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) research question with Broadly expressed research Broadly expressed research Focussed research question Highly focussed and well poorly defined direction for question with unclear or vague question containing clear with well-defined scope. articulated research question. research. direction for research. direction for research. Very limited understanding of Some understanding of the Satisfactory understanding of Detailed understanding of the Comprehensive understanding the demands of the research demands of the research the demands of the research demands of the research of the demands of the research question and inappropriate question and narrow choice of question and largely question and well-supported question and highly articulated choice of research methods. research methods. appropriate choice of research and appropriate choice of and appropriate choice of 3. Response to the methods. research methods. research methods. research question. Unfocussed and superficial Limited response to the Relevant and clear response to Thorough and sound response Highly focussed and considered response to the research research question with the research question including to the research question response including question with little discussion superficial discussion of adequate discussion of the including detailed discussion comprehensive discussion of the methods used in the the methods used in the methods used in the of the methods used in the of the methods used in the investigation. investigation. investigation. investigation. investigation. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Very little synthesis of the Limited synthesis of the Satisfactory synthesis of the Effective synthesis of the Sophisticated synthesis of different aspects of the different aspects of the different aspects of the different aspects of the the different aspects of the research. research. research. research. research. Limited description of the Some conclusions drawn from Clear and largely substantiated Articulate and well Highly articulate and 4. Synthesis of findings of the research the findings of the research. conclusions drawn from the substantiated conclusions comprehensively substantiated findings and findings of the research. drawn from the findings of conclusions drawn from the evaluation of the the research. findings of the research. investigation. Very limited evaluation of the Limited evaluation of the Adequate evaluation of the Thoughtful and coherent Insightful and comprehensive outcomes of the investigation. outcomes of the investigation. outcomes of the investigation. evaluation of the outcomes of evaluation of the outcomes of the investigation. the investigation. 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) 3. Response to the research question. research question with poorly defined direction for research. Broadly expressed research question with unclear or vague direction for research. Broadly expressed research question containing clear direction for research. Focussed research question with well-defined scope. Highly focussed and well articulated research question. Very limited understanding of the demands of the research question and inappropriate choice of research methods. Some understanding of the demands of the research question and narrow choice of research methods. Satisfactory understanding of the demands of the research question and largely appropriate choice of research methods. Detailed understanding of the demands of the research question and well-supported and appropriate choice of research methods. Comprehensive understanding of the demands of the research question and highly articulated and appropriate choice of research methods. Unfocussed and superficial response to the research question with little discussion of the methods used in the investigation. Limited response to the research question with superficial discussion of the methods used in the investigation. Relevant and clear response to the research question including adequate discussion of the methods used in the investigation. Thorough and sound response to the research question including detailed discussion of the methods used in the investigation. Highly focussed and considered response including comprehensive discussion of the methods used in the investigation. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 4. Synthesis of findings and evaluation of the investigation. Very little synthesis of the different aspects of the research. Limited synthesis of the different aspects of the research. Satisfactory synthesis of the different aspects of the research. Effective synthesis of the different aspects of the research. Sophisticated synthesis of the different aspects of the research. Limited description of the findings of the research Some conclusions drawn from the findings of the research. Clear and largely substantiated conclusions drawn from the findings of the research. Articulate and well substantiated conclusions drawn from the findings of the research. Highly articulate and comprehensively substantiated conclusions drawn from the findings of the research. Very limited evaluation of the outcomes of the investigation. Limited evaluation of the outcomes of the investigation. Adequate evaluation of the outcomes of the investigation. Thoughtful and coherent evaluation of the outcomes of the investigation. Insightful and comprehensive evaluation of the outcomes of the investigation. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
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