VCE EXTENDED INVESTIGATION 2014 UNIT 4 OUTCOME 1: WRITTEN REPORT ASSESSMENT CRITERIA Assessor: Student: Student no: LEVELS OF PERFORMANCE CRITERIA 1–2 (low) 3–4 5–6 (medium) 7–8 9–10 (high) Very limited knowledge and Some knowledge and Satisfactory knowledge and Detailed knowledge and Comprehensive knowledge and understanding of the research understanding of the research understanding of the research thorough understanding of highly developed understanding area. area. area. well-defined research area. of well-defined research area. Very limited discussion of Limited discussion of the Adequate discussion of subject Detailed and coherent Insightful and complex the subject matter and key subject matter and key matter, key concepts and discussion of subject matter, discussion of the subject 1. Knowledge and concepts. concepts. issues. key concepts and issues. matter, key concepts and understanding issues. of the research area. Little evidence of literature Some evidence of literature Appropriate reference to Effective use of literature review Highly effective use of literature review and little use of review and some use of literature review and and terminology specific and review and terminology specific terminology relevant to terminology relevant to the satisfactory use of terminology relevant to the research area. and relevant to the research the research area. research area. relevant to the research area. area. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Some description of arguments Some analysis of the Adequate analysis of the Thoughtful analysis of the Sophisticated analysis of the presented. arguments presented in arguments presented in arguments presented in the arguments presented in the the investigation. the investigation. investigation. investigation. Weak and unclear connections Some relevant connections General connections drawn Well-developed linkage Strong and coherent linkage 2. Analysis and made between arguments made between arguments between arguments presented between arguments presented between arguments presented evaluation of presented and the central presented and the central and the central research and the central research and the central research argument and research question. research question. question. question. question. evidence. Little evaluation of evidence Under-developed evaluation Reasonable evaluation of the Well-developed evaluation Critical and comprehensive with weak links to the of evidence presented to evidence presented to justify of the evidence presented evaluation of the evidence arguments. justify the arguments. the arguments. to justify arguments. presented to justify arguments. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
VCE EXTENDED INVESTIGATION 2014 UNIT 4 OUTCOME 1: WRITTEN REPORT ASSESSMENT CRITERIA Assessor: Student: Student no: CRITERIA LEVELS OF PERFORMANCE 1–2 (low) 3–4 5–6 (medium) 7–8 9–10 (high) 1. Knowledge and understanding of the research area. Very limited knowledge and understanding of the research area. Some knowledge and understanding of the research area. Satisfactory knowledge and understanding of the research area. Detailed knowledge and thorough understanding of well-defined research area. Comprehensive knowledge and highly developed understanding of well-defined research area. Very limited discussion of the subject matter and key concepts. Limited discussion of the subject matter and key concepts. Adequate discussion of subject matter, key concepts and issues. Detailed and coherent discussion of subject matter, key concepts and issues. Insightful and complex discussion of the subject matter, key concepts and issues. Little evidence of literature review and little use of terminology relevant to the research area. Some evidence of literature review and some use of terminology relevant to the research area. Appropriate reference to literature review and satisfactory use of terminology relevant to the research area. Effective use of literature review and terminology specific and relevant to the research area. Highly effective use of literature review and terminology specific and relevant to the research area. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 2. Analysis and evaluation of argument and evidence. Some description of arguments presented. Some analysis of the arguments presented in the investigation. Adequate analysis of the arguments presented in the investigation. Thoughtful analysis of the arguments presented in the investigation. Sophisticated analysis of the arguments presented in the investigation. Weak and unclear connections made between arguments presented and the central research question. Some relevant connections made between arguments presented and the central research question. General connections drawn between arguments presented and the central research question. Well-developed linkage between arguments presented and the central research question. Strong and coherent linkage between arguments presented and the central research question. Little evaluation of evidence with weak links to the arguments. Under-developed evaluation of evidence presented to justify the arguments. Reasonable evaluation of the evidence presented to justify the arguments. Well-developed evaluation of the evidence presented to justify arguments. Critical and comprehensive evaluation of the evidence presented to justify arguments. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10