Social Studies (SAF01‑04)
Competence aims and assessment

Examples of connections

Explanation

Competence aims after year 7

The pupil is expected to be able to

  • conduct social-studies-related research and

    To present means to show, explain and outline a topic or a product. The way of presenting may vary, but the goal of the presentation is to make the topic or product accessible to others. To present may also mean to illustrate and to demonstrate.

     the findings using one’s own digital tools

  • To present means to show, explain and outline a topic or a product. The way of presenting may vary, but the goal of the presentation is to make the topic or product accessible to others. To present may also mean to illustrate and to demonstrate.

     a news item on current affairs and

    To reflect means to examine and consider different aspects of your own and others’ actions, attitudes and ideas. We may also reflect on a subject, practical activities or our own learning. Reflection means testing out our own thoughts and attitudes to develop better insight and understanding.

     on the differences between facts, opinions and the commercial message in the media picture

  • To compare means to examine the character or qualities to discover resemblances or differences between two or more issues.

     how various sources can provide different information on the same topic, and

    To reflect means to examine and consider different aspects of your own and others’ actions, attitudes and ideas. We may also reflect on a subject, practical activities or our own learning. Reflection means testing out our own thoughts and attitudes to develop better insight and understanding.

     on how sources can be used to affect and promote particular views

  • To explore refers to experiencing and experimenting, often encouraging curiosity and sense of wonder. To explore may mean to sense, seek, discover, observe and examine. In some cases, to explore means to investigate different aspects of an issue through open and critical discussion. To explore may also mean testing or trying out and evaluating work methods, products or equipment.

     how people in the past provided for themselves, and discuss how key changes in livelihoods and technology have had impact on and continue to have impact on demographics, living conditions and settlement patterns

  • To describe means to portray or recount an experience, situation, work process or a topic. To describe something may also refer to using relevant terminology to systematise knowledge of a topic.

     geographic features in different parts of the world and

    To reflect means to examine and consider different aspects of your own and others’ actions, attitudes and ideas. We may also reflect on a subject, practical activities or our own learning. Reflection means testing out our own thoughts and attitudes to develop better insight and understanding.

     on how these features have impact on the lives of the people who live there

  • To reflect means to examine and consider different aspects of your own and others’ actions, attitudes and ideas. We may also reflect on a subject, practical activities or our own learning. Reflection means testing out our own thoughts and attitudes to develop better insight and understanding.

     on why conflicts arise, and

    To discuss means to consider different ideas and opinions related to sides of an issue, and to argue for and against. A discussion can be ended with a conclusion. We can discuss independently and in dialogue with others. A debate among several persons on a subject can mean the same as to discuss.

     how both the individual and society can deal with conflicts

  • To explore refers to experiencing and experimenting, often encouraging curiosity and sense of wonder. To explore may mean to sense, seek, discover, observe and examine. In some cases, to explore means to investigate different aspects of an issue through open and critical discussion. To explore may also mean testing or trying out and evaluating work methods, products or equipment.

     various aspects of diversity in Norway and

    To reflect means to examine and consider different aspects of your own and others’ actions, attitudes and ideas. We may also reflect on a subject, practical activities or our own learning. Reflection means testing out our own thoughts and attitudes to develop better insight and understanding.

     on people’s need to be themselves and to belong to a community

  • To discuss means to consider different ideas and opinions related to sides of an issue, and to argue for and against. A discussion can be ended with a conclusion. We can discuss independently and in dialogue with others. A debate among several persons on a subject can mean the same as to discuss.

     what equality and equal opportunities mean for a democracy, and

    To develop means to design, create, model or shape a new method, a product or a service.

     proposals for how to counteract prejudice, racism and discrimination
  • talk about human values and equality, and

    To compare means to examine the character or qualities to discover resemblances or differences between two or more issues.

     how human rights have been established and implemented in various countries

  • To explore refers to experiencing and experimenting, often encouraging curiosity and sense of wonder. To explore may mean to sense, seek, discover, observe and examine. In some cases, to explore means to investigate different aspects of an issue through open and critical discussion. To explore may also mean testing or trying out and evaluating work methods, products or equipment.

     the main features in the history of the Sami people and the national minorities of Norway and make a presentation about the rights the Sami and national minorities of Norway have today

