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Distinction | | Strong evidence of wider reading to derive a theoretically-justified and relevant research question
Research hypotheses are clearly identified and justified using the literature, and specified in sufficient detail
Methods chosen are suitable and clearly described
Planned analyses are appropriate to address the research hypotheses and clearly described
Strong evidence that ‘researcher degrees of freedom’ have been considered and accounted for, and sufficient detail is present throughout to allow for replication
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Excellent Distinction | 100 | Assignment reaches an exceptional level of achievement that significantly exceeds the standards described by the above statements |
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Good Distinction | 90 | Assignment exceeds the standards described by the above statements |
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Solid Distinction | 80 | Assignment is well described by the above statements |
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Low Distinction | 75 | Assignment mostly meets the standards described by the above statements |
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Merit | | Some evidence of wider reading to derive a clear research question
Research hypotheses are mostly clearly identified, but may not be fully justified using the literature or may not be very detailed
Methods chosen are suitable and clearly described, with minor exceptions
Planned analyses are generally appropriate to address the research hypotheses and clearly described (with minor exceptions or omissions)
Some evidence that ‘researcher degrees of freedom’ have been considered and accounted for, detail throughout is good and would nearly allow for replication
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Good Merit | 68 | Assignment exceeds the standards described by the above statements but does not meet the standards for a distinction |
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Solid Merit | 65 | Assignment is well described by the above statements |
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Low Merit | 62 | Assignment mostly meets the standards described by the above statements |
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Pass | | Reasonable use of literature discussed in class to derive a research question
Research hypotheses are present and related to the background literature, but may be underspecified
Methods chosen are largely suitable and contain key details but miss some important aspects
Planned analyses are partially appropriate to address the research hypotheses but some significant errors or omissions are present
Limited evidence that ‘researcher degrees of freedom’ have been considered and accounted for, detail throughout would only allow for partial replication
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Good Pass | 58 | Assignment exceeds the standards described by the above statements but does not meet the standards for a merit |
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Solid Pass | 55 | Assignment is well described by the above statements |
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Low Pass | 52 | Assignment mostly meets the standards described by the above statements |
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Marginal fail | | Research question does not appear to be logically derived from literature
Research hypotheses are very vague, or may not be related to literature or research questions
Methods chosen are generally unsuitable or poorly specified
Planned analyses are not well-linked to the research question or display substantial omissions or errors in understanding
Weak evidence that ‘researcher degrees of freedom’ have been considered and accounted for, preregistration is not detailed enough to allow for replication
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| 48 | Assignment exceeds the standards described by the above statements but does not meet the standards for a pass |
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| 45 | Assignment is well described by the above statements |
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| 42 | Assignment falls below the standards described by the above statements |
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Clear Fail | | Research question is minimally logical, no coherent links to literature
Research hypotheses are not present
Methods chosen are poorly described
Planned analyses are omitted or largely inappropriate
No evidence that ‘researcher degrees of freedom’ have been considered and accounted for, or that replication has been considered
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| 38 | Assignment exceeds the standards described by the above statements but does not meet the standards for a marginal fail |
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| 32 | Assignment is well described by the above statements |
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| 10 | Assignment falls below the standards described by the above statements |
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Zero Marks | 0 | No psychology-related content.
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Grade assignment decision rules
Note. If an assignment meets some of the descriptive criteria for a degree class (e.g. Merit), and some of the descriptive criteria for another degree class (e.g. Pass), it is at the discretion of the marker where to assign the grade (i.e. somewhere in the Merit or Pass range).
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