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Categories
50–59% (Level 1)
60–69% (Level 2)
70–79% (Level 3)
80–100% (Level 4)
Communication for different audiences (e.g., peers, adults, younger children, community members) and purposes (e.g., to inform, instruct, persuade) in oral, visual, and/or written forms
communicates for different audiences and purposes with limited effectiveness
communicates for different audiences and purposes with some effectiveness
communicates for different audiences and purposes
with considerable effectiveness
communicates for different audiences and purposes with a high degree of effectiveness
Use of conventions
(e.g., research conventions such as surveys, documen­ tation conventions, commu­ nication conventions), vocabulary, and termi­ nology of the discipline in oral, visual, and/or written forms
uses conventions, vocabulary, and terminology with limited effectiveness
uses conventions, vocabulary, and terminology with some effectiveness
uses conventions, vocabulary, and terminology with considerable effectiveness
uses conventions, vocabulary, and terminology with a high degree of effectiveness
Application – The use of knowledge and skills to make connections within and between various contexts
The student:
Application of knowl­ edge and skills (e.g., concepts, procedures, processes, methodologies, technologies) in familiar contexts
applies knowledge and skills in familiar contexts with limit­ ed effectiveness
applies knowledge and skills in familiar contexts with some effectiveness
applies knowledge and skills in familiar contexts with considerable effectiveness
applies knowledge and skills in familiar contexts with a high degree of effectiveness
Transfer of knowledge and skills to new con­ texts (e.g., other subjects; experiences in the family, community, society; using theory to help understand personal experiences)
transfers knowl­ edge and skills to new contexts with limited effectiveness
transfers knowl­ edge and skills to new contexts with some effectiveness
transfers knowl­ edge and skills
to new contexts with considerable effectiveness
transfers knowl­ edge and skills to new contexts with a high degree of effectiveness
Making connections within and between various contexts
(e.g., past, present, future; environmental, personal, social, religious, cultural, socio-economic contexts)
makes connections within and between various contexts with limited effectiveness
makes connections within and between various contexts with some effectiveness
makes connections within and between various contexts with considerable effectiveness
makes connections within and between various contexts with a high degree of effectiveness
Note: A student whose achievement is below 50% at the end of a course will not obtain a credit for the course.
ASSESSMENT AND EVALUATION OF STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT
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