VCE Physics: Performance descriptors PHYSICS SCHOOL-ASSESSED COURSEWORK Performance descriptors DESCRIPTOR: typical performance in each range Very low Low Medium High Very high Fully guided approach to Mainly guided and partially Minimally guided and mostly Mostly independent, Independent, systematic and investigations of electric systematic approach to systematic approach to systematic and comprehensive approach to power. investigations of electric investigations of electric comprehensive approach to investigations of electric power. power. investigations of electric power. power. Very limited descriptions of Limited explanations of the Sound explanations of the Well-developed explanations Comprehensive explanations the generation and generation and distribution of generation and distribution of of the generation and of the generation and distribution of electricity that electricity that include some electricity that include distribution of electricity that distribution of electricity that include some links between links between qualitative and relevant links between include relevant links include multiple relevant links Unit 3 qualitative and quantitative quantitative concepts. qualitative and quantitative between qualitative and between qualitative and Outcome 2 concepts. concepts. quantitative concepts. quantitative concepts. Analyse and evaluate Very limited collection of Limited collection of relevant Appropriate collection of Purposeful collection of Highly proficient collection of an electricity relevant data. data. relevant data. relevant data. relevant data. generation and distribution system. Very limited analysis and Limited analysis and Sound analysis and Well-developed analysis and Highly proficient analysis and interpretation of relevant interpretation of relevant interpretation of relevant interpretation of relevant interpretation of relevant experimental results and experimental results and experimental results and experimental results and experimental results and statement of their statement of their statement of their statement of their explanation of their significance. significance. significance. significance. significance. Very limited analysis and Limited analysis and Sound analysis and Well-considered analysis and Integrated and insightful application of data from application of data from application of complex data application of complex data analysis and application of experiments, texts, tables, experiments, texts, tables, from experiments, texts, from experiments, texts, complex data from graphs and diagrams to graphs and diagrams to tables, graphs and diagrams tables, graphs and diagrams experiments, texts, tables, answer questions, to draw answer questions, to draw to answer questions, to draw to answer questions, to draw graphs and diagrams to conclusions and to recognise valid conclusions and to valid conclusions and to valid conclusions and to answer questions, to draw experimental errors and recognise experimental discuss experimental errors discuss experimental errors valid conclusions and to limitations. errors and limitations. and limitations. and limitations. discuss experimental errors and limitations.
VCE Physics: Performance descriptors PHYSICS SCHOOL-ASSESSED COURSEWORK Performance descriptors Unit 3 Outcome 2 Analyse and evaluate an electricity generation and distribution system. DESCRIPTOR: typical performance in each range Very low Low Medium High Very high Fully guided approach to investigations of electric power. Mainly guided and partially systematic approach to investigations of electric power. Minimally guided and mostly systematic approach to investigations of electric power. Mostly independent, systematic and comprehensive approach to investigations of electric power. Independent, systematic and comprehensive approach to investigations of electric power. Very limited descriptions of the generation and distribution of electricity that include some links between qualitative and quantitative concepts. Limited explanations of the generation and distribution of electricity that include some links between qualitative and quantitative concepts. Sound explanations of the generation and distribution of electricity that include relevant links between qualitative and quantitative concepts. Well-developed explanations of the generation and distribution of electricity that include relevant links between qualitative and quantitative concepts. Comprehensive explanations of the generation and distribution of electricity that include multiple relevant links between qualitative and quantitative concepts. Very limited collection of relevant data. Limited collection of relevant data. Appropriate collection of relevant data. Purposeful collection of relevant data. Highly proficient collection of relevant data. Very limited analysis and interpretation of relevant experimental results and statement of their significance. Limited analysis and interpretation of relevant experimental results and statement of their significance. Sound analysis and interpretation of relevant experimental results and statement of their significance. Well-developed analysis and interpretation of relevant experimental results and statement of their significance. Highly proficient analysis and interpretation of relevant experimental results and explanation of their significance. Very limited analysis and application of data from experiments, texts, tables, graphs and diagrams to answer questions, to draw conclusions and to recognise experimental errors and limitations. Limited analysis and application of data from experiments, texts, tables, graphs and diagrams to answer questions, to draw valid conclusions and to recognise experimental errors and limitations. Sound analysis and application of complex data from experiments, texts, tables, graphs and diagrams to answer questions, to draw valid conclusions and to discuss experimental errors and limitations. Well-considered analysis and application of complex data from experiments, texts, tables, graphs and diagrams to answer questions, to draw valid conclusions and to discuss experimental errors and limitations. Integrated and insightful analysis and application of complex data from experiments, texts, tables, graphs and diagrams to answer questions, to draw valid conclusions and to discuss experimental errors and limitations.
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