E Research Grading Descriptions

  • Evidence of wide and deep topic coverage
  • Multi-sourced understandings
  • Broad application to context, substantial evidence of reading and background referencing
  • Professionally written and well expressed
  • Outstanding graphical qualities
  • Organised to show well-integrated reflective thinking about complex
    concepts leading to theorising about "far" domains


Grade: Distinction 75 - 84%

  • Substantial topic coverage
  • Widely sourced understandings
  • Substantial application to context, good evidence of reading and referencing all correct and covered
  • Very well written and expressed, using correct terminology
  • Substantially contributing graphical qualities
  • Organised to show substantial thinking about complex concepts


Grade: Credit 65 - 74%

  • Adequate topic coverage
  • Main understandings evidenced
  • All required applications to context covered with some evidence of reading and substantially correct referencing
  • Clearly written, with argument formulation and substantially correct terminology
  • Adequate graphical support
  • Planned to show broad application to enumerating, listing and describing complex topics.


Grade: Pass 50 - 64%

  • Some topic coverage
  • Exhibits minimal understandings
  • Exhibits some knowledge of context, including through referencing
  • Substantially correct terminology, adequately expressed
  • Minimal graphical qualities
  • Some organization overlaying submission


Grade: Fail less than 50%

  • Misses the point
  • Exhibits misunderstandings
  • Does not acknowledge context, no evidence of referencing
  • Incorrect terminology, poorly expressed
  • No graphical qualities
  • Disorganised