EVALUATION

MODERATION HANDOUT

SAMPLES B+, A-, A, A+

E1 EVALUATION OF RESEARCH PROCESSES USED SPECIFIC TO THE

RESEARCH QUESTION
S3 EXPRESSION OF IDEAS

B+ SAMPLE
Comments:
E1:
S3:

States the research process(es) used. Evaluates the effectiveness of the process with
examples of information, but does not indicate specifically where it came from. Attempts
to evaluate impact of process regarding question, but is too vague.
Uses verbs that are mostly precise with some repetition.

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A- SAMPLE
Comments:
E1:

S3:

States the research process(es) used. Evaluates the effectiveness of the process with
examples of information from specific sources. Evaluates impact of process regarding
question resolution and is mostly precise. However, includes unnecessary mention of
capabilities.
Uses verbs that are mostly precise with some repetition. Expression is occasionally
clumsy.

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A SAMPLE
Comments:
E1:
S3:

States the research process(es) used. Evaluates the effectiveness of the process with
examples of information from specific sources. Evaluates impact of process regarding
question resolution and is precise and supported by examples.
Uses verbs that are mostly precise with some repetition.

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A+ SAMPLE
Comments:
E1:
S3:

States the research process(es) used. Evaluates the effectiveness of the process with
examples of information from specific sources. Evaluates impact of process regarding
question resolution and is precise and supported by examples.
Uses verbs that are precise. Ideas are carefully foregrounded to emphasise purpose
rather than process. Information is expressed through high use of complex nominal
groups in place of verbs to raise sophistication of expression.

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E2 EVALUATION OF DECISIONS IN RESPONSE TO CHALLENGES AND/OR

OPPORTUNITIES SPECIFIC TO THE RESEARCH PROCESSES USED
S3 EXPRESSION OF IDEAS

B+ SAMPLE
Comments:
E2:
S3:

States the decision in response to a challenge. Evaluates the effectiveness of the

decision. Attempts to evaluate impact of decision regarding question, but is too vague.
Uses verbs that are not precise.

A-

SAMPLE

Comments:
E2:
S3:

States the decision in response to a challenge. Evaluates the effectiveness of the

decision. Evaluates impact of decision regarding question, but is not precise.
Uses nouns and verbs that are mostly precise.

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A SAMPLE
Comments:
E2:
S3:

States the decision in response to a challenge. Evaluates the effectiveness of the

decision. Evaluates impact of decision regarding question, but is too vague.
Uses verbs that are precise, however does so repetitively.

A+ SAMPLE
Comments:
E2:
S3:

States the decision in response to a challenge. Evaluates the effectiveness of the

decision. Evaluates impact of decision regarding question resolution in a balanced and
specific manner.
Uses verbs that are precise.

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E3 EVALUATION OF THE QUALITY OF THE RESEARCH OUTCOME

S3 EXPRESSION OF IDEAS

B+ SAMPLE
Comments:
E3:

S3:

Reflects on decisions made over the course of the research. Provides a lengthy
summary of Outcome findings. Evaluates specific findings, but focuses on the amount of
sources rather than quality of information and how this lead to high quality findings.
Suggestions for improvement/future research focus on information, but no explanation for
how that information could be collected, nor how it would improve the quality of the
current Outcome findings is provided.
Uses verbs that are mostly precise with some repetition.

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A-

SAMPLE

Comments:
Comments:
E3:

S3:

Briefly reflects on decisions made over the course of the research. Briefly provides a
summary of Outcome findings. Evaluates limitations and makes balanced judgement of
findings. Suggestions for improvement/future research mostly focus on information with
vague explanation of how that information could be collected. Little explanation for how
that information could improve the quality of the current Outcome findings is provided
only inferred.
Uses verbs that are mostly precise with some repetition.

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A SAMPLE
Comments:
E3:

S3:

Briefly reflects on decisions made over the course of the research. Briefly provides a
summary of Outcome findings with the support of a table. Evaluates limitations and
makes balanced judgement of findings. Suggestions are given for more than one
Outcome finding improvement. Strategies for how that information/research could be
conducted as well as how it could improve the quality of the current Outcome findings is
provided.
Uses verbs that are precise, however does so repetitively.

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A+ SAMPLE
Comments:
E3:

S3:

Briefly reflects on decisions made over the course of the research. Provides a summary
of Outcome findings with the support of a table. Evaluates limitations and makes
balanced judgement of findings. Suggestions are given for more than one Outcome
finding improvement. However, strategies for how that information/research could be
conducted as well as how it could improve the quality of the current Outcome findings is
not provided only inferred.
Uses verbs that are precise.

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