Assessment
Assessment
Criterion A: Investigating
Maximum: 8
In the community project, students should be able to:
i. define a goal to address a need within a community, based on personal interests
ii. identify prior learning and subject-specific knowledge relevant to the project
iii. demonstrate research skills.
Achievement level
0
Level descriptor
Students do not achieve a standard described by any of the descriptors below.
12
Students:
i. state a goal to address a need within a community, based on personal interests, but
this may be limited in depth or accessibility
ii. identify prior learning and subject-specific knowledge, but this may be limited in
occurrence or relevance
iii. demonstrate limited research skills.
34
Students:
i. outline an adequate goal to address a need within a community, based on personal
interests
ii. identify basic prior learning and subject-specific knowledge relevant to some areas of the
project
iii. demonstrate adequate research skills.
56
Students:
i. define a clear and challenging goal to address a need within a community,
based on personal interests
ii. identify prior learning and subject-specific knowledge generally relevant to
the project
iii. demonstrate substantial research skills.
78
Students:
i. define a clear and highly challenging goal to address a need within a community,
based on personal interests
ii. identify prior learning and subject-specific knowledge that is consistently highly relevant
to the project
iii. demonstrate excellent research skills.
Criterion B: Planning
Maximum: 8
In the community project, students should be able to:
i. develop a proposal for action to serve the need in the community
ii. plan and record the development process of the project
iii. demonstrate self-management skills.
Achievement level
0
Level descriptor
Students do not achieve a standard described by any of the descriptors below.
12
Students:
i. develop a limited proposal for action to serve the need in the community
ii. present a limited or partial plan and record of the development process of the project
demonstrate limited self-management skills.
iii. demonstrate limited self-management skills.
34
Students:
i. develop an adequate proposal for action to serve the need in the community
ii. present an adequate plan and record of the development process of the project
iii. demonstrate adequate self-management skills.
56
Students:
i. develop a suitable proposal for action to serve the need in the community
ii. present a substantial plan and record of the development process of the project
iii. demonstrate substantial self-management skills.
78
Students:
i. develop a detailed, appropriate and thoughtful proposal for action to serve the need
in the community
ii. present a detailed and accurate plan and record of the development process of the
project
iii. demonstrate excellent self-management skills.
Level descriptor
Students do not achieve a standard described by any of the descriptors below.
12
Students:
i. demonstrate limited service as action as a result of the project
ii. demonstrate limited thinking skills
iii. demonstrate limited communication and social skills.
34
Students:
i. demonstrate adequate service as action as a result of the project
ii. demonstrate adequate thinking skills
iii. demonstrate adequate communication and social skills.
56
Students:
i. demonstrate substantial service as action as a result of the project
ii. demonstrate substantial thinking skills
iii. demonstrate substantial communication and social skills.
78
Students:
i. demonstrate excellent service as action as a result of the project
ii. demonstrate excellent thinking skills
iii. demonstrate excellent communication and social skills.
Criterion D: Reflecting
Maximum: 8
In the community project, students should be able to:
i. evaluate the quality of the service as action against the proposal
ii. reflect on how completing the project has extended their knowledge and understanding
of service learning
iii. reflect on their development of ATL skills.
Achievement level
0
12
34
56
78
Level descriptor
Students do not achieve a standard described by any of the descriptors below.
Students:
i. present a limited evaluation of the quality of the service as action against the proposal
ii. present limited reflections on how completing the project has extended their
knowledge and understanding of service learning
iii. present limited reflections on their development of ATL skills.
Students:
i. present an adequate evaluation of the quality of the service as action against the
proposal
ii. present adequate reflections on how completing the project has extended their
knowledge and understanding of service learning
iii. present adequate reflections on their development of ATL skills.
Students:
i. present a substantial evaluation of the quality of the service as action against the
proposal
ii. present substantial reflections on how completing the project has extended their
knowledge and understanding of service learning
iii. present substantial reflections on their development of ATL skills.
Students:
i. present an excellent evaluation of the quality of the service as action against the
proposal
ii. present excellent reflections on how completing the project has extended their
knowledge and understanding of service learning
iii. present detailed and accurate reflections on their development of ATL skills.