Marking Criteria for ‘Power, Passion & Greed’: Research Project Semester 1, 2010

Student Name: Avatar Name:

Research at level of closed enquiry*& requires high level of structure/guidance / Research at level of closed enquiry and requires some structure/guidance / Student researched independently at level of closed enquiry / Student researched at level of open enquiry* within structured guidelines / Student research at level of open enquiry within self-determined guidelines in accordance with the discipline
Grade / Needs Improvement / Pass / Credit / Distinction / High Distinction
Student embarks on inquiry & identifies suitable research topic / No note card on entry**:
Provides inadequate statement of research topic and includes little to no historical background. / Note card on entry:
Provides adequate statement of research topic and includes little historical background. / Note card on entry:
Provides adequate statement of research topic and demonstrates knowledge of historical background.
Attempts to situate own research within scholarly literature. / Note card on entry:
Provides clear statement of research topic. Statement demonstrates good knowledge of historical background.
Situates own research within scholarly literature well. / Note card on entry:
Provides very clear statement of research topic.
Statement demonstrates exceptional knowledge of historical background.
Situates own research within scholarly literature very well
Finds/generates information using appropriate methodology / Breadth of Reading:
Provides inadequate number of sources (i.e. less than 10) / Breadth of Reading:
Provides adequate number of sources. / Breadth of Reading:
Provides adequate number of sources. / Breadth of Reading:
Provides more than required number of sources. / Breadth of Reading:
Number of sources provides evidence of exceptional breadth of reading.
Student organises
Information collected/generated and manages research process / Variety of Source Types:***
Uses inadequate variety of source types / Variety of Source Types:
Uses adequate variety of source types / Variety of Source Types:
Uses more than one of any source type / Variety of Source Types:
Uses more than one of any source type / Variety of Source Types:
Uses more than one of any source type
Student synthesizes, analyses and applies new knowledge / Critical use of sources:
Inadequate understanding of reading.
Does not provide summary of books/articles / Critical use of sources:
Adequate understanding of reading.
Provides adequate summary of 2or 3 books/articles / Critical use of sources:
Clear understanding of reading.
Provides adequate summary of 2 or 3 books/articles / Critical use of sources:
Clear understanding of reading.
Provides summary of 2 or 3 books/articles with evidence of good critical thinking / Critical use of sources:
Sophisticated understanding of primary & secondary sources.
Provides at least one summary of 2 or 3 books/articles demonstrating exceptional critical thinking.
Provides at least one summary of 2 or 3 source types & demonstrates exceptional critical thinking.
Communication / Written Expression:
Lack of clarity
Verbosity
Irrelevance
Grammatical Errors
Requires proof-reading
Referencing:
Little to no adherence to scholarly conventions of referencing. / Written Expression:
Adequate written expression
Referencing:
Adequate adherence to scholarly conventions of referencing. / Written Expression:
Adequate written expression
Referencing:
Adequate adherence to scholarly conventions of referencing. / Written Expression:
Developed skills in written expression.
Clarity & succinctness
Referencing:
Consistent adherence to scholarly conventions of referencing. / Written Expression:
Highly developed skills in written expression
Very clear articulation of ideas & succinctness
Referencing:
Consistent adherence to scholarly conventions of referencing.

* Closed Enquiry = lecturer specified. Open enquiry = student initiated.** A note card given as an avatar enters you project space or, for a written version of the assignment, the Introductory paragraph. *** Source types include: Primary & Secondary Sources, book, journal article, scholarly website, relevant Youtube clip.

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