AC9HG10S02

Elaborations

• AC9HG10S02_E1identifying primary research methods, including fieldwork, to collect original materials; for example, survey and interviews regarding perspectives on environmental management at the local scale, or strategies to improve human wellbeing of First Nations Australians at the national and local scale
• AC9HG10S02_E2collecting relevant secondary research materials online using targeted criteria; for example, “allintext: critically endangered list by country” or “allintext: targets for reducing hunger or increasing access to health care”
• AC9HG10S02_E3identifying and respecting protocols for consultation with communities of First Nations Australians when planning and conducting investigations; for example, acknowledging their earth-centred world view and how their traditional knowledges contribute to environmental management projects, or considering cultural and spiritual wellbeing of First Nations Australians when implementing programs to reduce economic and social inequality
• AC9HG10S02_E4evaluating primary or secondary research materials for relevance (for example, “Does the information reflect current thinking?”), reliability (for example, “Who is/are the author/s? Does the author reference other experts in the field?”) and bias, such as information bias presenting one side of an issue, or selection bias presenting information on the positive aspects of foreign aid with cultural and social issues not considered
• AC9HG10S02_E5comparing findings from primary research with those from secondary research materials for relevance and reliability; for example, comparing survey data or interviews on attitudes towards environmental management or improving human wellbeing with commentary or reports on peoples’ views on the causes of issues affecting the environment or human wellbeing
• AC9HG10S02_E6representing multi-variable data using geospatial technologies; for example, using scatterplots to visually represent data for countries to demonstrate the correlation between 2 variables, such as comparing adult literacy with GDP per capita in United Arab Emirates or Bhutan
• AC9HG10S02_E7representing multi-variable data using digital tools; for example, generating pie graphs showing threats to biodiversity; using digital photographs to indicate differences in material goods between people and places, and the influence of environment, culture and income; using tables to measure and compare wellbeing using different indexes and the world gender equality gap