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below information into your school-based assessment instrument template.
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Marine Science 2013
Examination: Short/Extended response
Context
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Questions or statements
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Supporting documentation
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Stimulus material that may be seen or unseen
Conditions
Year 11
 1–1.5 hours
 Short responses:
- 50–250 words per response
- seen or unseen questions or statements
- seen or unseen stimulus material
 Extended responses:
- 400–600 words per response
- seen or unseen questions or statements
- seen or unseen stimulus material
Year 12
 1.5 – 2.0 hours
 Short responses:
- 50–250 words per response
- seen or unseen questions or statements
- seen or unseen stimulus material
 Extended responses:
- 600–800 words per response
- seen or unseen questions or statements
- seen or unseen stimulus material.
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For example, the issue may be stated as local waterway issues and marine science concepts as aquaculture concepts.)
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The following words may be used in the singular: concepts, models, environments, issues, problems, questions, plans, investigations, conclusions.
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Investigation and analysis
Knowledge and understanding
Instrument-specific standards matrix
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Standard A
Standard B
Standard C
Standard D
Standard E
The student work has the
following characteristics:
The student work has the
following characteristics:
The student work has the
following characteristics:
The student work has the
following characteristics:
The student work has the
following characteristics:
 thorough definition and
description of marine science
concepts
 definition and detailed
description of marine science
concepts
 definition and description of
marine science concepts
 definition or simple
description of marine science
concepts
 statement of aspects of
marine science concepts
 thorough explanation of marine
systems using a
comprehensive range of
concepts and models
 detailed explanation of
marine systems using a
range of concepts and
models
 explanation of marine
systems using concepts and
models
 simple explanation of marine
systems using some
concepts and models
 statement of aspects of
marine systems
 discerning and systematic
application of understandings
to marine environments,
issues and problems.
 systematic application of
understandings to marine
environments, issues and
problems.
 application of understandings
to marine environments,
issues and problems.
 simple application of
understandings to marine
environments.
 statement of marine science
concepts, models or systems
somewhat related to marine
environments.
The student work has the
following characteristics:
The student work has the
following characteristics:
The student work has the
following characteristics:
The student work has the
following characteristics:
The student work has the
following characteristics:
 formulation of purposeful and
relevant questions, hypotheses
and thorough plans for marine
investigations
 formulation of relevant
questions, hypotheses and
detailed plans for marine
investigations
 formulation of questions,
hypotheses and plans for
marine investigations
 formulation of simple
questions or hypotheses and
use of given plans for marine
investigations
 use of given questions or
plans for marine
investigations
 purposeful and methodical
collection of reliable primary
data using marine research
skills
 methodical collection of
primary data using marine
research skills
 collection of primary data
using marine research skills
 collection of some primary
data using marine research
skills
 statement of primary data
 purposeful and methodical
selection and organisation of
marine information from
reliable and valid primary and
secondary sources
 methodical selection and
organisation of marine
information from valid
primary and secondary
sources
 selection and organisation of
marine information from
primary and secondary
sources
 partial organisation of marine
information from primary or
secondary sources
 statement of marine
information from primary or
secondary sources
 thorough analysis and
interpretation of marine
information to identify and
explain relationships, trends
and patterns.
 detailed analysis and
interpretation of marine
information to identify and
explain relationships, trends
and patterns.
 analysis and interpretation of
marine information to identify
and explain relationships,
trends and patterns
 simple analysis and
interpretation of some marine
information to identify some
relationships or patterns.
 identification and basic
explanation of relationships
or patterns..
Evaluation and communication
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Standard A
Standard B
Standard C
Standard D
Standard E
The student work has the
following characteristics:
The student work has the
following characteristics:
The student work has the
following characteristics:
The student work has the
following characteristics:
The student work has the
following characteristics:
 thorough evaluation of marine
information to draw logical
conclusions and make
purposeful and relevant
decisions and
recommendations
 detailed evaluation of marine
information to draw logical
conclusions and make
relevant decisions and
recommendations
 evaluation of marine
information to draw
conclusions and make
decisions and
recommendations
 simple conclusions drawn
and basic recommendations
made
 statement of opinions
 reasoned and valid justification
of conclusions, decisions and
recommendations about
marine environments, issues
and problems
 valid justification of
conclusions, decisions and
recommendations about
marine environments, issues
and problems
 justification of conclusions,
decisions and
recommendations about
marine environments, issues
and problems
 simple justification of
conclusions or
recommendations
 inconsistent use of evidence
to support opinions
 coherent and clear
communication using wellchosen language conventions
to suit audiences and
purposes.
 clear communication using
appropriate language
conventions to suit
audiences and purposes.
 communication using
language conventions to suit
audiences and purposes.
 communication using
inconsistent language
conventions.
 communication using
language conventions which
impede meaning.