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Assessment Schedule – 2011
Home Economics: Describe beliefs and practices associated with vegetarianism (90244)
Evidence Statement
Question
Evidence
Code
Achievement
Achievement
with Merit
Achievement
with Excellence
Explains cultural beliefs /
reasons for the Patel family
choosing a vegan lifestyle.
DB
1 DB
1 EB
1 DiB
1 DP
1 EP
1 DiP
ONE
(a) (i)
OR
(ii)
Explains, using positive and
negative examples, how
these cultural beliefs /
reasons impact on the
hauora / well-being of the
family.
EB
(b) (i)
Explains environmental
sustainability beliefs /
reasons for the Patel family
choosing a vegan lifestyle.
DB
OR
(ii)
Explains, using positive and
negative examples, how
these environmental
sustainability beliefs /
reasons impact on the
hauora / well-being of the
family.
EB
(c) (i)
Lists at least THREE foods
the Patel family would eat,
AND at least THREE foods
they would not eat as part
of their lifestyle.
DP
OR
(ii)
Explains WHY the foods
are eaten or not eaten.
EP
(iii)
Describes a main meal (a
dinner meal), the Patel
family could prepare to
ensure they eat a balanced
vegan diet, and the
ingredients this meal would
include.
EP
OR
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(iv)
Discusses this meal choice
and the importance in a
balanced vegan diet, with
reference to nutrient
retention / enhancement
and / or food safety.
Covers ALL family
members when discussing
meal choice.
See Appendix A for
possible responses.
DiP
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TWO
(a) and (b)
(i)
(ii)
Describes a
recommendation and who
will carry it out.
Discusses, using detailed
examples, how the
recommendation could
improve the outcomes for
Lana.
(iii)
Describes a problem the
recommendations could
cause for other people
involved in the Year 11
geography camp.
(iv)
Discusses, using detailed
examples, how the problem
could be overcome so that
everyone involved in the
Year 11 geography camp
feels included and
respected.
D
2D
OR
1E
1 Di
1 other E OR D
1 other Di OR E
E
OR
Di
Refers to the relevant
dimensions of:
 physical hauora / wellbeing
HP
 mental and emotional
hauora / well-being
HM
 social hauora / well-being
HSo
 spiritual hauora / wellbeing.
HSp
See Appendix B for
possible responses.
Over the
paper as a
whole
Dimensions of hauora /
well-being are considered
holistically throughout the
paper.
3 of the 4
dimensions:
3 of the 4
dimensions:
3 of the 4
dimensions:
HP
HP
HP
HM
HM
HM
HSo
HSo
HSo
HSp
HSp
HSp
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Judgement Statement
Question
Achievement
Achievement with Merit
Achievement with Excellence
ONE
1 DB + 1 DP
1 EB + 1 EP
1 DiB + 1 DiP
TWO
2D
2E
2 Di
Over the
paper as
a whole
Describes a variety of:
OR
OR
1E+1D
1 Di + 1 E
Explains a variety of:
Discusses a variety of:
HP
HP
HP
HM
HM
HM
HSo
HSo
HSo
HSp
HSp
HSp
Codes
D
=
Describe
E
=
Explain
Di
=
Discuss
DB
=
Describe belief
DP
=
Describe practice
EB
=
Explain belief
EP
=
Explain practice
DiB
=
Discuss belief
DiP
=
Discuss practice
HP
=
Physical hauora / well-being
HM
=
Mental and emotional hauora / well-being
HSo
=
Social hauora / well-being
HSp
=
Spiritual hauora / well-being
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APPENDIX A (QUESTION ONE)
(a) and (b) Cultural and Environmental Sustainability Beliefs / Reasons
Eg: Cultural
Achievement (Describe)
The Patel family has chosen to eat a vegan diet for cultural reasons because they believe in the Hindu religion,
which states that the cow is a very sacred animal. There is a belief in the Hindu religion that God resides in
everyone, all creatures, both great and small. Therefore, humans should not consume animals.
