| Criteria | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Analyses a global issue (AO1) | No creditable content. | Presents some information that may be relevant to the topic. | Presents relevant information about the topic. May identify an issue. | Presents some relevant information about a global issue, providing a limited explanation. | Analyses a global issue, presenting some relevant information and some explanation. | Analyses a global issue, establishing the global nature of the issue and presenting relevant supporting information and explanation. |
| Analyses causes and consequences of a global issue (AO1) | No creditable content. | Identifies a cause and/or a consequence of an issue. | Describes a cause or a consequence of an issue. | Analyses a global issue, explaining a cause and a consequence. | Analyses a global issue, explaining causes and consequences in depth sometimes. | Analyses a global issue, explaining causes and consequences in depth. |
| Analyses different perspectives on a global issue (AO1) | No creditable content. | Identifies one or more perspectives with no supporting information. | Describes different perspectives with little or no supporting information. | Presents and explains one perspective on the selected global issue. Presents some supporting information which is mostly relevant. | Presents and explains one global or one national/local perspective, and one other perspective, on the selected global issue, supporting both with some relevant information. | Presents and explains one global and one national/local perspective on the selected global issue, supporting both with relevant information. |
| Analyses and evaluates possible courses of action (AO1) | No creditable content. | Identifies one or more possible solutions; provides no detail. | Identifies one or more possible solutions with limited detail. | Presents one possible course of action, giving some detail of implementation and outlining its possible impact. | Presents two possible relevant courses of action giving some detail of implementation and evaluating their possible impact. Selects a preferred option, with some reference to their analysis of the issue. | Presents two possible relevant courses of action, giving appropriate detail of implementation and evaluates in detail their practicality and possible impact. Selects a preferred option and justifies that selection with reference to their analysis of the issue. |
| Evaluation of evidence and sources (AO1) | No creditable content. | Makes one basic evaluative comment about evidence and/or a source. | Makes two or more basic evaluative comment/s about evidence and/or sources. | Makes two appropriate and developed points of evaluation of evidence presented and/or sources used. | Makes three appropriate and developed points of evaluation of evidence presented and sources used, explaining their impact on the research or the argument. | Makes four appropriate and developed points of evaluation of evidence presented and sources used, explaining their impact on the research and the argument. |
| Reflection (AO2) | No creditable content. | Answers the question with no reflection. | Answers the question with some reference to research findings or learning with no evidence of reflection or presents their own perspective. | Answers the question with some reference to research findings or learning but little reflection and presents their own perspective. | Answers the question, reflecting on how their own perspective has been impacted by research, or learning, or others’ perspectives. | Answers the question, reflecting on how their own perspective has been impacted by research, learning and others’ perspectives. |
| Structure and clarity (AO3) | No creditable content. | The report is generally difficult to follow and unclear. | The report has some structure but is sometimes unclear and difficult to follow. | The report is structured, generally clear and mostly easy to follow. | The report is well-structured, clear, and easy to follow. | The report is well-structured, clear, easy to follow and cohesive. |
| Referencing (AO3) | No creditable content. | Little citation or referencing is used. | Citation and referencing are attempted but much is missing. The links between citation and references are unclear. | There is some missing citation and/or referencing. Some variation in method is used and some links between citation and references are unclear. | Citation and referencing are mostly complete. A consistent method is used. The links between citation and references are mostly clear. | Citation and referencing are complete. A consistent method is used. The links between citation and references are clear. |