Assessment 3 EDSC527

Academic Essay Marking Criteria

PART A

Criteria

<8 9-11 12-13 14-15

Written skills *Poor standard

of literacy

surrounding

the essay style

or layout, or

the grammar or

the academic

referencing

using APA

style

*Occasionally

refers to the

study material

and

professional

academic

readings.

*Refers to

data.

*Description

of your stance.

*Use of middle

and lower

order thinking

throughout.

*Use of lower

and middle

order literacy

skills

throughout.

*Acceptable

standard of

literacy

surrounding

the essay style

and or layout,

and or the

grammar and

or the

academic

referencing

using APA

style

*Refers to the

study material

and

professional

academic

readings.

*Use of data to

make

decisions.

*Thorough

analysis of

your stance.

*Use of

mainly middle

order thinking

throughout.

*Use of

mainly middle

order literacy

skills

throughout.

*High

standard of

literacy

surrounding

the essay style,

layout, perfect

grammar and

academic

referencing

using APA

style

*Analyses the

study material

and

professional

academic

readings.

*Analysis of

data to make

highly

informed

decisions.

*Some deep

justifications

of your stance.

*Use of higher

and middle

order thinking

throughout.

*Use of higher

and middle

order literacy

skills

throughout.

*Extremely high

standard of

literacy

surrounding the

essay style,

layout, perfect

grammar and

academic

referencing using

APA style

*Thoroughly

evaluates the

study material

and professional

academic

readings.

*Detailed

Interpretation of

data to make

highly informed

decisions.

*Deep

justifications of

your stance.

*Use of higher

order thinking

throughout.

*Use of higher

order literacy

skills throughout.

Content * limited

understanding

of pedagogical

approaches, or

concepts, or

content.

*Limited

understanding

* Solid

understanding

of pedagogical

approaches,

and or

concepts, and

*Solid

understanding

*Deep

understanding

of pedagogical

approaches,

concepts, and

content.

*Deep

understanding

*Deep and

thorough

understanding of

pedagogical

approaches,

concepts, and

content.

*Deep and

of content may

include design,

skills, relevant

curriculum

documents or

resources

*Limited Solid

understanding

of Technology

Mandatory

syllabus. Or

resources.

*Limited strategies for

implementing

the NESA

syllabus and

associated

curriculum

documents.

*Limited

understanding

of problem-

based learning.

*Limited

understanding

of project-

based learning.

*Response to a

few of the

verbs: state

differentiate,

evaluate, and

justify.

of content may

include design,

skills, relevant

curriculum

documents and

*Solid

understanding

of Technology

Mandatory

syllabus. Or

resources.

* Mixed

strategies for

implementing

the NESA

syllabus and

associated

curriculum

documents.

*Solid

understanding

of problem-

based learning.

*Solid

understanding

of project-

based learning.

*Response to

some of the

verbs: state

differentiate,

evaluate, and

justify.

of content may

include design,

skills, relevant

curriculum

documents and

resources.

*Deep

understanding

of Technology

Mandatory

syllabus.

*Appropriate

strategies for

implementing

the NESA

syllabus and

associated

curriculum

documents.

*Very good

understanding

of problem-

based learning.

*Very good

understanding

of project-

based learning.

*Response to

most of the

verbs: state

differentiate,

evaluate, and

justify.

thorough

understanding of

content may

include design,

skills, relevant

curriculum

documents and

resources.

*Deep and

thorough

understanding of

Technology

Mandatory

syllabus.

*Highly

appropriate

strategies for

implementing

the NESA

syllabus and

associated

curriculum

documents.

*Deep

understanding of

problem-based

learning.

*Deep

understanding of

project-based

learning.

*Response to the

specific verbs:

state

differentiate,

evaluate, and

justify.

PART B

Criteria

<5 5-6 7-8 9-10

Inclusion of

Essay

Fails to

include or

only includes

an improved

by Artificial

Intelligence

(AI) essay.

Includes a

minor part

improved by

Artificial

Intelligence

(AI) essay.

Includes a

major part

improved by

Artificial

Intelligence

(AI) essay.

Includes an

original and an

improved by

Artificial

Intelligence

(AI) essay.

Evaluation of

original Essay

Describes the

original

Explains the

original

Evaluates the

original

Thoroughly

evaluates the

version of the

essay.

version of the

essay.

version of the

essay.

original

version of the

essay.

Evaluates the

AI written

essay.

Describes the

AI written

essay.

Explains the

AI written

essay.

Evaluates the

AI written

essay.

Thoroughly

evaluates the

AI written

essay.

Critically

analyses the

differences.

Describes the

differences

Explains and

analyses the

differences

Analyses the

differences

Critically

analyses the

differences

Additional Comments