The Integrated Studies course recognises that students develop capabilities for lifelong learning at different paces. The course is designed to support students as they develop the confidence in their essential skills so that they can become active and connected in their learning. Students will focus on their ability to use language, and to manage their own learning in relation to others as a positive contributor, so that they can develop their ability to show their thinking.
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Year 9 Integrated Studied is important because it:
Supports lifelong learning skills by focusing on developing your confidence to think in classes using language, symbols and texts, by managing self and participating and contributing
Supports students to develop Literacy
Supports students to enjoy success in all subjects at WC
This course is designed to support students in skills essential in all subject areas. Success in this course will be evident in developing confidence and constructive participation in other subjects.
Students will develop their self motivation as a learner by focusing on self-management, use of codes and language, contributing and participating in groups. We hope to develop a can do attitude in the students by developing awareness of strategies that support
In Year 9 Integrated Studies, you will develop essential literacy strategies by:
Exploring a Social Inquiry topic
Explicitly practicing strategies in class.
Students will be given time in this class to develop their work for other subjects.
Successful students in Integrated Studies will build on their existing literacy skills by to being:
Willing to listen and engage openly in the ideas of others in a range of forums.
Able to receive and provide feedback to their peers.
Resilient and able to persist when dealing with challenges.
Students who would benefit from additional literacy support will be offered 9INT as an option subject.
Students will be offered the opportunity to be in the course based on entry results, and teacher observations.
Assessment for 9INT will be observational and teachers will be looking to see how well students are developing key capabilities such as thinking, using language, symbols and texts, managing self, relating to others, and participation and contributing.
Formative and summative assessments take place throughout the year. Students will be advised of due dates at the start of each term. The Junior Assessment Framework will be used for all summative assessments.
Assessment in the Junior School
The Junior Assessment Framework (JAF) is used to assess all students in Years 9 & 10. It is designed to measure and develop students’ thinking skills. It is based on SOLO taxonomy and has strong links to the NZ Curriculum levels. See the documents linked here for more information – one explains the JAF in a basic way and the other is the framework itself, which shows how the different levels of thinking are graded.
If you believe this INT could be right for you but would like to discuss further, please do not hesitate in reaching out!
You can contact the TIC Claudine Earley c.earley@wc.school.nz