Class | Mark | Marking guidelines |
First | Descriptive Narrative: the student provides a number of clearly identified skills/attributes. Examples of skills/attribute use (“Examples of where I have developed this skill/attribute”) and links to the placement’s opportunity for development (“Actions I need to take”) are clearly articulated. Reflection: the student provides a thoughtful and reflective account of the reasons for the need for skill development (“Areas I need to develop”) and how the placement will provide opportunities for development (“Actions I need to take”). General communication: the student’s account is very well written and structured | |
Excellent First | 100 | Assignment reaches an exceptional level of achievement that significantly exceeds the standards described by the above statements |
Good First | 90 | Assignment exceeds the standards described by the above statements |
Solid First | 80 | Assignment is well described by the above statements |
Low First | 75 | Assignment mostly meets the standards described by the above statements |
Upper Second | Descriptive Narrative: The student provide a number of clearly identified skills/attributes. Examples (“Examples of where I have developed this skill/attribute”) and links to the placement’s opportunity for development (“Actions I need to take”) are reasonable well-articulated. However this is not consistently excellent across all of the skills/attributes Reflection: the student provides a thoughtful and reflective account of the reasons for the need for skill development (“Areas I need to develop”) and how the placement will provide opportunities for this development (“Actions I need to take”). However, this is not consistently excellent across all of the skills/attributes or overall the reflection could be stronger. General communication: the student’s account is well written and structured but with a few lapses in clarity. | |
Good 2.1 | 68 | Assignment exceeds the standards described by the above statements but does not meet the standards for a first class mark |
Solid 2.1 | 65 | Assignment is well described by the above statements |
Low 2.1 | 62 | Assignment mostly meets the standards described by the above statements |
Lower Second | Descriptive Narrative: The student provides a number of clearly identified skills/attributes. However the examples (“Examples of where I have developed this skill/attribute”) and links to the placement’s opportunity for development are unclear in places and lack details Reflection: The student provides a limited account of the reasons for the need for skill development (“Areas I need to develop”) and the opportunities for the development (“Actions I need to take”) within the placement are not always clear. Overall the reflection could be more detailed and clear General communication: the student’s account is reasonably well written and structured but has lapses in clarity. | |
Good 2.2 | 58 | Assignment exceeds the standards described by the above statements but does not meet the standards for an upper second class mark |
Solid 2.2 | 55 | Assignment is well described by the above statements |
Low 2.2 | 52 | Assignment mostly meets the standards described by the above statements |
Third | Descriptive Narrative: The skills/attributes provided are not clearly identified. The examples (“Examples of where I have developed this skill/attribute”) and links to the placement’s opportunities for development are unclear in places and lack detail. Reflection: The student provides a limited account of the reasons for the need for skill development (“Areas I need to develop”) and the opportunities for the development within the placement (“Actions I need to take”). are not always clear. Overall the reflection could be more detailed and clear General communication: the student’s account is reasonably well written and structured but has lapses in clarity. | |
Good Third | 48 | Assignment exceeds the standards described by the above statements but does not meet the standards for a second class mark |
Solid Third | 45 | Assignment is well described by the above statements |
Low Third | 42 | Assignment falls below the standards described by the above statements |
Fail | Descriptive Narrative: the student’s writing shows no clear understanding of the role of the section or there are serious limitations in the writing and structure of the section Reflection: The student provides no real attempt at a reflective account. General Communication: the student’s account is very poorly worded and structured. | |
High Marginal Fail | 38 | Assignment exceeds the standards described by the above statements but does not meet the standards for a pass mark |
Low Marginal Fail | 32 | Assignment is well described by the above statements |
Outright Fail | 10 | Assignment falls below the standards described by the above statements |
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