Generic rubric template based on the Year 8 Science Achievement
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Generic rubric template based on the Year 8 Science Achievement Standards Curriculum Levels A Excellent 1 Advanced B Good 2 Proficient C Satisfactory 3 Functional D Partial 4 Developing E Minimal 5 Beginning Compare physical and chemical changes Comprehensively informed comparison Well-informed comparison Reasonably informed comparison Partially informed comparison Uninformed and use the particle model to explain and predict the properties and behaviours of substances Extensively reasoned explanation and comprehensively justified prediction Well-reasoned explanation and welljustified prediction Adequate reasoning and adequate justification Some reasoning and partial justification Little reasoning and little justification Identify different forms of energy Comprehensive identification Detailed identification Adequate identification Partial identification Few forms identified Highly effective description Mostly effective description Moderately effective description Partially effective description Ineffective description Compare processes of rock formation, including the time scales involved Comprehensively informed comparison Well-informed comparison Reasonably informed comparison Partially informed comparison Uninformed comparison Analyse the relationship between structure and function at cell, organ and body system levels Highly logical analysis Mostly logical analysis Reasonably logical analysis Disjointed analysis Illogical analysis Examine the different science knowledge used in occupations Highly effective examination Mostly effective examination Moderately effective examination Partially effective examination Little examination Explain how evidence has led to an improved understanding of a scientific idea Extensively reasoned explanation Well-reasoned explanation Adequately reasoned explanation Some reasoning Little reasoning Highly effective description Mostly effective description Moderately effective description Partially effective description Ineffective description Criteria (Assessable Elements) Knowledge and Understanding and describe how energy transfers and transformations cause change in simple systems and describe situations in which scientists collaborated to generate solutions to contemporary problems Generic rubric template based on the Year 8 Science Achievement Standards Sophistication of Skills Last updated Identify and construct questions and problems that they can investigate scientifically Highly relevant and discriminating identification and construction of questions and problems Mostly relevant and pertinent Reasonably relevant and credible Some relevance and some credibility Little relevance and minimal credibility Consider safety and ethics when planning investigations, including designing field or experimental methods Highly systematic and discerning consideration Mostly systematic and well-considered Generally systematic and reasonably considered With guidance With direction Identify variables to be changed, measured and controlled Comprehensive identification Detailed identification Adequate identification Partial identification Few variables identified Construct representations of their data to reveal and analyse patterns and trends, Highly accurate construction Mostly accurate construction Moderately accurate construction Partially accurate construction Little accuracy and use these when justifying their conclusions Highly skilful use Mostly skilful use Reasonably skilful use Some skill Little skill Explain how modifications to methods could improve the quality of their data Extensively reasoned explanation Well-reasoned explanation Adequately reasoned explanation Some reasoning Little reasoning and apply their own scientific knowledge and investigation findings to evaluate claims made by others Highly competent application Mostly competent Generally competent Some competence Minimal competence Use appropriate language and representations to communicate science ideas, methods and findings in a range of text types Highly skilful and sophisticated communication Mostly skilful Reasonably skilful Some skill Little skill 15/5/15
