Number
AS90819
Version
1
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Achievement Standard
Subject Reference
Religious Studies 1.4
Title
Describe key beliefs of a religious tradition
Level
1
Credits
Subfield
Religious Studies
Domain
Understanding Religion
6
Assessment
Internal
Status
Registered
Status date
2 December 2008
Planned review date
31 December 2010
Date version published
2 December 2008
This achievement standard requires the description of key beliefs of a religious tradition.
Achievement Criteria
Achievement
Achievement with Merit
Achievement with
Excellence
 Describe key beliefs of a
religious tradition.
 Describe in detail the
importance of the key
beliefs of a religious
tradition.
 Comprehensively
describe the importance
of key beliefs of a
religious tradition.
Explanatory Notes
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Definitions:
 Describe means to present clear and accurate information.
 Describe in detail means to present clear and accurate information in depth or
breadth.
 Comprehensively describe means to present clear and accurate information in
depth and breadth.
 Key beliefs are significant religious teachings recognised by appropriate
authorities within the religious tradition.
 Religious tradition means a world religion, or a division of a world religion, a
regional religion or an indigenous religion.
 A world religion is a religious belief system that is generally recognised as having
independent status from any other religion. It may include but is not limited to:
Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism.
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
Number
AS90819
Version
1
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Key beliefs could include but are not limited to:
 Buddhism: the Three Jewels, the Four Noble Truths, the Three Marks of
Existence, the Eightfold Path
 Hinduism: Atman and Brahman, Dharma, Karma, Moskha
 Islam: the Five Pillars of Islam, monotheism
 Judaism: the Torah, monotheism
 Christianity: the Bible, creedal and doctrinal statements
 Indigenous: polytheism, animism, oral tradition.
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It is expected that the descriptions and explanations are largely sourced from
material supplied, or previously supplied, by a supervisor or teacher through
textbooks, lessons, scholarly works, or other teaching tools that form a delivery
package.
Quality Assurance
1
Providers and Industry Training Organisations must be accredited by NZQA before
they can register credits from assessment against achievement standards.
2
Accredited providers and Industry Training Organisations assessing against
achievement standards must engage with the moderation system that applies to
those achievement standards.
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference
0226
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016