Assessment criteria Very high (5) High (4) Medium (3) Low (2) Very low (1) Title Original, clear and concise Clear and concise question Clear and concise question Relevant question posed Relevant question posed, question posed that is posed that is investigable posed that draws on study that draws on study design with some guidance, which investigable and draws on and draws on study design design key knowledge and key knowledge and skills. draws on study design key study design key key knowledge and skills. skills. knowledge and skills. knowledge and skills. Introduction Accurate identification and Accurate identification and Clear identification and Some identification and Some identification of explanation of relevant some explanation of mostly accurate discussion limited discussion of relevant background background concepts. relevant background of relevant background relevant background concepts. concepts. concepts. concepts. Insightful understanding of Well-developed Sound understanding of Some understanding of the Limited understanding of the context and purpose of understanding of the the context and purpose of context or purpose of the the context or purpose of the investigation including context and purpose of the the investigation including investigation including an the investigation. a clear and relevant aim. investigation including a a relevant aim. aim. relevant aim. Independent formulation Independent formulation Mostly independent Formulation, with limited Formulation, with and justification of an of an appropriate formulation of an guidance, of an guidance, of an appropriate hypothesis hypothesis and/or appropriate hypothesis appropriate hypothesis appropriate hypothesis and/or prediction. prediction. and/or prediction. and/or prediction. and/or prediction. Methodology Independently designs and Independently conducts Conducts investigations Conducts investigations Conducts investigations conducts investigations investigations using under some direction, mostly under direction, under direction, generally selecting appropriate appropriate equipment using appropriate generally using using mostly appropriate equipment and materials, and materials, equipment and materials appropriate equipment equipment and materials demonstrating a demonstrating a and demonstrating a and materials and and demonstrating a systematic and systematic approach. systematic approach. demonstrating a limited systematic comprehensive approach. systematic approach. approach. Results Appropriate and correct Appropriate presentation Appropriate presentation Appropriate presentation Limited and sometimes presentation of all of all investigation data to of most investigation data of some investigation data inappropriate presentation investigation data to illustrate major trends, to illustrate a specific to illustrate a trend or of investigation data. illustrate trends, patterns patterns and/or scientific trend, pattern and/or pattern. and/or scientific relationships. scientific relationships. relationships. Discussion Comprehensive and Accurate analysis and Satisfactory analysis and Some analysis and Limited analysis of some accurate analysis and explanation of discussion of most discussion of investigation investigation data. explanation of investigation data. investigation data. data.
Assessment criteria Very high (5) High (4) Medium (3) Low (2) Very low (1) Title Original, clear and concise question posed that is investigable and draws on study design key knowledge and skills. Clear and concise question posed that is investigable and draws on study design key knowledge and skills. Clear and concise question posed that draws on study design key knowledge and skills. Relevant question posed that draws on study design key knowledge and skills. Relevant question posed, with some guidance, which draws on study design key knowledge and skills. Introduction Accurate identification and explanation of relevant background concepts. Accurate identification and some explanation of relevant background concepts. Clear identification and mostly accurate discussion of relevant background concepts. Some identification and limited discussion of relevant background concepts. Some identification of relevant background concepts. Insightful understanding of the context and purpose of the investigation including a clear and relevant aim. Well-developed understanding of the context and purpose of the investigation including a relevant aim. Sound understanding of the context and purpose of the investigation including a relevant aim. Some understanding of the context or purpose of the investigation including an aim. Limited understanding of the context or purpose of the investigation. Independent formulation and justification of an appropriate hypothesis and/or prediction. Independent formulation of an appropriate hypothesis and/or prediction. Mostly independent formulation of an appropriate hypothesis and/or prediction. Formulation, with limited guidance, of an appropriate hypothesis and/or prediction. Formulation, with guidance, of an appropriate hypothesis and/or prediction. Methodology Independently designs and conducts investigations selecting appropriate equipment and materials, demonstrating a systematic and comprehensive approach. Independently conducts investigations using appropriate equipment and materials, demonstrating a systematic approach. Conducts investigations under some direction, using appropriate equipment and materials and demonstrating a systematic approach. Conducts investigations mostly under direction, generally using appropriate equipment and materials and demonstrating a systematic approach. Conducts investigations under direction, generally using mostly appropriate equipment and materials and demonstrating a limited systematic approach. Results Appropriate and correct presentation of all investigation data to illustrate trends, patterns and/or scientific relationships. Appropriate presentation of all investigation data to illustrate major trends, patterns and/or scientific relationships. Appropriate presentation of most investigation data to illustrate a specific trend, pattern and/or scientific relationships. Appropriate presentation of some investigation data to illustrate a trend or pattern. Limited and sometimes inappropriate presentation of investigation data. Discussion Comprehensive and accurate analysis and explanation of Accurate analysis and explanation of investigation data. Satisfactory analysis and discussion of most investigation data. Some analysis and discussion of investigation data. Limited analysis of some investigation data.
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