Mr Patel also grew up in India, and as a child may not have had meat readily available, as it can be very expensive,
and traditionally, his family may not have consumed meat products due to their own family values and beliefs.
Mr Patel’s early family life and his parents’ influences on him as well as the community he was brought up in, would
have influenced his beliefs and values, and he follows a vegan diet because of this.
The rest of the Patel family want to fit in with the father as he was brought up in India where vegetarianism,
especially vegan, is common, and it’s part of their culture (they want to share their father’s cultural belief).
Merit (Explain)
The Patel family has chosen to eat a vegan diet for cultural reasons because they believe in the Hindu religion,
which states that the cow is a very sacred animal. There is a belief in the Hindu religion that God resides in
everyone, all creatures, both great and small. Therefore, humans should not consume animals.
Mr Patel also grew up in India, and as a child may not have had meat readily available, as it can be very expensive,
and traditionally, his family may not have consumed meat products due to their own family values and beliefs.
They believe animals should be able to live their lives without the brutality, cruelty, and death caused by humans.
Killing animals for food is a form of violence. Hindus are strong believers in peace and harmony. Therefore, killing
animals for food or sport is against their beliefs.
Mr Patel’s early family life and his parents’ influences on him as well as the community he was brought up in, would
have influenced his beliefs and values, and he follows a vegan diet because of this. Many Hindu communities
believe that if you want spiritual development, you need to be vegan.
Excellence (Discuss)
"Hindus teach vegetarianism as a way to live with a minimum of hurt to other beings, for to consume meat, fish,
fowl, or eggs, is to participate indirectly in acts of cruelty and violence against the animal kingdom. The abhorrence
of injury and killing of any kind leads quite naturally to a vegetarian diet, shakahara …”.
Besides viewing vegetarianism as an obligation to God, Hindus believe that our actions will have karmic
consequences. By inflicting injury, pain, and death upon animals, Hindus believe that they will receive equal
suffering in the future.
Mr Patel’s early family life and his parents’ influences on him as well as the community he was brought up in, would
have influenced his beliefs and values, and he follows a vegan diet because of this. Many Hindu communities
believe that if you want spiritual development, you need to be vegan.
They also believe that meat and meat products are detrimental to physical health because of animal diseases,
such as BSE, foot and mouth, or swine fever, and that non-vegetarian food is detrimental for the mind and spiritual
development.
Eg: Environmental sustainability
Environmental sustainability means maintaining the factors and practices that contribute to the quality of the
environment on a long-term basis.
Achievement (Describe)
The Patel family has chosen to eat a vegan diet for environmental sustainability reasons because of the impact
that farming of animals has on the environment. Pollution of soil, water, and air from the chemicals contained in
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fertilisers used to grow crops for feeding animals, has a negative effect on the land available for safely growing
crops that are safe for people to eat. Destroying the natural habitat such as forests to grow more food for animals
has an impact on the environment as a whole. Lots of genetic modification to “make new food species” means
there will be less diversity of food sources available.
Merit (Explain)
The Patel family has chosen to eat a vegan diet for environmental sustainability reasons because of the impact
that farming of animals has on the environment. Pollution of soil, water, and air from the chemicals contained in
fertilisers used to grow crops for feeding animals, has a negative effect on the land available for safely growing
crops that are safe for people to eat. Destroying the natural habitat such as forests to grow more food for animals
has an impact on the environment as a whole. Lots of genetic modification to “make new food species” means
there will be less diversity of food sources available.
Factory farming also causes unsustainable pressure on the land for the production of high protein / energy animal
feed. Water is used in large amounts to feed crops that are grown for feeding factory-farmed animals. Lots of water
from out of the ground is used for watering large amounts of feed crops grown. The environmental impact is that
plant life and other water life is decreased or disappears all together. Waste from farming can also contaminate the
waterways and may also make people sick. Destroying the environment severely limits the food choices that can
be grown.
