Assessment Rubrics Non-Media Groups Public Inquiry Submission Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 5 (<50) (50-64) (65-74) (>75) (>85) A. Students embark Aim of Aim of Aim of Aims of Aims of on inquiry and so submission submission submission submission submission determine a need not stated stated, but clear and clear and clear, and for knowledge/ unclear adequately substantially goes beyond understanding reflects reflects material persona persona given to objectives objectives persona B. Students Sources of Sources of Several Multiple Multiple find/generate information information sources of sources of sources of needed inadequate minimally information information information information/data compared cover those used reflecting used using appropriate with those available covering information including methodology available most of those available some available originality in searching C. Students critically Insufficient Limited but Adequate Extensive Extensive evaluate and/or correct and accurate and accurate and accurate information/data inaccurate information information information to information and the process to information back up with find/generate this argument presentation information/data of multiple lines of argument D. Students organise Errors in Spelling/ High level of Excellent use information spelling/ grammar correct language of language collected or grammar mostly Good used and and generated Poor correct organisation high clarity professional organisation Adequate and and level of clarity and low organisation readability readability and readability and readable readability E. Students Limited Sound Some synthesise, evidence of argument evidence of of analyse and apply ability to based on argument imagination, imagination, new knowledge construct evidence based on flair, flair, coherent wide originality originality argument evidence and and independent independent thought thought F. Students Submission Submission Submission Submission Submission communicate does not partially reflects the reflects the reflects the knowledge and the reflect the reflects the perspective perspective perspective process used to perspective perspective of the of the of the generate it with an of the of the persona persona and persona and awareness of persona persona Adequate considers considers in ethical, social and Limited sources used some ethical, details other cultural issues reference referencing and correct social and ethical, social list provided and/or referencing cultural and cultural incorrect style issues issues referencing A variety of A variety of style sources used source types and used and referencing referencing style correct style correct Media Groups Articles
Assessment Rubrics Non-Media Groups Public Inquiry Submission Level 1 (<50) Level 2 (50-64) Level 3 (65-74) Level 4 (>75) Level 5 (>85) A. Students embark on inquiry and so determine a need for knowledge/ understanding Aim of submission not stated Aim of submission stated, but unclear Aim of submission clear and adequately reflects persona objectives Aims of submission clear and substantially reflects persona objectives Aims of submission clear, and goes beyond material given to persona B. Students find/generate needed information/data using appropriate methodology Sources of information inadequate compared with those available Sources of information minimally cover those available Several sources of information used covering most of those available Multiple sources of information reflecting information available Multiple sources of information used including some originality in searching C. Students critically evaluate information/data and the process to find/generate this information/data Insufficient and/or inaccurate information Limited but correct information Adequate and accurate information Extensive and accurate information to back up argument Extensive and accurate information with presentation of multiple lines of argument D. Students organise information collected or generated Errors in spelling/ grammar Poor organisation and low readability Spelling/ grammar mostly correct Adequate organisation and readable correct Good organisation and readability High level of language used and high clarity and readability Excellent use of language and professional level of clarity and readability E. Students synthesise, analyse and apply new knowledge Limited evidence of ability to construct coherent argument Sound argument based on evidence argument based on wide evidence Some evidence of imagination, flair, originality and independent thought of imagination, flair, originality and independent thought F. Students communicate knowledge and the process used to generate it with an awareness of ethical, social and cultural issues Submission does not reflect the perspective of the persona reference list provided Submission partially reflects the perspective of the persona Limited referencing and/or incorrect referencing style Submission reflects the perspective of the persona Adequate sources used and correct referencing style Submission reflects the perspective of the persona and considers some ethical, social and cultural issues A variety of sources used and referencing style correct Submission reflects the perspective of the persona and considers in details other ethical, social and cultural issues A variety of source types used and referencing style correct Media Groups Articles
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