Discussion+Performance+Standards


 * Stage 2 Research Project performance standards**
 * || //**Planning**// |||| //**Application**// || //**Synthesis**// |||| //**Evaluation**// ||

Thorough planning of research processes that are highly appropriate to the research topic. || Thorough and highly resourceful development of the research. In-depth analysis of information and exploration of ideas to develop the research. Highly effective application of knowledge and skills specific to the research topic. |||| Insightful synthesis of knowledge, skills, and ideas to produce a well-developed research outcome. Insightful and thorough substantiation of key findings central to the research outcome. Clear and coherent expression of ideas. || Insightful evaluation of the research processes used. Insightful reflection on the nature of the chosen capability and its relevance to themselves and the research project. Well-considered and insightful reflection on the research outcome and its value to themselves and, where applicable, to others. || Considered planning of research processes that are appropriate to the research topic. || Considered and mostly resourceful development of the research. Some complexity in analysis of information and exploration of ideas to develop the research. Effective application of knowledge and skills specific to the research topic. |||| Considered synthesis of knowledge, skills, and ideas to produce a well-developed research outcome. Substantiation of most key findings central to the research outcome. Mostly clear and coherent expression of ideas. || Considered evaluation of the research processes used. Considered reflection on the nature of the chosen capability and its relevance to themselves and the research project. Considered reflection on the research outcome and its value to themselves and, where applicable, to others. || Satisfactory planning of research processes that are appropriate to the research topic. || Adequate development of the research. Adequate analysis of information and exploration of ideas to develop the research. Adequate application of knowledge and skills specific to the research topic. |||| Adequate synthesis of knowledge, skills, and ideas to produce a research outcome. Substantiation of some key findings central to the research outcome. Generally clear expression of ideas. || Recount with some evaluation of the research processes used. Reflection on the relevance of the chosen capability to themselves and the research project. Reflection on the research outcome and its value to themselves and, where applicable, to others. || Partial planning of research processes that may be appropriate to the research topic. || Development of some aspects of the research. Collection rather than analysis of information, with some superficial description of an idea to develop the research. Superficial application of some knowledge and skills specific to the research topic. |||| Basic use of information and ideas to produce a research outcome. Basic explanation of ideas related to the research outcome. Basic expression of ideas. || Superficial description of the research processes used. Superficial reflection on the relevance of the chosen capability to themselves and the research project. Some reflection on aspects of the research outcome and its value to themselves and, where applicable, to others. || Attempted planning of an aspect of the research process. || Attempted development of an aspect of the research project. Attempted collection of basic information, with some partial description of an idea. Attempted application of one or more skills that may be related to the research topic. |||| Attempted use of an idea to produce a research outcome. Limited explanation of an idea or an aspect of the research outcome. Attempted expression of ideas. || Attempted description of the research process used. Attempted reflection on the relevance of the chosen capability to themselves and the research project. Emerging awareness that the research can have a value to themselves and, where applicable, to others. ||
 * **A** |||| Thorough consideration and refinement of a research topic.
 * **A** |||| Thorough consideration and refinement of a research topic.
 * **B** |||| Consideration of the main area of research and some refinement of a research topic.
 * **C** |||| Adequate consideration of a broad research topic, but little evidence of refining the topic.
 * **D** |||| Basic consideration and identification of some aspects of a research topic.
 * **E** |||| Attempted consideration and identification of an area of interest.