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THE ACHIEVEMENT CHART: Social Sciences and Humanities, Grades 9–12
Categories
50–59% (Level 1)
60–69% (Level 2)
70–79% (Level 3)
80–100% (Level 4)
Knowledge and Understanding – Subject-specific content acquired in each course (knowledge), and the comprehension of its meaning and significance (understanding)
The student:
Knowledge of content
(e.g., facts, terms, definitions, safe practices and procedures, use of technologies)
demonstrates limited knowledge of content
demonstrates some knowledge of content
demonstrates considerable knowledge of content
demonstrates thorough knowledge of content
Understanding
of content (e.g., concepts, theories, ideas, processes; relationship between theory and action)
demonstrates limited understand ing of content
demonstrates some understanding
of content
demonstrates considerable under standing of content
demonstrates thorough under standing of content
Thinking – The use of critical and creative thinking skills and/or processes
The student:
Use of planning skills
(e.g., formulating questions, identifying problems, gen erating ideas, gathering and organizing information, focusing research, selecting strategies)
uses planning skills with limited effectiveness
uses planning skills with some effectiveness
uses planning skills with considerable effectiveness
uses planning skills with a high degree of effectiveness
Use of processing skills
(e.g., analysing, detecting point of view and bias, interpreting, evaluating, synthesizing, forming conclusions)
uses processing skills with limited effectiveness
uses processing skills with some effectiveness
uses processing skills with consider able effectiveness
uses processing skills with a high degree
of effectiveness
Use of critical/creative thinking processes (e.g., goal setting, decision making, problem solving, invention, critiquing, reviewing)
uses critical/creative thinking processes with limited effectiveness
uses critical/creative thinking processes with some effectiveness
uses critical/creative thinking processes with considerable effectiveness
uses critical/creative thinking processes with a high degree of effectiveness
Communication – The conveying of meaning and expression through various forms
The student:
Organization and expression of ideas, information, and under standings in oral, visual, and/or written forms (e.g., oral: role plays, inter views, presentations, debates; visual: demonstrations, multimedia presentations, posters, graphic organizers; written: pamphlets, journals, reports, web pages)
organizes and expresses ideas, information, and understandings with limited effectiveness
organizes and expresses ideas, information, and understandings with some effectiveness
organizes and expresses ideas, information, and understandings with considerable effectiveness
organizes and expresses ideas, information, and understandings with a high degree of effectiveness
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