790 about?

Accepted Answer

This standard asks you to explain an ethical issue that affects young people and show both the different viewpoints people hold about it and the short and long-term impacts on young people's wellbeing. You need to pick a real ethical topic (like social media use, teenage drinking, drug use, unsafe driving, bullying, or domestic violence) and write a clear analysis of why people disagree about it and what the consequences are.

Question 2

What do students need to do for AS 91790?

Accepted Answer

1. Identify and explain different perspectives on an ethical issue that affects young people—these can be right, wrong, or just different viewpoints 2. Describe the positive and negative effects the issue has on young people's physical, mental, emotional and whānau wellbeing 3. Explain the reasons why different people hold different views on the ethical issue 4. Discuss both short-term and long-term impacts on young people's wellbeing 5. Suggest and evaluate strategies that could help improve young people's wellbeing in relation to this ethical issue, backed up with supporting evidence or examples

Question 3

What's the difference between Achieved, Merit, and Excellence for AS 91790?

Accepted Answer

Achieved: You describe different perspectives on an ethical issue, list positive and negative effects on young people, and suggest some strategies to improve wellbeing related to that issue. Merit: You explain the reasons why different perspectives exist, clearly distinguish short-term and long-term effects, and explain why certain strategies could help improve wellbeing for young people. Excellence: You evaluate how well different strategies could actually work to improve young people's wellbeing, supported by specific evidence or examples, and show sophisticated understanding of how perspectives develop and why they differ.

Question 4

What mistakes do students typically make in AS 91790?

Accepted Answer

1. Not going deep enough into WHY people hold different views—just listing viewpoints without explaining the reasons or values behind them 2. Mixing up or not clearly separating short-term effects from long-term effects on young people's wellbeing 3. Suggesting strategies without actually evaluating whether they would work or backing them up with evidence or real examples

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