Leisure and Behaviour Development

LEIS1130 Essay (30%) – Trimester 1 2016 - Due Thursday 24 th

March 10pm (Turnitin)

Student: Submitted:

Criteria/ Standards

Poor

<50%

Satisfactory 50-64 %

Good 65-74%

Very Good 75-84%

Excellent

>85% Research/ Literature

Student demonstrates inadequate research skills; literature used is irrelevant or insufficient; did not use a minimum of 6 scholarly sources.

Student demonstrates adequate research skills; some literature used is irrelevant but includes 6 scholarly references.

Student demonstrates good research skills; good choice of literature; 6 relevant scholarly references.

Student demonstrates very good research skills; very good choice of literature; 6 or more scholarly references.

Student demonstrates outstanding research skills; excellent choice of literature; 6 or more scholarly references.

Knowledge/ Understanding

Poor knowledge and understanding of the chosen topic; student has not read sufficient and/or appropriate material to engage with key concepts and issues.

Satisfactory knowledge and understanding of the chosen topic; evidence of sufficient reading on the topic but limited critical engagement with key concepts and issues.

Good knowledge and understanding of the chosen topic; evidence of sufficient reading and emerging critical engagement with key concepts and issues.

Very good knowledge and understanding of the chosen topic; evidence of wide reading and sound critical engagement with key concepts and issues.

Excellent knowledge and understanding of the chosen topic; evidence of substantial reading and sophisticated critical engagement with key concepts and issues.

Discussion/ Argument

Unsatisfactory - argument irrelevant and/or lacks logic; aim and purpose of the essay was not stated in the Introduction; little or no critical insight; poor synthesis of theoretical and conceptual material; weak or no conclusion.

Satisfactory - but at times argument lacks relevance and/or logic; aim and purpose of the essay could be more clearly stated in the Introduction; some critical insight; basic synthesis of theoretical and conceptual material; weak conclusion.

Good - relevant and logical argument; aim and purpose of the essay is clearly stated in the Introduction; good critical insight; good synthesis of theoretical and conceptual material; good conclusion.

Very good - relevant and logical argument; aim and purpose of the essay is clearly stated in the Introduction; very good critical insight; very good synthesis of theoretical and conceptual material; very good conclusion.

Excellent - original, relevant and logical argument; excellent critical insight; aim and purpose of the essay is clearly stated in the Introduction; excellent synthesis of theoretical and conceptual material; strong conclusion.

Writing/ Structure

Poor - frequent typographical, spelling, punctuation, and/or grammatical (mechanical) errors; expression and/or structure need major revision to improve clarity; no evidence of proofreading or editing; word limit not observed.

Satisfactory - some mechanical errors; expression and/or structure need minor revision to improve clarity; essay needs further proofreading and editing; word limit observed.

Good - no mechanical errors; expression and/or structure need minor revision to improve clarity; evidence that essay has been proofread but needs further editing; word limit observed.

Very good - no mechanical errors; essay is well constructed and meaning is clear; evidence that essay has been proofread and edited; word limit observed.

Excellent - no mechanical errors; essay is well constructed, meaning is clear and expression is sophisticated; evidence that essay has been proofread and edited numerous times; word limit observed.

Referencing Inadequate - not in APA style; in-text citations are inadequate, inaccurate or absent; Reference List is absent or inadequate (e.g. not in alphabetical order, not all references used in the body are included).

Adequate - may not be in consistent APA style; in- text citations appear but are not always correct; Reference List is alphabetical and all references cited in the body are included.

Good - consistent APA style; in-text citations are mostly correct and mostly comprehensive; Reference List is alphabetical and all references cited in the body are included.

Very good - consistent APA style; in-text citations are almost all correct and comprehensive; Reference List is alphabetical and all references cited in the body are included.

Excellent - consistent APA style; in- text citations are correct and comprehensive; Reference List is alphabetical and all references cited in the body are included.

Comments:

Late penalty (@ 3 marks per day) r day)

Total /30 Grade