VCE EXTENDED INVESTIGATION 2014 UNIT 4 OUTCOME 1: WRITTEN REPORT ASSESSMENT CRITERIA Assessor: Student: Student no: LEVELS OF PERFORMANCE CRITERIA 1–2 (low) 3–4 5–6 (medium) 7–8 9–10 (high) Little organisation of ideas and Some development and some Orderly development of ideas Very clear and well-structured Well-structured and convincing findings. organisation of ideas and and findings. development of ideas and development of ideas and findings. findings. findings. Limited regard for a Some adaptation of content for Content largely accessible to Content adapted well for a Content highly accessible and audience. a non-specialist audience. a non-specialist audience. non-specialist audience. tailored to a non-specialist 5. Clarity and audience. effectiveness of writing. Very limited clarity of writing Limited clarity of writing with Generally effective writing that Confident and effective writing Fluent and highly effective with inconsistent author’s inconsistent author’s voice largely sustains consistency of that sustains consistency of writing that comprehensively voice and tone. and tone. author’s voice and tone. author’s and tone. sustains consistency of author’s voice and tone. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Little use of the structural Some use of the structural Satisfactory use of the Thorough and adept use of the Comprehensive and proficient conventions of writing a conventions of writing a structural conventions of structural conventions of writing use of the structural research report. research report. writing a research report. a research report. conventions of writing a research report. 6. Observance of report writing Little relevant data presented Some relevant data presented Largely relevant data Relevant data clearly presented Relevant data coherently conventions, as evidence. as evidence. satisfactorily presented as evidence. presented as evidence. including citations as evidence. and bibliographic referencing of Little use of academic citations, Limited use of academic Largely accurate use of Accurate and thorough use of Accurate and comprehensive sources. attributions and bibliographic citations, attributions and academic citations, attributions academic citations, attributions use of academic citations, details. bibliographic details. and bibliographic details. and bibliographic details. attributions and bibliographic details. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
VCE EXTENDED INVESTIGATION 2014 UNIT 4 OUTCOME 1: WRITTEN REPORT ASSESSMENT CRITERIA Assessor: Student: Student no: CRITERIA LEVELS OF PERFORMANCE 1–2 (low) 3–4 5–6 (medium) 7–8 9–10 (high) 5. Clarity and effectiveness of writing. Little organisation of ideas and findings. Some development and some organisation of ideas and findings. Orderly development of ideas and findings. Very clear and well-structured development of ideas and findings. Well-structured and convincing development of ideas and findings. Limited regard for a audience. Some adaptation of content for a non-specialist audience. Content largely accessible to a non-specialist audience. Content adapted well for a non-specialist audience. Content highly accessible and tailored to a non-specialist audience. Very limited clarity of writing with inconsistent author’s voice and tone. Limited clarity of writing with inconsistent author’s voice and tone. Generally effective writing that largely sustains consistency of author’s voice and tone. Confident and effective writing that sustains consistency of author’s and tone. Fluent and highly effective writing that comprehensively sustains consistency of author’s voice and tone. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6. Observance of report writing conventions, including citations and bibliographic referencing of sources. Little use of the structural conventions of writing a research report. Some use of the structural conventions of writing a research report. Satisfactory use of the structural conventions of writing a research report. Thorough and adept use of the structural conventions of writing a research report. Comprehensive and proficient use of the structural conventions of writing a research report. Little relevant data presented as evidence. Some relevant data presented as evidence. Largely relevant data satisfactorily presented as evidence. Relevant data clearly presented as evidence. Relevant data coherently presented as evidence. Little use of academic citations, attributions and bibliographic details. Limited use of academic citations, attributions and bibliographic details. Largely accurate use of academic citations, attributions and bibliographic details. Accurate and thorough use of academic citations, attributions and bibliographic details. Accurate and comprehensive use of academic citations, attributions and bibliographic details. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
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