Program level criteria | HD | DN | CR | P | FL |
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Selection and description (of knowledge) |
Skillful and proficient Discriminately selects pertinent literature and synthesises significant and less explored aspects of knowledge. |
Proficient and effective Wisely selects key literature and succinctly describes significant aspects of knowledge. |
Clear and coherent Selects relevant literature and coherently describes key aspects of knowledge. |
Coherent Selects related literature and describes fundamental knowledge in generalist terms. |
Imprecise and vague Selects irrelevant or mediocre literature. Describes knowledge in vague or incoherent terms. |
Comprehension (of knowledge) |
Perceptive States an insightful conclusion that is intelligently extrapolated from the context to demonstrated new knowledge. |
Specific States a specific and relevant conclusion arising from and responding to the context to demonstrate deeper knowledge. |
Logical States a logical conclusion relating to the context to demonstrate comprehension of contextual knowledge. |
General States a broad conclusion relating to the context demonstrating basic comprehension of knowledge. |
Ambiguous States an ambiguous, illogical or unsupported conclusion demonstrated limited or inaccurate understanding of knowledge. |
Explanation (of knowledge) |
Sophisticated and scholarly Synthesises in-depth and scholarly information connecting various or less explored points of view. |
Informed and precise In-depth and precise explanation from key sources connecting various and relevant points of view. |
Informed and coherent Explains key information from relevant sources representing main points of view. |
Simplistic Simply explains information from related sources representing limited/obvious points of view. |
Narrow and uninformed explanation Narrowly explains information from irrelevant or mediocre sources representing unrelated or imprecise points of view. |
Limitations and implications (of knowledge) |
Insightful and Justified Presents perceptive and justified limitations and implications of knowledge that reveals something insightful about the context/case/experience. |
Informed and Relevant Presents important and justified limitations and implications of knowledge specific to the context/case/experience. |
Relevant Presents relevant and supported limitations and implications of knowledge related to the context/case/experience. |
Reasonable Presents reasonable and supported limitations and implications of knowledge. |
Irrelevant/extraneous Presents limitations and implications that are irrelevant, unsupported and/or inaccurate. |
Use of (literature or research) |
Advanced and Judicious Demonstrates an advanced understanding of the content and theory. Judiciously selects compelling content from credible sources to convey a persuasive stance. |
Credible and Scholarly Makes smooth and convincing connections between (facts, theories, etc) to demonstrate extended knowledge. Selects appealing content from credible sources to support a stance. |
Relevant and Valid Connects relevant literature to evidence a sound understanding. Uses credible sources to support valid ideas appropriate for the discipline. |
Relevant and Indistinct Includes a collection of relevant literature. Uses sources to develop and explore ideas. Simple ideas are described. |
Undiscerning and Invalid Undiscerning selection and use of literature to state an unconvincing or invalid argument. |