Written Report

Band

Task Achievement (25%)

Use of Sources (25%)

Structure (20%)

Support and Referencing (15%)

Clarity of Expression (15%)

90

Ideally chosen research topic for the report, appropriate to the scope of the project and examined in impressive detail, demonstrating extraordinary foundation knowledge and understanding of the chosen research area.

Report is impeccably formatted and submitted as per Assessment Task Information.

H

An impressive range of thoroughly relevant and appropriate sources selected for the project and effectively used to address the research topic.

Information from sources analysed and evaluated thoroughly, skilfully synthesised and paraphrased to support key points in the report.

H

Report structure is highly effective and logical, with extremely sophisticated organisation of ideas between and within paragraphs.

Extremely well linked throughout by skilfully used cohesive devices (e.g.: referential language, signposting), which helps the reader to follow the line of argument with ease.

H

Citations consistently present where necessary and accurately formatted.

Citations and final references match and are easy to navigate.

Final references complete, consistent, correctly ordered and perfectly formatted according to APA or Harvard conventions.

H

Highly proficient and sophisticated command of written academic English.

Consistently appropriate academic register used throughout, frequently including common features of academic writing (eg. hedging language/nominalisation).

Extensive and confident use of topic-specific vocabulary, with helpful, detailed, definitions where necessary.

No typos or spelling errors indicate that thorough proof-reading has taken place.

H

MH

MH

MH

MH

MH

ML

ML

ML

ML

ML

L

L

L

L

L

Band

Task Achievement (25%)

Use of Sources (25%)

Structure (20%)

Support and Referencing (15%)

Clarity of Expression (15%)

80

Highly suitable choice of research topic for the report, appropriate to the scope of the project, examined with considerable skill and confidence, and in great depth.

Report is very well formatted and submitted as per Assessment Task Information.

H

A wide range of thoroughly relevant and appropriate sources selected for the project and effectively used to address the research topic.

Information from sources analysed and evaluated thoroughly, effectively synthesised and paraphrased with ease to support key points in the report.

H

Report structure is effective and logical, with sophisticated organisation of ideas between and within paragraphs.

Well linked throughout by skilfully used cohesive devices (e.g.: referential language, signposting), which helps the reader to follow the line of argument.

H

Citations consistently present where necessary and accurately formatted.

Citations and final references match and are easy to navigate.

Final references complete, consistent, correctly ordered and perfectly formatted according to APA or Harvard conventions

H

Proficient command of written academic English.

Appropriate academic register used throughout including common features of academic writing (eg. hedging language/nominalisation)

Extensive use of topic-specific vocabulary, with helpful definitions where necessary.

No typos or spelling errors indicate that thorough proof-reading has taken place.

H

MH

MH

MH

MH

MH

ML

ML

ML

ML

ML

L

L

L

L

L

Band

Task Achievement (25%)

Use of Sources (25%)

Structure (20%)

Support and Referencing (15%)

Clarity of Expression (15%)

70

Very well-chosen research topic for the report, appropriate to the scope of the project, examined in detail, confidently and creatively.

Report is well formatted and submitted as per Assessment Task Information.

H

Appropriately broad range of relevant sources selected and effectively used at appropriate depth to address the research topic.

Information from sources creatively analysed and evaluated, and consistently synthesised/paraphrased to support key points in the report.

H

Report structure is logical, with effective organisation of ideas between and within paragraphs.

Very well linked throughout by appropriately and effectively used cohesive devices (e.g.: referential language, signposting), which helps the reader to follow the line of argument.

H

Citations mostly present where necessary and accurately formatted, with, at most, a few small errors.

Citations and final references match and are easy to navigate.

Final references complete, consistent, correctly ordered and almost perfectly formatted according to APA or Harvard conventions, with, at most, a few small errors.

H

Confident command of written academic English.

Appropriate academic register used throughout including common features of academic writing (eg. hedging language/nominalisation), with, at most, occasional slips.

Confident use of topic-specific vocabulary, with helpful definitions where necessary.

May be one or two typos or spelling mistakes.

