YEAR 9 HPE – COMPARATIVE REPORT: SPORT AND
CULTURE
ASSESSMENT TASK DETAILS
Description of Choose a “minority group” that we have discussed in class over the last few weeks
task and write a comparative report outlining how sport has changed for that group in
Australia over the last thirty years.
Females
Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islanders
People with a disability
Question: Looking at your chosen group, compare how attitudes within society have
changed over the past 30 years
You must use at least 3 different sources to research your topic.
You must include a reference list with a minimum of three references.
Conditions for
Type: Comparative report Length: 500 words
assessment
Purpose of Students will:
assessment Research the trends in participation in organised junior sports and predicting
(Why are we future trends and directions
doing this Investigate the varied perspectives held by Australians on sport and
task?) examining how this diversity is represented in the sports we play today
Analyse the significant contributions Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
people make, and have made, to sport in Australia
Assessment 500-word comparative report (use the guiding questions on Pg. 3
evidence
and 4)
(What you need
to hand up) Reference list (at least 3 sources)
Assessment
Criteria Examine the role physical activity has played historically in defining cultures
(Australian and cultural identities.
Curriculum Analyse the impact attitudes and beliefs about diversity have on community
Standards) connection and wellbeing.
Analyse contextual factors that influence identities, decisions and behaviours.
Draft Due date Week 4, Term 2.
Final Due date Week 6, Term 2.
STUDENT NAME: _______________________
YEAR 9 HPE – COMPARATIVE REPORT: SPORT AND CULTURE
ASSESSMENT CRITERIA RUBRIC – HPE Australian Curriculum Standards
Specific task criteria
Breakdown of what we are A B C D E
looking for…
Well-informed examination Informed examination of Satisfactory examination of Basic examination of the
Determine the role that Statements about the role
of the role physical activity the role physical activity the role physical activity role physical activity has
physical activity has played physical activity has played
has played historically in has played historically in has played historically in played historically in
in the past in relation to historically in culture and
defining cultures and defining cultures and defining cultures and culture and cultural
Australian culture. cultural identities
cultural identities cultural identities cultural identities identities
Break down and interpret
information about how
Insightful analysis of the In-depth analysis of the Competent analysis of the Limited understanding
attitudes towards people Statements about
impact that attitudes and impact that attitudes and impact that attitudes and about attitudes and beliefs
with differences have on attitudes and beliefs about
beliefs about diversity have beliefs about diversity have beliefs about diversity have about diversity,
feeling connected to the diversity, community
on community connection on community connection on community connection community connection
community and physical, connection and wellbeing
and wellbeing and wellbeing and wellbeing. and wellbeing
emotional, social and
spiritual health.
Break down and interpret
information about how Insightful critical analysis of In-depth critical analysis of Competent analysis Understanding and Limited understanding and
different elements contextual factors that contextual factors that of contextual factors that knowledge about knowledge about
contribute to people’s influence identities, influence identities, influence identities, identities, decisions and identities, decisions and
identities, decisions and decisions and behaviours decisions and behaviours decisions and behaviours. behaviours behaviours
behaviours.
GRADE: A B C D E
YEAR 9 HPE – COMPARATIVE REPORT: SPORT AND
CULTURE
Choose your minority group
Step 1: Choose the group that you want to write your comparative report on; You must choose
from the list below;
Females in sport
Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander people
People with a disability
Step 2: Look at the question: Looking at your chosen group, compare how attitudes within
society have changed over the past 30 years
Paragraph 1: Introduction (approx. 60-65 words)
Step 1: Talk about what group you have chosen to discuss
Step 2: Outline what you will discuss i.e. what will you talk about in each paragraph
Paragraph 2: History (approx. 125 words)
Step 1: Explain the history of this group’s participation in sport
Step 2: What did it look like thirty years ago?
Paragraph 3: Barriers (approx. 125 words)
Step 1: Identify the barriers faced by your chosen group. These can be found from the
PowerPoint slides or you may have to do your own research. Examples of some barriers can be
discrimination, access, media coverage, funding etc.
YEAR 9 HPE – COMPARATIVE REPORT: SPORT AND
CULTURE
Paragraph 4: Changes over time (approx.. 125 words)
Step 1: How is your minority group now represented in sport in 2020?
Step 2: Which barriers to participation have been addressed? How?
Step 3: What barriers still remain?
Paragraph 5: Conclusion (approx. 60-65 words)
Step 1: summarise your main points (history, barriers, changes)
Referencing
Step 1: Compile your reference list using “Cite this for me”
Step 2: Create a Harvard reference list at the end of your assignment with a minimum of three
references, including:
Author
Website
Access date
