Marking Criteria for ‘Power, Passion & Greed’: Research Project
Student Name:
Semester 1, 2010
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
Pass
Student researched
independently at level of
closed enquiry
Credit
Student researched at
level of open enquiry*
within structured
guidelines
Distinction
Student research at level
of open enquiry within
self-determined
guidelines in accordance
with the discipline
Grade
Needs Improvement
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.
High Distinction
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.
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,
Critical use of sources:
Critical use of sources:
Critical use of sources:
Critical use of sources:
Critical use of sources:
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
Breadth of Reading:
Number of sources
provides evidence of
exceptional breadth of
reading.
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Marking Criteria for ‘Power, Passion & Greed’: Research Project
Student Name:
Semester 1, 2010
Avatar Name:
analyses and
applies new
knowledge
Inadequate understanding of
reading.
Does not provide summary of
books/articles
Adequate understanding
of reading.
Provides adequate
summary of 2 or 3
books/articles
Clear understanding of
reading.
Provides adequate
summary of 2 or 3
books/articles
Clear understanding of
reading.
Provides summary of 2
or 3 books/articles with
evidence of good critical
thinking
Communication
Written Expression:
Lack of clarity
Verbosity
Irrelevance
Grammatical Errors
Requires proof-reading
Written Expression:
Adequate written
expression
Written Expression:
Adequate written
expression
Written Expression:
Developed skills in
written expression.
Clarity & succinctness
Referencing:
Little to no adherence to
scholarly conventions of
referencing.
Referencing:
Adequate adherence to
scholarly conventions of
referencing.
Referencing:
Adequate adherence to
scholarly conventions of
referencing.
Referencing:
Consistent adherence to
scholarly conventions of
referencing.
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.
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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