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REGISTERED UNIT STANDARD THAT HAS PASSED THE END DATE:

Explore the cross as a key Christian symbol

SAQA US ID	UNIT STANDARD TITLE
115993	Explore the cross as a key Christian symbol
ORIGINATOR
SGB Christian Theology and Ministry
PRIMARY OR DELEGATED QUALITY ASSURANCE FUNCTIONARY
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FIELD			SUBFIELD
Field 07 - Human and Social Studies			Religious and Ethical Foundations of Society
ABET BAND	UNIT STANDARD TYPE	PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL	NQF LEVEL	CREDITS
Undefined	Regular	Level 6	Level TBA: Pre-2009 was L6	12
REGISTRATION STATUS		REGISTRATION START DATE	REGISTRATION END DATE	SAQA DECISION NUMBER
Passed the End Date - Status was "Reregistered"		2018-07-01	2023-06-30	SAQA 06120/18
LAST DATE FOR ENROLMENT		LAST DATE FOR ACHIEVEMENT
2024-06-30		2027-06-30

In all of the tables in this document, both the pre-2009 NQF Level and the NQF Level is shown. In the text (purpose statements, qualification rules, etc), any references to NQF Levels are to the pre-2009 levels unless specifically stated otherwise.

This unit standard does not replace any other unit standard and is not replaced by any other unit standard.

PURPOSE OF THE UNIT STANDARD

This unit standard will be useful to people who wish to compare a range of New Testament and Christian understandings of the meaning and significance of the cross, and locate their own theological perspective within that range.

People credited with this unit standard are able to:

Describe and compare key New Testament understandings of the death of Jesus and the symbol of the cross

Describe and compare key Christian understandings of the death of Jesus and the symbol of the cross

Explain their own faith perspective on the cross and

Apply the doctrine of redemption in personal and community situations

LEARNING ASSUMED TO BE IN PLACE AND RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING

The credit calculation is based on the assumption that learners are already competent in terms of the following outcomes or areas of learning when starting to learn towards this unit standard:

The unit standard 'Describe and apply key Christian teachings of faith communities'

UNIT STANDARD RANGE

Specific range statements are provided in the body of the unit standard where they apply to particular specific outcomes or assessment criteria.

Specific Outcomes and Assessment Criteria:

SPECIFIC OUTCOME 1

Describe and compare a range of key New Testament understandings of the death of Jesus.

OUTCOME NOTES

Describe and compare a range of key New Testament understandings of the death of Jesus and the symbol of the cross.

OUTCOME RANGE

Material from the Synoptic Gospels, the Gospel of John and Epistles

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1

Texts dealing with the redemptive significance of the cross are identified and exegeted

ASSESSMENT CRITERION RANGE

At least four passages

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2

A simple typology of New Testament perspectives on redemption is constructed

SPECIFIC OUTCOME 2

Describe and compare a range of key Christian understandings of the death of Jesus.

OUTCOME NOTES

Describe and compare a range of key Christian understandings of the death of Jesus and the symbol of cross.

OUTCOME RANGE

May include objective, subjective, Christus Victor and liberation perspectives; material from more than one historical period e.g. early church, Reformation, medieval or modern.

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1

A simple typology of Christian perspectives on redemption is constructed.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2

The impact on Christian life and preaching of different perspectives is outlined

SPECIFIC OUTCOME 3

Outline a personal faith perspective on the cross.

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1

The learner's own understanding of the cross is described in terms of the typology.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2

The personal perspective is critiqued in the light of a broader and more inclusive range.

SPECIFIC OUTCOME 4

Apply the doctrine of redemption in personal and community situations.

OUTCOME RANGE

One situation to be identified and worked on, either personal or community

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1

The redemptive need is clearly and concretely defined e.g. HIV affected orphans in the community; an enquirer into the Christian faith; a land restitution claim.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2

The theological and practical elements of the process are explained.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION RANGE

To include how the Christian doctrine of redemption impacts on the situation and how practically the doctrine could be used to alter the situation.

UNIT STANDARD ACCREDITATION AND MODERATION OPTIONS

Providers of learning towards this unit standard will need to meet the accreditation requirements of the relevant ETQA.