Excellence (Discuss)
The Patel family has chosen to eat a vegan diet for environmental sustainability reasons because of the impact
that farming of animals has on the environment. Pollution of soil, water, and air from the chemicals contained in
fertilisers used to grow crops for feeding animals, has a negative effect on the land available for safely growing
crops that are safe for people to eat. Destroying the natural habitat such as forests to grow more food for animals
has an impact on the environment as a whole. Lots of genetic modification to “make new food species” means
there will be less diversity of food sources available.
Factory farming also causes unsustainable pressure on the land for the production of high protein / energy animal
feed. Water is used in large amounts to feed crops that are grown for feeding factory-farmed animals. Lots of water
from out of the ground is used for watering large amounts of feed crops grown. The environmental impact is that
plant life and other water life is decreased or disappears all together. Waste from farming can also contaminate the
waterways and may also make people sick. Destroying the environment severely limits the food choices that can
be grown, and this will have an effect on the well-being of society. The environment doesn’t just include the land; it
is also the waterways, air, forestation, and traditional breeds of sea life, animals, and birds. The loss of plant life,
fish and bird life, is of detriment to the entire environment.
For example, seven kilograms of grain are required to produce one kilogram of beef; the conversion is 4-to-1 for
pork and 2-to-1 for poultry. Each kilogram of meat represents several kilograms of grain that could be consumed
directly by humans, not to mention the water and farmland required growing the grain. To put this in simplified
terms, the beef in a hamburger represents enough wheat to produce five loaves of bread.
Huge amounts of food – not to mention the water and farmland required in growing the food – can be freed up by
modest reduction in meat production. For example, if the 670 million tonnes of the world's grain that is fed to
livestock were reduced by 10 per cent, the resulting grain could feed 225 million people, or keep up with growth in
the human population over the next three years.
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(c) Practices
(i) and (ii) Foods eaten / Foods not eaten
Eg: Foods Eaten
Achievement (Describe) Excellence (Discuss)
The Patel family eats fruits, vegetables, breads, cereals, grains, seeds, legumes, lentils, nuts, and soy products.
The Patel’s environmental sustainability and cultural beliefs determine the foods they eat. The Patel’s need to
eat a balanced diet; therefore the foods they eat must provide the essential nutrients required for health.
Good sources of protein that are needed for growth and body maintenance can be obtained from soy products,
such as soymilk and tofu; legumes, such as black beans and baked beans; and nuts, such as almonds and
peanuts.
Many breakfast cereals are fortified with Vitamin B12, which is important because it helps the body to use protein,
fat, carbohydrates, and folate, and it is also needed for forming red blood cells.
Folate can be found in wholegrain cereals, beans, green leafy vegetables (such as spinach), and it is needed for
the production of red blood cells.
Non-haem iron can be found in vegetables, such as broccoli, asparagus, and watercress; dried fruit, such as
raisins and apricots; wholemeal foods, such as wholemeal pita bread; nuts and seeds, eg pumpkin seeds. Iron is
needed for the formation of haemoglobin and energy production.
Vegetables / nuts, etc, can be eaten, as no animal has been harmed in the production of these foods.
Chickpea foods are readily available and are a cheap protein alternative.
Eg: Foods Not Eaten
Achievement (Describe) Excellence (Discuss)
The Patel family does not eat red meats, white meats, fish, and other seafood (such as mussels, etc), dairy, egg
products, or honey. The Patel’s environmental sustainability and cultural beliefs determine the foods they do not
eat.
The family’s environmental sustainability reasons for not eating these foods include:
(i) The destruction of the environment due to, eg pollution of waterways from animal manure and the fertilisers
used on the crops and grasses used for feeding animals.
(ii) The destruction of the environment by cutting down rainforests to develop farmland for animals, such as cows,
that are used to produce a variety of meat products for consumption by people throughout the world.
