VCE Environmental Science: Performance descriptors ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE SCHOOL-ASSESSED COURSEWORK Performance descriptors DESCRIPTOR: typical performance in each range Very low Low Medium High Very high Limited identification of the Limited explanation of the Satisfactory explanation of Well-developed explanation Comprehensive explanation causes and effects of causes and effects of the causes and effects of of the causes and effects of and discussion of the causes Unit 4 changes climate. changes climate. changes climate. changes climate. and effects of changes to to Earth’s to Earth’s to Earth’s to Earth’s Outcome 2 climate. Earth’s Explain the causes Very limited comparison of Limited comparison of the Sound comparison of the Accurate comparison of the Thorough comparison of the and effects of the methods of measuring methods of measuring and methods of measuring and methods of measuring and methods of measuring and changes to Earth’s and monitoring atmospheric monitoring atmospheric monitoring atmospheric monitoring atmospheric monitoring atmospheric climate, compare changes. changes. changes. changes. changes. methods of measuring and Very limited identification of Some understanding of the Relevant explanation of the Well-developed explanation Integrated and insightful monitoring the impacts of atmospheric impacts of atmospheric impacts of atmospheric of the impacts of atmospheric explanation of the impacts of atmospheric changes on living things and changes on living things and changes on living things and changes on living things and atmospheric changes on changes, and explain the environment. the environment. the environment. the environment. living things and the environment. the impacts of atmospheric changes on living things and Very limited collection of Limited collection of relevant Appropriate collection of Purposeful collection of Highly proficient collection of relevant data and very limited data and some use of data relevant data and sound use relevant data and accurate relevant data and insightful the environment. use of data from from experiments, texts, of data from experiments, use of data from use of data from experiments, texts, tables, tables, graphs and diagrams texts, tables, graphs and experiments, texts, tables, experiments, texts, tables, graphs and diagrams to to answer questions, to draw diagrams to answer graphs and diagrams to graphs and diagrams to answer questions, to draw conclusions and to recognise questions, to draw answer questions, to draw answer questions, to draw conclusions and to recognise experimental errors and conclusions and to recognise conclusions and to recognise conclusions and to recognise experimental errors and limitations. experimental errors and experimental errors and experimental errors and limitations. limitations. limitations. limitations.
VCE Environmental Science: Performance descriptors ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE SCHOOL-ASSESSED COURSEWORK Performance descriptors Unit 4 Outcome 2 Explain the causes and effects of changes to Earth’s climate, compare methods of measuring and monitoring atmospheric changes, and explain the impacts of atmospheric changes on living things and the environment. DESCRIPTOR: typical performance in each range Very low Low Medium High Very high Limited identification of the causes and effects of changes to Earth’s climate. Limited explanation of the causes and effects of changes to Earth’s climate. Satisfactory explanation of the causes and effects of changes to Earth’s climate. Well-developed explanation of the causes and effects of changes to Earth’s climate. Comprehensive explanation and discussion of the causes and effects of changes to Earth’s climate. Very limited comparison of the methods of measuring and monitoring atmospheric changes. Limited comparison of the methods of measuring and monitoring atmospheric changes. Sound comparison of the methods of measuring and monitoring atmospheric changes. Accurate comparison of the methods of measuring and monitoring atmospheric changes. Thorough comparison of the methods of measuring and monitoring atmospheric changes. Very limited identification of the impacts of atmospheric changes on living things and the environment. Some understanding of the impacts of atmospheric changes on living things and the environment. Relevant explanation of the impacts of atmospheric changes on living things and the environment. Well-developed explanation of the impacts of atmospheric changes on living things and the environment. Integrated and insightful explanation of the impacts of atmospheric changes on living things and the environment. Very limited collection of relevant data and very limited use of data from experiments, texts, tables, graphs and diagrams to answer questions, to draw conclusions and to recognise experimental errors and limitations. Limited collection of relevant data and some use of data from experiments, texts, tables, graphs and diagrams to answer questions, to draw conclusions and to recognise experimental errors and limitations. Appropriate collection of relevant data and sound use of data from experiments, texts, tables, graphs and diagrams to answer questions, to draw conclusions and to recognise experimental errors and limitations. Purposeful collection of relevant data and accurate use of data from experiments, texts, tables, graphs and diagrams to answer questions, to draw conclusions and to recognise experimental errors and limitations. Highly proficient collection of relevant data and insightful use of data from experiments, texts, tables, graphs and diagrams to answer questions, to draw conclusions and to recognise experimental errors and limitations.
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