Human Services 2015 HSC exam pack (archive)
2015 Human Services HSC exam paper
Marking guidelines
Marking guidelines are developed with the exam paper and are used by markers to guide their marking of a student's response. The table shows the criteria with each mark or mark range.
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Marking feedback
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Use the feedback to guide preparation for future exams. Feedback includes an overview of the qualities of better responses. Feedback may not be provided for every question.
Feedback on written exam
Candidates showed strength in these areas:
- explaining the benefits of workplace diversity and supporting the response with examples (Q16)
- displaying knowledge of the renal system (Q17)
- identifying responsibility for the maintenance of manual handling equipment (Q20a)
- explaining the relationship between body mechanics and safe working practices (Q20b).
Candidates need to improve in these areas:
- providing workplace examples to support the response (Q16)
- understanding the process of performance review (Q19)
- knowledge of the continuous improvement process (Q18)
- understanding the term ‘body mechanics’ (Q20a).
Candidates showed strength in these areas:
- assessing the importance of relationships and the interaction between clients, families and health care team members to promote positive relationships and client health and well being
- linking the response to client care.
Candidates need to improve in these areas:
- differentiating between support services and networks
- understanding how holistic client care, for example, cultural and spiritual care, can enhance individual client well being
- providing sufficient depth and detail in responses .
Candidates showed strength in these areas:
- identifying goals/intervention relevant to the scenario in the question (Q22b, Q23b and Q24b)
- using industry examples to support answers (Q22, Q23 and Q24)
- describing specific risk assessments for the client identified in each scenario (Q22a, Q23a and Q24a).
Candidates need to improve in these areas:
- using medical terminology to support answers
- understanding the term ‘risk assessment’ (Q22a, Q23a and Q24a)
- explaining the care plan providing sufficient depth and detail in responses.
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