  • To reflect means to examine and consider different aspects of your own and others’ actions, attitudes and ideas. We may also reflect on a subject, practical activities or our own learning. Reflection means testing out our own thoughts and attitudes to develop better insight and understanding.

     on how commercialism can influence consumption, personal finances and one’s self-image

  • To explore refers to experiencing and experimenting, often encouraging curiosity and sense of wonder. To explore may mean to sense, seek, discover, observe and examine. In some cases, to explore means to investigate different aspects of an issue through open and critical discussion. To explore may also mean testing or trying out and evaluating work methods, products or equipment.

     and

    To present means to show, explain and outline a topic or a product. The way of presenting may vary, but the goal of the presentation is to make the topic or product accessible to others. To present may also mean to illustrate and to demonstrate.

     a global challenge that is related to sustainability and what consequences this might have, and

    To develop means to design, create, model or shape a new method, a product or a service.

     a proposal relating to how one can contribute to counteracting such challenges and how collaboration between countries may help

  • To reflect means to examine and consider different aspects of your own and others’ actions, attitudes and ideas. We may also reflect on a subject, practical activities or our own learning. Reflection means testing out our own thoughts and attitudes to develop better insight and understanding.

     on how one and other people participate in digital interaction, and

    To discuss means to consider different ideas and opinions related to sides of an issue, and to argue for and against. A discussion can be ended with a conclusion. We can discuss independently and in dialogue with others. A debate among several persons on a subject can mean the same as to discuss.

     what it means to

    To use means to apply something or to carry out a task to reach a goal. To use, which is closely related to apply, is understood as to utilise or to employ, for example, a method or a tool.

     one’s judgment in the light of rules, norms and boundaries

  • To reflect means to examine and consider different aspects of your own and others’ actions, attitudes and ideas. We may also reflect on a subject, practical activities or our own learning. Reflection means testing out our own thoughts and attitudes to develop better insight and understanding.

     on variations in identity, sexual orientation and gender expression, and one’s own and others’ boundaries in connection with emotions, the body, gender and sexuality and

    To discuss means to consider different ideas and opinions related to sides of an issue, and to argue for and against. A discussion can be ended with a conclusion. We can discuss independently and in dialogue with others. A debate among several persons on a subject can mean the same as to discuss.

     what one can do if those boundaries are violated

  • To describe means to portray or recount an experience, situation, work process or a topic. To describe something may also refer to using relevant terminology to systematise knowledge of a topic.

     key events that have led to the democracy we have in Norway today and

    To compare means to examine the character or qualities to discover resemblances or differences between two or more issues.

     how individuals have the power to influence different systems of government
  • give examples of laws, rules and norms and how they function in society, and

    To reflect means to examine and consider different aspects of your own and others’ actions, attitudes and ideas. We may also reflect on a subject, practical activities or our own learning. Reflection means testing out our own thoughts and attitudes to develop better insight and understanding.

     on the consequences of any breaches of them

  • To reflect means to examine and consider different aspects of your own and others’ actions, attitudes and ideas. We may also reflect on a subject, practical activities or our own learning. Reflection means testing out our own thoughts and attitudes to develop better insight and understanding.

     on how encounters between people have contributed to changing the way people think, and also how different societies have been organised

Formative assessment

Formative assessment shall help to promote learning and develop competence in the subject. The pupils demonstrate and develop their competence in Social Studies in years 5, 6 and 7 when they show that they can explore and understand the connections between historical, geographical and social-science-related topics. The pupils also demonstrate and develop their competence when they show their ability to research and present their work on social-studies-related topics, and reflect on possible answers for questions about the past, present and future, and assess how various sources can provide different types of information. The pupils also demonstrate and develop their competence in the subject when they reflect on the way in which they and others are a part of different communities and how they can have an impact on society. They further demonstrate and develop their competence when they show that they can use digital tools and judge digital sources in their work in this subject.

The teacher shall facilitate pupil participation and stimulate their desire to learn in their oral, written, practical and digital ways of working in the subject. The teacher and pupils shall engage in dialogue about their development in Social Studies. The pupils shall be encouraged to experiment on their own in the subject. With the competence the pupils have demonstrated as the starting point, they shall be given the opportunity to express what they believe they have achieved and what they believe they have improved on. The teacher shall provide guidance on further learning and adapt the teaching to enable the pupils to use the guidance provided to develop their competence in social studies.