Assignment: Wide-ranging Knowledge
Assignment: Wide-ranging Knowledge
excellent understanding of the topic
detailed, accurate and wide-ranging knowledge of the topic
wide use of learning resources with reading beyond the lectures
extremely well organized and presented
excellent analysis and/or problem-solving
evidence of critical evaluation and/or originality
Lower I 70-79 72, 75, 78 Very good work:
detailed, largely accurate and thorough knowledge of topic
very good use of learning resources
very good understanding of the topic
very well organized and presented
very good analysis and/or problem-solving
may be evidence of insight
Very good work:
very good understanding of the topic
detailed, largely accurate and wide-ranging knowledge of the topic
very good use of learning resources
very well organized and presented
very good analysis and/or problem-solving
may be evidence of critical evaluation
Very good work:
very good understanding of the topic
detailed, largely accurate and wide-ranging knowledge of the topic
very good use of learning resources with reading beyond the lectures
very well organized and presented
very good analysis and/or problem-solving
usually evidence of critical evaluation and/or originality
Marking criteria for essay questions
EQUIVALENT TO
RANGE ESSAY SCALE
Y1 CRITERIA Y2 CRITERIA Y3 CRITERIA
2(i) 60-69 62, 65, 68 Good work:
generally accurate and reasonably detailed knowledge of the topic with few significant errors
good use of learning resources
sound understanding of the main points
well organized and presented
good analysis and problem-solving
little evidence of insight
Good work:
sound understanding of the main points
generally accurate and reasonably detailed knowledge of the topic; few significant errors
good use of learning resources
well organized and presented
good analysis and/or problem-solving
may be evidence of critical evaluation
You must proofread your paper. But do not strictly rely on your computer’s spell-checker and grammar-checker; failure to do so indicates a lack of effort on your part and you can expect your grade to suffer accordingly. Papers with numerous misspelled words and grammatical mistakes will be penalized. Read over your paper – in silence and then aloud – before handing it in and make corrections as necessary. Often it is advantageous to have a friend proofread your paper for obvious errors. Handwritten corrections are preferable to uncorrected mistakes.
Use a standard 10 to 12 point (10 to 12 characters per inch) typeface. Smaller or compressed type and papers with small margins or single-spacing are hard to read. It is better to let your essay run over the recommended number of pages than to try to compress it into fewer pages.
Likewise, large type, large margins, large indentations, triple-spacing, increased leading (space between lines), increased kerning (space between letters), and any other such attempts at “padding” to increase the length of a paper are unacceptable, wasteful of trees, and will not fool your professor.
The paper must be neatly formatted, double-spaced with a one-inch margin on the top, bottom, and sides of each page. When submitting hard copy, be sure to use white paper and print out using dark ink. If it is hard to read your essay, it will also be hard to follow your argument.