H

MH

MH

MH

MH

MH

ML

ML

ML

ML

ML

L

L

L

L

L

Band

Task Achievement (25%)

Use of Sources (25%)

Structure (20%)

Support and Referencing (15%)

Clarity of Expression (15%)

60

Suitable choice of research topic for the report, appropriate to the scope of the project, examined proficiently and successfully.

Report is mostly well formatted and submitted as per Assessment Task Information, with only minor inconsistencies.

H

A good range of relevant and appropriate sources selected for the project and effectively used to address the research topic.

Information from sources very well analysed and evaluated, and successfully synthesised/paraphrased to support key points in the report.

H

Report structure is logical, with effective presentation and organisation of ideas between and within paragraphs with few or omissions.

Well linked throughout by a good range of cohesive devices (e.g.: referential language, signposting), used to a good effect.

H

Citations present where necessary for the most part and accurately formatted, with small errors, perhaps.

Citations and final references match and are easy to navigate, for the most part.

Final references mostly complete, mostly consistent, correctly ordered and mostly well formatted according to APA or Harvard conventions, with, small errors, perhaps.

H

Written academic English used with fluency and clarity appropriate to the task.

Appropriate academic register used for the most part, including common features of academic writing (eg. hedging language/nominalisation).

Effective use of topic-specific vocabulary, with helpful definitions where necessary.

May be one or two typos or spelling mistakes.

H

MH

MH

MH

MH

MH

ML

ML

ML

ML

ML

L

L

L

L

L

Band

Task Achievement (25%)

Use of Sources (25%)

Structure (20%)

Support and Referencing (15%)

Clarity of Expression (15%)

50

Reasonable choice of research topic for the project examined in a simple but effective way.

Report is formatted in a way that is readable but may not always adhere to Assessment Task Information and there may be minor flaws.

H

Sources selected tend to be less appropriate (or not enough) with one or two exceptions and may not be wholly effective in addressing the research topic.

Satisfactory attempt at analysing and evaluating information from sources, though lacking depth at times. Good paraphrasing with only occasional over-reliance on quotations.

H

Report structure is logical, with mostly effective presentation and organisation of ideas between and within paragraphs, but there may be some flaws or omissions.

Ideas mostly linked with some cohesive devices (e.g.: referential language, signposting), used on the whole effectively to created well structured and coherent arguments.

H

Citations attempted, but may be incorrectly formatted, and missing in places.

Citations and final references may not match and may be difficult to navigate.

Final references attempted but there are several formatting errors, and references lack consistency.

H

Effective command of written academic English

Appropriate academic register used despite some inconsistencies, including common features of academic writing (eg. hedging language/nominalisation).

Good use of topic-specific vocabulary, with definitions where necessary.

May be several typos or spelling mistakes.

H

MH

MH

MH

MH

MH

ML

ML

ML

ML

ML

L

L

L

L

L

Band

Task Achievement (25%)

Use of Sources (25%)

Structure (20%)

Support and Referencing (15%)

Clarity of Expression (15%)

40

Choice of research topic is too broad/narrow for the project and the topic is explored at a basic level, indicating basic knowledge and understanding of the chosen subject.

Formatting of the report is attempted but not always effectively, Assessment Task Information is not adhered to consistently and there might be some flaws.

H

A narrow range of sources used and/or selected sources are often inappropriate and/or ineffective in addressing the research topic.

Analysis and evaluation of information from sources is done at a basic level. Some paraphrasing evident, but often over reliant on quotations.

H

Report structure is basic; some ideas may be presented logically, but there might be flaws with organisation of ideas between and within paragraphs.

Some cohesive devices (e.g.: referential language, signposting) attempted and used effectively to communicate at a basic level the outcomes of their research project.

H

Citations attempted, but consistently ignore formatting conventions.

Citations and final references do not match and are difficult to navigate.

Final references attempted but consistently ignore formatting conventions.

H

Limited but effective command of written academic English. Ideas communicated at a basic level.

A basic acknowledgement of appropriate academic register with, frequent inappropriacies.

Use of topic-specific vocabulary may be lacking or may be left unexplained.

Consistent typos or spelling mistakes.

H

MH

MH

MH

MH

MH

ML

ML

ML

ML

ML

L

L

L

L

L