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FINAL GRADE
75/100
GRADEMARK REPORT
GENERAL COMMENTS
Instructor
Well done. This is a clear and well structured essay. You engage in crit ical evaluation throughout and back your points up with studies ef f ectively, demonstrating evidence of wider reading.
Some of your sentences were a litt le long. This makes your points dif f icult to f ollow. In f uture, try to keep your sentences short to make your points clearer.
In order to improve your mark you could have included a litt le more detail on the methodology used in the studies you use to back up your points.
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Comment 1
Strong rationale
Comment 2
This sentence is quite long. In f uture, try to use shorter sentences to make your points clearer
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Strikethrough.
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For example,
Comment 5
Good. Could you detail this task
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Comment 6
I'm not sure what you mean by this
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Good
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RUBRIC: PSYCHOLOGY UG ESSAY
CRIT. EVAL.
EXCELLENT
VERY GOOD
GOOD
SATISFACTORY
NEEDSIMPROVEMENT
POOR
KNOW. & UND.
EXCELLENT
VERY GOOD
GOOD
SATISFACTORY
NEEDSIMPROVEMENT
POOR
WRITING
Very good
Crit ical Evaluation
Evidences "an impressive level of depth...and originality", and/or "considerable crit icaloriginality and insight" and meets criteria f or lower grades [ref er to outstanding 1stmarking criteria]
Some evidence of "original or crit ical thought" and/or "originality and f lair" and meetscriteria f or lower grades [ref er to clear 1st marking criteria]
Has "evidence of crit ical thought about the topic and not simply a reproduction ofstandard arguments" [ref er to 2:1 marking criteria]
Has "reasonably competent but somewhat predictable and lacking in originality" [ref erto 2:2 marking criteria]
Has "litt le appreciation of the debates or the dif f erent interpretations that might bedrawn f rom particular evidence" [ref er to 3rd marking criteria]
The "arguments given are largely unsubstantiated", and/or may "contain no answer tothe question" [ref er to f ail marking criteria]
Very good
Knowledge & Understanding
Demonstrates "commanding knowledge and understanding of the topic" and meetscriteria f or lower grades [ref er to outstanding 1st marking criteria]
Makes "extensive use of primary sources" and/or shows "a thorough understandingand appreciation of the material" and meets criteria f or lower grades [ref er to clear1st marking criteria]
Evidences use of a "wide variety of material" and/or "clear understanding of theissues raised" [ref er to 2:1 marking criteria]
Shows "evidence of reading the basic material f or the topic and a reasonableunderstanding of it, but with some signs of weakness" e.g., signs of conf usion /some lapses of clarity [ref er to 2:2 marking criteria]
This "indicates a very basic understanding of the topic, but has not gone beyondthis" and/or shows "limited scope" [ref er to 3rd marking criteria]
This is "incomplete and inaccurate", and/or may show "minimal evidence ofinf ormation beyond the level expected f rom a lay person" [ref er to f ail markingcriteria]
Good
Writing
EXCELLENT
VERY GOOD
GOOD
SATISFACTORY
NEEDSIMPROVEMENT
POOR
STRUCTURE
EXCELLENT
VERY GOOD
GOOD
SATISFACTORY
NEEDSIMPROVEMENT
POOR
Shows "truly exceptional quality" and meets criteria f or lower grades [ref er tooutstanding 1st marking criteria]
The "standard of English is good with minimal errors" and this is "well presented andproperly ref erenced" and meets criteria f or lower grades [ref er to clear 1st markingcriteria]
The "standard of English is good, and spelling and grammar is reasonable" and "allsources are properly cited" [ref er to 2:1 marking criteria]
The "standard of English is reasonably competent" [ref er to 2:2 marking criteria]
The standard of English was “basic with grammatical and spelling errors” [ref er to 3rdmarking criteria]
The standard of English was very poor; and/or may have "disconnected f ragments"[ref er to f ail marking criteria]
Very good
Structure/ Organisation
Shows "an impressive level of ...clarity", may be "equivalent to…a high qualityPsychology journal" and meets criteria f or lower grades [ref er to outstanding 1stmarking criteria]
Is an example of "a clear structure and developing a coherent argument" and meetscriteria f or lower grades [ref er to clear 1st marking criteria]
Is "well structured, clearly written and well presented" [ref er to 2:1 marking criteria]
Is "reasonably well-structured and the material is coherently presented" [ref er to 2:2marking criteria]
Shows "signs of conf usion, and/or poor organisation" [ref er to 3rd marking criteria]
A "poorly argued answer" and/or "very poorly organised" [ref er to f ail marking criteria]