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Criterion |
Level 1 |
Level 2 |
Level 3 |
Level 4 |
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Knowledge and Understanding
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Accuracy of Ideas and Content |
Main idea is generally unclear
25% of required content is present |
Main idea is recognizable with some inaccuracy in
content
50% of required content is present |
Main idea is reasonably accurate with few mistakes
Greater than 75% of all required content in present |
Main idea is very accurate
All required points of content are present with good
detail |
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Knowledge of Facts and Terms |
Demonstrates limited understanding of concepts |
Demonstrates some understanding of concepts,
principles, and theories |
Demonstrates considerable understanding of concepts
and theories |
Demonstrates thorough and insightful ;understanding
of concepts, principles and theories |
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Inquiry
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Creative Thinking Skills in Designing Model |
Uses creative thinking skills with limited
effectiveness |
Uses creative thinking skills with moderate
effectiveness |
Uses creative thinking skills with considerable
effectiveness |
Uses creative thinking skills with thorough and
insightful effectiveness |
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Resource Selection |
Poor choice of resource material; |
Some resource material is well chosen and supports
writing |
Good choice of resource material to support writing |
Excellent choice of references |
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Reference Support |
There are few references to supporting material |
There are some references to clip art in the body of
the work
-the end notes are moderately well formatted |
Most of the pictures and information in the body of
the work is properly referenced
-the references are consistently and correctly
formatted |
All material is properly annotated and referenced |
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Communication |
Clarity of Ideas and Content |
Main idea is generally unclear |
Main idea is recognizable |
Main idea is reasonably clear |
Main idea is completely clear |
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Integration of Source Material |
Material from the sources is poorly blended, pieces
may be directly copied |
Material from sources tends not to be well blended;
many terms not explained |
Material from sources is fairly well blended; some
terms explained in own words |
Material from sources is well blended Difficult
terms are explained in own words |
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Use of Graphic Elements,colour |
Poor or inappropriate use of colour, clipart, graphs
and drawings to communicate ideas |
Some use of colour, clipart, graphs and drawings to
communicate ideas
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Good use of colour, clipart, graphs and drawings to
communicate ideas |
Excellent use of colour, clipart, graphs and
drawings to communicate ideas |
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Use of Language |
Weak command of appropriate vocabulary |
Fair command of appropriate vocabulary |
Good use of appropriate vocabulary including correct
scientific terms |
Excellent use of appropriate vocabulary including
correct scientific terminology |
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Conventions |
Weak command of spelling, punctuation, and grammar
-More than a total of 6 spelling grammar or
punctuation mistakes |
Fair command of spelling punctuation and grammar
-3-5 spelling, grammar or punctuation mistakes |
Good commands of spelling, punctuation, and grammar
No more than 1 -2 mistakes in spelling, punctuation,
or grammar |
Excellent command of spelling, punctuation of
grammar
No spelling or grammar mistakes |
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Few aspects of the expected visual presentation are
evident
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Some aspects of the expected visual presentation are
evident
-A little messy . Some (2-3) mistakes in typing and
paragraph structure |
The visual presentation is appropriate
-The poster is easy to read
No more than 1 typing mistake or error in paragraph
structure |
-The visual presentation is effective
-Well-typed and set up
-no typing mistakes
-Appropriate title
-Tables and graphs are appropriately sized, placed.
and annotated |
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Applications |
Personal Comments |
Make connections between the subject and the use in
the broader world with limited effectiveness |
Make connections with moderate effectiveness |
Makes connections with considerable effectiveness |
Makes connections with a high degree of
effectiveness |