Moderation Option:
The moderation requirements of the relevant ETQA must be met in order to award credit to learners for this unit standard

UNIT STANDARD ESSENTIAL EMBEDDED KNOWLEDGE

The following essential embedded knowledge will be assessed through assessment of the specific outcomes in terms of the stipulated assessment criteria. Candidates are unlikely to achieve all the specific outcomes, to the standards described in the assessment criteria, without knowledge of the listed embedded knowledge. This means that for the most part, the possession or lack of the knowledge can be directly inferred from the quality of the candidate's performance. Where direct assessment of knowledge is required, assessment criteria have been included in the body of the unit standard.

Knowledge of the New Testament teaching about the cross

Knowledge of the Church's historical teaching about the cross

UNIT STANDARD DEVELOPMENTAL OUTCOME

N/A

UNIT STANDARD LINKAGES

N/A

Critical Cross-field Outcomes (CCFO):

UNIT STANDARD CCFO IDENTIFYING

Identify and solve problems: through applying the doctrine of redemption to real situations

UNIT STANDARD CCFO WORKING

Work effectively with others: through a project based approach to Specific Outcome:

Apply the doctrine of redemption in personal and community situations

UNIT STANDARD CCFO ORGANISING

Organise and manage oneself and one's activities responsibly and effectively

UNIT STANDARD CCFO COLLECTING

Collect, analyse, organise and critically evaluate information: through working with Biblical and Christian theological resources

UNIT STANDARD CCFO DEMONSTRATING

Demonstrate an understanding the world as a set of related systems: by drawing connections between doctrine and the need for redemption/liberation

UNIT STANDARD CCFO CONTRIBUTING

Contribute to the full development of oneself: through better understanding one's own faith perspective in wider context

UNIT STANDARD ASSESSOR CRITERIA

Assessors should keep the following general principles in mind when designing and conducting assessments against this unit standard:

Focus the assessment activities on gathering evidence in terms of the main outcome expressed in the title to ensure assessment is integrated rather than fragmented. Remember we want to declare the person competent in terms of the title. Where assessment at title level is unmanageable, then focus assessment around each specific outcome, or groups of specific outcomes.

Make sure evidence is gathered across the entire range, wherever it applies. Assessment activities should be as close to the real performance as possible, and where simulations or role-plays are used, there should be supporting evidence to show the candidate is able to perform in the real situation.

Do not focus the assessment activities on each assessment criterion. Rather make sure the assessment activities focus on outcomes and are sufficient to enable evidence to be gathered around all the assessment criteria.

The assessment criteria provide the specifications against which assessment judgements should be made. In most cases, knowledge can be inferred from the quality of the performances, but in other cases, knowledge and understanding will have to be tested through questioning techniques. Where this is required, there will be assessment criteria to specify the standard required.

The task of the assessor is to gather sufficient evidence, of the prescribed type and quality, as specified in this unit standard, that the candidate can achieve the outcomes again and again and again. This means assessors will have to judge how many repeat performances are required before they believe the performance is reproducible.

All assessments should be conducted in line with the following well documented principles of assessment: appropriateness, fairness, manageability, integration into work or learning, validity, direct, authentic, sufficient, systematic, open and consistent.

REREGISTRATION HISTORY

As per the SAQA Board decision/s at that time, this unit standard was Reregistered in 2012; 2015.

UNIT STANDARD NOTES

Definition of Terms:

Terms have been clarified as far as possible through the use of range statements

QUALIFICATIONS UTILISING THIS UNIT STANDARD:

	ID	QUALIFICATION TITLE	PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL	NQF LEVEL	STATUS	END DATE	PRIMARY OR DELEGATED QA FUNCTIONARY
Elective	48917	National Diploma: Theology and Ministry	Level 5	NQF Level 05	Passed the End Date - Status was "Reregistered"	2023-06-30	As per Learning Programmes recorded against this Qual
Elective	62609	National Diploma: Theology and Ministry	Level 6	NQF Level 06	Passed the End Date - Status was "Reregistered"	2023-06-30	As per Learning Programmes recorded against this Qual

PROVIDERS CURRENTLY ACCREDITED TO OFFER THIS UNIT STANDARD:

This information shows the current accreditations (i.e. those not past their accreditation end dates), and is the most complete record available to SAQA as of today. Some Primary or Delegated Quality Assurance Functionaries have a lag in their recording systems for provider accreditation, in turn leading to a lag in notifying SAQA of all the providers that they have accredited to offer qualifications and unit standards, as well as any extensions to accreditation end dates. The relevant Primary or Delegated Quality Assurance Functionary should be notified if a record appears to be missing from here.

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