Student name:Assessor:Date:

Assessmentmatrixfor: Semester 2 performance

Grade

Facetof Work / Third
Studentsachieves aminimal number
of objectives (50-60) / IIB
Studentsachieves some of the
Objectives (60-70) / IIA
Studentsachieves amajorityof the
originalset of objectives (70-80) / I
Studentsachievesthe originalset of
Objectives (80-90) / OUTSTANDING
Studentsachieves beyondtheoriginal
set of objectives (90+)
A. Studentsembark on inquiryand so determine a needfor knowledge / understanding / 10% /  Project objectivesnot specific enough toguide the project /  Individual project objectivesare clear,however donotgive coherentguidanceforproject /  Project objectivesareclearly focussedandfittogetherto form a clear overallplan foraclosed inquiry /  Studentclearlyfocuses objectives toguide an effective openinquiry project /  Student articulatesobjectives that have potential for new lines of inquiry
B. Students find/generate
needed information /
data/ ideas using appropriate approach / method / 10%
10%
10% /  Search is too narrow/too
superficial
 Information isfromlow quality sourcesandsuitedtoa closed inquiry
 Littleevidence of aneffective
searchstrategy /  Search includesanumber of
research-basedstudiesonatopic
definedbylecturer
 Information isfrom mixedquality
sourcesandsuitedtoa closed
inquiry
 Moderate evidenceof aneffective
searchstrategy forclosedinquiry /  Search includeskeyresearch-based
studies onatopicdefinedby
lecturer
 Information is consistentlyfrom
high quality sourcesandsuitedto
aclosed inquiry
 Extensive evidence ofan effective
searchstrategy forclosedinquiry /  Search includes anumber of
research-basedstudies ontopic
definedbystudent
 Information is consistentlyfrom
highquality sources andsuitedto
anopen inquiry
 Extensive evidence ofan effective
searchstrategy for open inquiry /  Search includeskeyresearch-based
studies ontopicdefinedby
student
 Information is fromhighquality
sources, spanning multiplesource
typesandsuited toopen inquiry
 Outstandingevidence ofan
effective searchstrategy foropen inquiry
C.Studentscritically
evaluate information / data/ ideas, their approach, methodsandresults, andreactappropriately / 10%
10% /  Littleor noevidenceofcritical
evaluationof information/ data /
ideas
 Achieved results oflittleor no technical merit /  Some evidence ofcritical
evaluationof information/ data /
ideas inmost cases
 Achieved results oflow technical merit /  Clear evidenceofcritical
evaluationof information/ data /
ideas in all cases
 Achieved results of moderate technical merit /  Strongevidenceofcritical
evaluationof information/ data / ideas inall cases, extendingto open inquiry
 Achieved results of good technical
merit /  Extensiveevidenceof critical
evaluationof information/ data / ideas inall cases, extendingtoopen inquiry
 Achieved resultsof high technical
merit
D. Students perform
necessaryprocesses to
meetstated project objectives / 3%
3%
2%
2%
3%
2% /  Sporadicprogress
 Missedmilestones regularly
 Disengagedwithproject
 Meetings infrequent,
undocumented
 No collaborativemethods in evidence
 Do notupdateproject plan inwake
of circumstances /  Intermittentprogress
 Missedsomemilestones
 Somewhat engagedwithproject
 Meetings infrequent,adequately
documented
 Basic collaborativemethodsin evidence
 Rarelyre-visit projectplan for
updates /  Steady progress
 Missed milestones occasionally
 Generallyengagedwithproject
 Meetings regular,reasonably
documented
 Some collaborativemethods in evidence
 Occasionally re-visit project plan
for updates /  Rapidprogress
 Missedmilestones rarely
 Well engagedwith project
 Meetings frequent,well
documented
 Effective collaborativemethodsin evidence
 Regularly re-visit project planfor
updates /  Very rapidprogress
 Nomissedmilestones
 Highly engagedwithproject
 Meetings frequent, meticulously
documented
 Innovative andeffective collaborativemethodsin evidence
 Oftenre-visit projectplan for
updates
E. Studentssynthesise,applies and analyses new knowledgecreatively / 10% /  Reproduce existing knowledge in prescribed formats with minimal interpretation. /  Reorganise existing knowledge in standard formats with little interpretation. /  Synthesises and analyses informationto construct emergent knowledge and asks, researchable questions. /  Synthesises, analyse and applies information/data to fill recognised knowledge gaps and asks rigorous, researchable questions. /  Synthesise, analyse and apply information/data to fill self-identified gaps or extend knowledge and asks rigorous, researchable questions based on new understandings.
F.Studentscommunicate
project objectives, achievements andthe process / 5%
5%
5% /  Incoherent/inconsistent journal/logbook entries
 Primitive documentationsystem/
minimal evidence inlogbooks
 Littleor noevidenceof awareness ofproject’sethical/social /culturalimplications /  Somewhat coherent/ consistent journal/logbook entries
 Basic documentationsystem/
some evidence inlogbooks
 Some evidence of awarenessof project’sethical/social/cultural implications /  Generallycoherent/consistent journal/logbook entries
 Gooddocumentationsystem/
good evidence inlogbooks
 Clear evidenceof awarenessof project’sethical/social/cultural implications /  Mostly coherent/consistent
journal/logbook entries
 Highquality documentation
system/ strongevidencein log books
 Strongevidenceof awarenessof
project’sethical/social/cultural
implications /  Highly coherent/consistent journal/logbook entries
 Outstandingquality
documentationsystem/ very strongevidencein logbooks
 Extensive evidence ofawareness of
project’sethical/social/cultural
implications

Comments:

A. Studentsembark on
inquiry*and so determine a needfor knowledge / understanding
B. Students find/generate needed information / data/ ideas using appropriate approach/ method
C.Studentscritically
evaluate information / data/ ideas, their approachandresults, andreactappropriately
D. Students perform necessaryprocesses to meet stated project objectives
E. Studentssynthesise,applies and analyses new knowledgecreatively
F.Studentscommunicate
project objectives, achievements andthe process