Good answer Generally relevant and factually sound but contains Good coverage of the Satisfactory presentation with minor errors and/or some omissions. essential information. appropriate use of illustrative material. 60 - 69 Generally, well structured and logical. Adequate Largely accurate but contains some mistakes Contains the essential Moderate presentation, expression answer and/or key facts or examples are missing. information but little depth. and clarity. Little or inappropriate use 50 - 59 of illustrative material. Mostly logical. Incomplete Sufficient information to indicate the candidate has Modest or incomplete Weak expression, clarity and structure answer a basic knowledge and understanding of the coverage of lecture - may be in note form. 41 - 49 subject. Several omissions and/or errors, poor material. Lacks depth. relevance and/or understanding of concepts. Pass Minimum A weak answer but just enough information to acceptable suggest the student has a rudimentary knowledge standard and understanding of the subject area. (40) Fail Deficient May contain some isolated pieces of correct Little appreciation of the Poor expression and/or a low level of answer information but little relevance and/or a serious scope of the subject. structure and clarity. May lack lack of knowledge/ understanding. Many coherence. (20 39) omissions, no relevant examples and/or serious – errors. Totally No or little accurate factual material or the answer No significant attempt to Little organisation of text and/or inadequate may be totally irrelevant. about the subject. dreadful expression and clarity. Bad fail (0 - 19) QUALITATIVE CRITERIA FOR JUDGMENTAL ASSESSMENT OF LEVEL 3 WRITTEN EXAMINATION ANSWERS MARK COMMENT KNOWLEDGE & UNDERSTANDING COVERAGE STYLE/CLARITY
60 - 69 Good answer Generally relevant and factually sound but contains minor errors and/or some omissions. Good coverage of the essential information. Satisfactory presentation with appropriate use of illustrative material. Generally, well structured and logical. 50 - 59 Adequate answer Largely accurate but contains some mistakes and/or key facts or examples are missing. Contains the essential information but little depth. Moderate presentation, expression and clarity. Little or inappropriate use of illustrative material. Mostly logical. 41 - 49 Incomplete answer Sufficient information to indicate the candidate has a basic knowledge and understanding of the subject. Several omissions and/or errors, poor relevance and/or understanding of concepts. Modest or incomplete coverage of lecture material. Lacks depth. Weak expression, clarity and structure - may be in note form. Pass (40) Minimum acceptable standard A weak answer but just enough information to suggest the student has a rudimentary knowledge and understanding of the subject area. Fail (20 – 39) Deficient answer May contain some isolated pieces of correct information but little relevance and/or a serious lack of knowledge/ understanding. Many omissions, no relevant examples and/or serious errors. Little appreciation of the scope of the subject. Poor expression and/or a low level of structure and clarity. May lack coherence. Bad fail (0 - 19) Totally inadequate No or little accurate factual material or the answer may be totally irrelevant. No significant attempt to about the subject. Little organisation of text and/or dreadful expression and clarity. QUALITATIVE CRITERIA FOR JUDGMENTAL ASSESSMENT OF LEVEL 3 WRITTEN EXAMINATION ANSWERS MARK COMMENT KNOWLEDGE & UNDERSTANDING COVERAGE STYLE/CLARITY