VCE Chemistry: Performance descriptors CHEMISTRY SCHOOL-ASSESSED COURSEWORK Performance descriptors DESCRIPTOR: typical performance in each Very low Low Medium High Very high Very limited comparison of Some comparison of general Satisfactory comparison of Well-considered comparison Comprehensive comparison Unit 4 general structures and structures and reactions of general structures and of general structures and of general structures and Outcome 1 reactions of major organic organic families of reactions of major organic reactions of major organic reactions of major organic families of compounds. compounds. families of compounds. families of compounds. families of compounds. Compare the general structures and Very limited understanding of Basic understanding of the Adequate understanding of Well-developed Thorough understanding of reactions of the the principles of analytical principles of analytical the principles of analytical understanding of the the principles of analytical major organic chemistry techniques and chemistry techniques and chemistry techniques and principles of analytical chemistry techniques and families of some identification of simple some identification of organic mostly correct identification chemistry techniques and justified correct identification compounds, deduce organic compounds using compounds using of organic compounds using correct identification of of organic compounds using structures of organic instrumental analysis data instrumental analysis data instrumental analysis data organic compounds using instrumental analysis data compounds using instrumental analysis data instrumental analysis data, and design Incomplete or inaccurate Some complete or accurate Mostly complete and Complete and accurate Highly proficient design of reaction pathways design of reaction pathways designs for reaction accurate design of reaction design of reaction pathways reaction pathways for organic for organic molecule pathways for organic pathways for organic for organic molecule molecule synthesis, including for the synthesis of synthesis. molecule synthesis. molecule synthesis. synthesis. recognition of alternative organic molecules. pathways. Very limited application of Some application of Satisfactory application of Competent application of Highly proficient application volumetric and volumetric and volumetric and volumetric and of volumetric and chromatographic techniques chromatographic techniques chromatographic techniques chromatographic techniques chromatographic techniques in chemical analysis. in chemical analysis. in chemical analysis. in chemical analysis. in chemical analysis. Very limited use of data from Some use of data from Appropriate use of data from Accurate use of data from Insightful use of data from experiments, texts, tables, experiments, texts, tables, experiments, texts, tables, experiments, texts, tables, experiments, texts, tables,
VCE Chemistry: Performance descriptors CHEMISTRY SCHOOL-ASSESSED COURSEWORK Performance descriptors Unit 4 Outcome 1 Compare the general structures and reactions of the major organic families of compounds, deduce structures of organic compounds using instrumental analysis data, and design reaction pathways for the synthesis of organic molecules. DESCRIPTOR: typical performance in each Very low Low Medium High Very high Very limited comparison of general structures and reactions of major organic families of compounds. Some comparison of general structures and reactions of organic families of compounds. Satisfactory comparison of general structures and reactions of major organic families of compounds. Well-considered comparison of general structures and reactions of major organic families of compounds. Comprehensive comparison of general structures and reactions of major organic families of compounds. Very limited understanding of the principles of analytical chemistry techniques and some identification of simple organic compounds using instrumental analysis data Basic understanding of the principles of analytical chemistry techniques and some identification of organic compounds using instrumental analysis data Adequate understanding of the principles of analytical chemistry techniques and mostly correct identification of organic compounds using instrumental analysis data Well-developed understanding of the principles of analytical chemistry techniques and correct identification of organic compounds using instrumental analysis data Thorough understanding of the principles of analytical chemistry techniques and justified correct identification of organic compounds using instrumental analysis data Incomplete or inaccurate design of reaction pathways for organic molecule synthesis. Some complete or accurate designs for reaction pathways for organic molecule synthesis. Mostly complete and accurate design of reaction pathways for organic molecule synthesis. Complete and accurate design of reaction pathways for organic molecule synthesis. Highly proficient design of reaction pathways for organic molecule synthesis, including recognition of alternative pathways. Very limited application of volumetric and chromatographic techniques in chemical analysis. Some application of volumetric and chromatographic techniques in chemical analysis. Satisfactory application of volumetric and chromatographic techniques in chemical analysis. Competent application of volumetric and chromatographic techniques in chemical analysis. Highly proficient application of volumetric and chromatographic techniques in chemical analysis. Very limited use of data from experiments, texts, tables, Some use of data from experiments, texts, tables, Appropriate use of data from experiments, texts, tables, Accurate use of data from experiments, texts, tables, Insightful use of data from experiments, texts, tables,