Assessment Criteria

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Assessment Criteria

Year 3 : SBS Honours Schools

Written Examinations and Course Essays/Reports

Degree Class
%
Criteria

I
90-100
Absolutely outstanding answer. Factually faultless; strong degree of originality; clearly directed; comprehensive coverage; extensive evidence of supplementary reading; very well written.

I
80-89
Outstanding answer. Factually faultless; clearly directed; logical; good evidence of supplementary reading; originality present; very well written.

I
70-79
Very good answer. Presentation is fresh, logical and perhaps enlightening; some originality of thought or approach; evidence of outside reading; good coverage; very well written and directed.

II.1
60-69
Comprehensive answer. Clear; logical; thorough; factually sound (sufficiency of facts and/or no serious errors); evidence of outside reading and/or originality; well written and directed.

II.2
50-59
Adequate answer. Accurate but limited to lecture material; perhaps some errors or key facts missing; no originality, little evidence of outside reading; expression/style/grammar moderate.

III
40-49
Incomplete answer. Information fairly sparse; some inaccuracies; broadly relevant to the question but poor coverage of lecture material; no sign of outside reading; expression/style/grammar poor.

Fail
30-39
Deficient answer. Poorly directed at question; many omissions or errors but some relevant facts correct, the general drift may appear sensible, but understanding poor, expression/style/grammar poor.

Fail
15-29
Very deficient answer. Largely irrelevant to the question; a few facts correct, but many omissions and errors; expression/style/grammar very poor.

Fail
0-14
Totally inadequate answer. Little or no relevance to question or little or no substance/factual material; approach may be all wrong; expression/style/grammar dreadful.

Compensation applies between criteria. For example, the inclusion of only limited factual material may be compensated positively by very clear direction of that material to the question. Conversely even very good factual presentations will be downgraded by poor grammar and spelling.

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Degree Class	%	Criteria
I	90-100	Absolutely outstanding answer. Factually faultless; strong degree of originality; clearly directed; comprehensive coverage; extensive evidence of supplementary reading; very well written.
I	80-89	Outstanding answer. Factually faultless; clearly directed; logical; good evidence of supplementary reading; originality present; very well written.
I	70-79	Very good answer. Presentation is fresh, logical and perhaps enlightening; some originality of thought or approach; evidence of outside reading; good coverage; very well written and directed.
II.1	60-69	Comprehensive answer. Clear; logical; thorough; factually sound (sufficiency of facts and/or no serious errors); evidence of outside reading and/or originality; well written and directed.
II.2	50-59	Adequate answer. Accurate but limited to lecture material; perhaps some errors or key facts missing; no originality, little evidence of outside reading; expression/style/grammar moderate.
III	40-49	Incomplete answer. Information fairly sparse; some inaccuracies; broadly relevant to the question but poor coverage of lecture material; no sign of outside reading; expression/style/grammar poor.
Fail	30-39	Deficient answer. Poorly directed at question; many omissions or errors but some relevant facts correct, the general drift may appear sensible, but understanding poor, expression/style/grammar poor.
Fail	15-29	Very deficient answer. Largely irrelevant to the question; a few facts correct, but many omissions and errors; expression/style/grammar very poor.
Fail	0-14	Totally inadequate answer. Little or no relevance to question or little or no substance/factual material; approach may be all wrong; expression/style/grammar dreadful.