VCE Psychology: Performance descriptors PSYCHOLOGY SCHOOL-ASSESSED COURSEWORK Performance descriptors DESCRIPTOR: typical performance in each range Very low Low Medium High Very high Very limited understanding Limited understanding and Sound understanding and Well-considered Comprehensive and explanation of explanation of physiological explanation of physiological understanding and understanding and physiological measures of measures of consciousness measures of consciousness explanation of physiological explanation of physiological consciousness and very and some discussion of and satisfactory discussion of measures of consciousness measures of consciousness Unit 4 limited description of consciousness as a consciousness as a and thorough discussion of and insightful discussion of Outcome 1 consciousness as a continuum. continuum. consciousness as a consciousness as a continuum. continuum. continuum. Explain consciousness as a Very limited identification of Some discussion of sleep as Satisfactory discussion of Well-developed discussion of Sophisticated discussion of continuum, compare sleep as an altered state of an altered state of sleep as an altered state of sleep as an altered state of sleep as an altered state of theories about the consciousness. consciousness. consciousness. consciousness. consciousness. purpose and nature of sleep, and Limited comparison of General comparison of Sound comparison of Detailed comparison of Insightful and integrated elaborate on the theories related to the theories related to the theories related to the theories related to the comparison of theories purpose and function of purpose and function of purpose and function of purpose and function of related to the purpose and effects of sleep sleep. sleep. sleep. sleep. function of sleep. disruption on a person’s functioning. Limited description of the Some discussion of the Relevant discussion of the Well-considered discussion Insightful and integrated effects of sleep disruption on effects of sleep disruption on effects of sleep disruption on of the effects of sleep discussion of the effects of human functioning. human functioning. human functioning. disruption on human sleep disruption on human functioning. functioning. Very limited explanation of Limited comparison and Relevant comparison and Well-developed comparison Comprehensive comparison treatments for sleep explanation of treatments for explanation of treatments for and explanation of and explanation of disorders. sleep disorders. sleep disorders. treatments for sleep treatments for sleep disorders. disorders.
VCE Psychology: Performance descriptors PSYCHOLOGY SCHOOL-ASSESSED COURSEWORK Performance descriptors Unit 4 Outcome 1 Explain consciousness as a continuum, compare theories about the purpose and nature of sleep, and elaborate on the effects of sleep disruption on a person’s functioning. DESCRIPTOR: typical performance in each range Very low Low Medium High Very high Very limited understanding and explanation of physiological measures of consciousness and very limited description of consciousness as a continuum. Limited understanding and explanation of physiological measures of consciousness and some discussion of consciousness as a continuum. Sound understanding and explanation of physiological measures of consciousness and satisfactory discussion of consciousness as a continuum. Well-considered understanding and explanation of physiological measures of consciousness and thorough discussion of consciousness as a continuum. Comprehensive understanding and explanation of physiological measures of consciousness and insightful discussion of consciousness as a continuum. Very limited identification of sleep as an altered state of consciousness. Some discussion of sleep as an altered state of consciousness. Satisfactory discussion of sleep as an altered state of consciousness. Well-developed discussion of sleep as an altered state of consciousness. Sophisticated discussion of sleep as an altered state of consciousness. Limited comparison of theories related to the purpose and function of sleep. General comparison of theories related to the purpose and function of sleep. Sound comparison of theories related to the purpose and function of sleep. Detailed comparison of theories related to the purpose and function of sleep. Insightful and integrated comparison of theories related to the purpose and function of sleep. Limited description of the effects of sleep disruption on human functioning. Some discussion of the effects of sleep disruption on human functioning. Relevant discussion of the effects of sleep disruption on human functioning. Well-considered discussion of the effects of sleep disruption on human functioning. Insightful and integrated discussion of the effects of sleep disruption on human functioning. Very limited explanation of treatments for sleep disorders. Limited comparison and explanation of treatments for sleep disorders. Relevant comparison and explanation of treatments for sleep disorders. Well-developed comparison and explanation of treatments for sleep disorders. Comprehensive comparison and explanation of treatments for sleep disorders.
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