The family’s cultural reasons for not eating these food products include:
(i) Their Hindu beliefs teach vegetarianism as a way to live, with a minimum of hurt to other beings, for to
consume meat, fish, fowl, or eggs, is to participate indirectly in acts of cruelty and violence against the animal
kingdom. The abhorrence of injury and killing of any kind leads quite naturally to a vegetarian diet, as does the
belief that animals have feelings just like humans do, and that they have the right to be treated with care and
respect throughout their lives.
(ii) Their upbringing in India, where most people live on a vegetarian diet due to animal protein not being readily
available, or being too expensive for most of the community; and their belief that it is detrimental for their
spiritual growth to eat animal products.
(iii) and (iv) Meal suitable for a balanced vegan diet
Eg: Main Meal: Chickpea and potato curry
 Chickpeas, potatoes, tomatoes, onions, curry, chilli, mustard
 Served with wholemeal chapatti / roti
 Side dish of vegetable greens (broccoli, green beans, peas)
 Soy ice cream and stewed plums from garden
 Orange juice.
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Achievement (Describe) Excellence (Discuss)
The chickpea (canned) and potato curry is cooked all together in a pot with the tomatoes, onions, and spices for
flavour.
The green vegetables (broccoli, green beans and peas) are steamed.
The stewed plums are cooked with a little raw sugar.
This meal has been chosen because it provides a variety of essential nutrients required for a vegan. The chickpea
and potato curry provides protein from the chickpeas, beans and peas; dietary fibre from the broccoli, peas, beans,
onion, tomatoes and chapatti / roti; non-haem iron from the green vegetables, wholemeal chapatti / roti and
chickpeas; folate from the spinach; zinc from the wholemeal chapatti / roti; complex carbohydrates (starch) from the
potatoes; and Vitamin A from the tomatoes and their juice.
The stewed plums provide fibre and potassium; the soy ice cream is a good source of calcium, protein and Vitamin
B12; and the orange juice is a good source of Vitamin C.
To retain the nutrients in this meal, it is important that the vegetables (spinach, onion and potato), and fruit
(apples), are cut with a sharp knife to prevent damage to the plant cells. It would be better to just wash the potatoes
and plums instead of peeling them, because more nutrients can be kept in, ie by leaving the skins on, the family will
get extra fibre. If the family are using dried chickpeas, it is important for food safety reasons to soak the chickpeas
in cold water for a couple of hours, then drain all the water off and wash the chickpeas again in clean, cold water.
The chickpeas then need to be boiled until they are soft. This ensures that all toxins are removed. If tinned
chickpeas are used, it is important to check that the use-by date has not expired, and that there is no damage to
the tin, such as rusty seams, etc.
This meal is suitable for all the family:
Protein from the chickpeas, peas, and beans are important, especially for Sandeep and Lana, who are in rapid
growth periods. Vitamin B12 from the soy ice cream is involved in the formation of DNA, red blood cells, and nerves,
and is very important to vegans as the main source is from animal products. This also is a good source of calcium
important for nerves and bone strength, especially for Sandeep and Lana as they are growing bones, and Mrs
Patel, to prevent osteoporosis later in life.
They need to ensure that Sandeep does not eat too much fibre being on a vegan diet as this can fill her up too
much before she has consumed enough food for energy, and prevent the absorption of important nutrients that she
requires for normal health.
The Vitamin C in the orange juice and the broccoli helps the family absorb the non-haem iron from wholemeal
chapatti / roti, potatoes, peas, beans, and chickpeas. Iron is important especially to Lana and Mrs Patel as they
have periods, and it is important to prevent anaemia, as it forms part of the haemoglobin in the red blood cells,
which carry oxygen to the brain and around our bodies. Vitamin C is also required to help fight infections and aid
learning, so is important for Sandeep too.
