| Criteria |
Falls well below |
Approaches |
Meets |
Exceeds |
| Research skills |
- needs a great deal of
assistance to conduct
research
- uses only a few or no
research skills
- research notes are
incomplete and
poorly organised
|
- needs some assistance
to conduct research
- uses some research
skills
- research notes are
somewhat complete
and somewhat
organised
|
- requires little assistance to conduct research
- uses most of the required research skills
- research notes are mostly complete and show evidence of some organisation
|
- conducts research independently
- uses all of the required research skills
- research notes are complete and wellorganised
|
| Analytic skills |
- learner has omitted some of the research topics
- responses to analytic questions show a lack of understanding of the task
- some of the information is copied from the source
|
- learner does not include factual information
- responses to analytic questions show some understanding of the task
- has difficulty using own words
|
- includes factual
information on all
topics
- clearly explains all
topics
- responses to analytic
questions clarify
personal concerns and
evaluate the data
|
- includes factual
information on all
topics and provides
additional relevant
information
- responses to analytic
questions are well
thought out and show
evidence of problemsolving
skills
|
Organisation of writing
(introduction, body, conclusion, and bibliography) |
- uses a weak
introduction and
conclusion
- paragraphs are not
structured
- the main idea is only
partially presented
with no supporting
detail
- report is illogically
organised
- shows no evidence of
revision
- does not include
bibliography
|
- shows evidence of an
introduction and
conclusion
- information is
presented in
paragraph form with
some supporting
details
- logic in organisation
is weak
- shows some evidence
of self-revision
- incomplete
bibliography
|
- introduction and conclusion are linked clearly and effectively
- uses well-developed paragraphs and supporting details are used for effect
- logical organisation
- shows evidence of peer revision
- complete bibliography
|
- creative and logical organisation of report
- report includes diagrams, charts or graphs
- supporting details are chosen for the best effect
- independently revises work and seeks the opinion of others
- no errors in the bibliography
|