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APPENDIX B (QUESTION TWO)
Eg: Personal
Achievement (Describe) and Merit (Explain)
Lana could organise a meeting with the senior staff members organising the food for the camp to discuss her
specific nutritional requirements (vegan). She could suggest possible meals that would be suitable for her to eat,
and that also could be eaten by everyone else at the camp. Lana could also offer to meet with the camp owners if
they are the ones doing the catering to provide a variety of suitable recipes using economic and readily available
ingredients that will meet her vegan requirements, which would also be suitable for non-vegetarians to eat, or could
be added to the menu.
Excellence (Discuss)
Lana could organise a meeting with the senior staff members organising the food for the camp to discuss her
specific nutritional requirements (vegan). She could suggest possible meals that would be suitable for her to eat,
and that also could be eaten by everyone else at the camp. Lana could also offer to meet with the camp owners if
they are the ones doing the catering to provide a variety of suitable recipes using economic and readily available
ingredients that will meet her vegan requirements, which would also be suitable for non-vegetarians to eat, or could
be added to the menu.
The recipes she shares with the camp owners will alert them to the need to provide alternative food choices that
meet vegetarian nutritional requirements. By providing a variety of food including vegan options on the menu, the
camp owners will meet the needs of everyone attending the camp. Lana will feel comfortable attending the camp
and enjoy the activities with the teachers, her friends, and the owners of the camp.
Eg: Interpersonal
Achievement (Describe) and Merit (Explain)
Lana’s friends could talk to the Year 11 dean and suggest that Year 11 students, staff, and Board of Trustees
members have the opportunity to provide the camp owners with details about any food allergies or special diets
they have via a questionnaire. The Information and Communication Technology (ICT) students could, in
consultation with the camp owners, develop the questionnaire and a method for sending the collated information to
the camp owners a week or two before the Year 11 geography camp. A copy of the proposed menu could then be
sent to the school for approval or further adjustment. Everyone attending the camp will then be able to make
informed choices about the foods they choose to eat.
Excellence (Discuss)
Lana’s friends could talk to the Year 11 dean and suggest that Year 11 students, staff, and Board of Trustees
members have the opportunity to provide the camp owners with details about any food allergies or special diets
they have via a questionnaire. The Information and Communication Technology (ICT) students could, in
consultation with the camp owners, develop the questionnaire and a method for sending the collated information to
the camp owners a week or two before the Year 11 geography camp. A copy of the proposed menu could then be
sent to the school for approval or further adjustment. Everyone attending the camp will then be able to make
informed choices about the foods they choose to eat.
This action enables Lana to attend the camp knowing that her nutritional needs have been respected, as well as
the nutritional needs of everyone else attending. Lana will know in advance that the menu provided would have the
balance of nutrients that she needs for maintaining her health.
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Eg: Societal
Achievement (Describe) and Merit (Explain)
The camp owners could employ a design company to create a standard customer requirements form, which
includes an area for identifying particular food requirements and / or dietary needs. The form could be included with
the various sample menus provided to groups, organisations, and individuals, seeking information about the types
of menus available. This form could also be available on the camp website as an online copy. The information
provided by individuals, groups or organisations would enable the camp owners to adjust their menus so that
vegan options can be provided to meet Lana’s needs, and also the needs of others attending the camp.
Excellence (Discuss)
The camp owners could employ a design company to create a standard customer requirements form, which
includes an area for identifying particular food requirements and / or dietary needs. The form could be included with
the various sample menus provided to groups, organisations, and individuals, seeking information about the types
of menus available. This form could also be available on the camp website as an online copy. The information
provided by individuals, groups or organisations would enable the camp owners to adjust their menus so that
vegan options can be provided to meet Lana’s needs, and also the needs of others attending the camp.
Allowing students to provide information about their specific dietary requirements recognises the differences in
people’s food preferences and needs. The information provided by students would need to be completed at least
two weeks in advance of the camp, so that suitable recipes and ingredients can be sourced to produce a camp
menu that meets the dietary requirements