Fail 20 - 39% #nowled$e is s%per&icial' contains so(e inacc%racies with little e)idence o& readin$

Third Class 40 - 49% So(e rele)ant *nowled$e and e)idence o& readin$' +%t little depth, -eadin$ (a. +e %sed %ncriticall.

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2r$%(ents are not de)eloped and9or are illo$ical, 8o e)idence +ase, :ersonal opinions rather than an. atte(pt to &or(%late an ar$%(ent The piece is $enerall. descripti)e and an. anal.sis is %ncon)incin$= o+ser)ations are irrele)ant or s%per&icial, 8o satis&actor. concl%sions

So(e )iews e0pressed +%t the ar$%(ent is %nderde)eloped or lac*in$ in coherence and rarel. s%pported +. e)idence The piece is $enerall. descripti)e and lac*in$ in depth, So(e )alid points are (ade +%t little anal.sis, Concl%sions are si(plistic 7ostl. co(prehensi+le' +%t e0pression is con&%sed or si(plistic at ti(es, 7a.+e anecdotal rather than acade(ic in st.le

2 sense o& ar$%(ent tho%$h it (a. lac* coherence at ti(es, Shows di&&ic%lt. in +alancin$ and s%+stantiatin$ ar$%(ents Tendenc. to description, Critical anal.sis co%ld +e li(ited to one section e,$, concl%sions, So(e rele)ant points (ade, 4ss%es raised +%t not e0plored, >asic concl%sions' +%t not alwa.s drawn &ro( the +od. o& the wor*, 1enerall. co(prehensi+le' +%t not consistentl. acade(ic in st.le, -e&erences are present +%t not necessaril. inte$rated into the te0t, Aiscerni+le str%ct%re to the wor*, So(e sections howe)er (a. +e onl. ten%o%sl. related to others, So(e repetition, 2 +i+lio$raph. is incl%ded, The wor* is (ainl. correctl. re&erenced

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Lower Second Class 50 - 59% There is a +road awareness +%t so(e $aps in *nowled$e, /)idence o& readin$' +%t not +e.ond standard te0ts, -eadin$ is appropriatel. %sed to s%pport ar$%(ent 3iews are e0pressed +%t ar$%(ents are not alwa.s e0tensi)e, There co%ld +e an i(+alance +etween the e0pression o& own )iews and rele)ant )iews o& others, So(e s%pportin$ e)idence, There is e)idence o& so(e critical anal.sis and ?%estionin$ o& ass%(ptions, There is an awareness o& si$ni&icance and li(itations o& research &indin$s, /0pression is co(prehensi+le +%t there (a. +e occasional collo?%ialis(s, The wor* is acade(ic in st.le, -e&erences are %s%all. inte$rated into the te0t, 2 +road lo$ical str%ct%re tho%$h still occasional repetition, So(e atte(pt to &or(%late a clearl. se?%enced ar$%(ent, 2 rele)ant +i+lio$raph. is incl%ded, The wor* is correctl. re&erenced,

Upper Second Class 60 - 69% So%nd *nowled$e shown' so(e *e. points not considered in depth, 1ood e)idence o& readin$ well +e.ond standard te0ts, -eadin$ %sed e&&ecti)el. to s%pport ar$%(ent ;wn )iews are clearl. artic%lated, 2 +alance o& )iews, 2r$%(ents are $enerall. so%nd, /)idence is %sed to s%pport propositions

First Class 70 - 0% Co(prehensi)e and detailed *nowled$e, 2 s%+stantial and rele)ant +i+lio$raph., -e&erences %sed )er. well in s%pportin$ ar$%(ent,

First Class 0 ! "00% /0tensi)e' detailed and %p to date *nowled$e that re&lects considera+le depth o& insi$ht, Sophisticated %se o& readin$ s%pport ar$%(ent

2r$%(ents9h.potheses p%t &orward show an awareness o& their li(itations, 3iews e0pressed coherentl. and con)incin$l., So(e e)idence o& ori$inalit. e(er$in$, /)idence is well selected and e(plo.ed, There is an awareness o& the dan$er o& (a*in$ ass%(ptions and o& the li(itation o& what can +e concl%ded &ro( &indin$s, 2nal.sis is o&ten pro+in$, Concl%sions are well tho%$ht thro%$h and si$ni&icant

3iews are e0pressed with s%+tlet. and sophistication, 2r$%(ent is detailed and )aried with *e. points' ill%strated an apposite choice o& e)idence, Con)incin$ e)idence o& ori$inalit. 2nal.sis is consistent and percepti)e, Critical %nderstandin$ o& the si$ni&icance 6 li(itations o& research &indin$s, -esearch &indin$s are wo)en in, Concl%sions drawn tho%$ht pro)o*in$ Sophisticated and acade(ic st.le, -e&erences are well inte$rated into the &low o& the te0t and pro)ide stron$ s%pport &or the ar$%(ent, 5orth. p%+lication 5or* is presented' ar$%ed' disc%ssed and concl%ded in hi$hl. coherent (anner, The +i+lio$raph. indicates a depth and ran$e o& rele)ant readin$, The wor* is correctl. re&erenced,

Critical anal.sis is a consistent &eat%re, 2n %nderstandin$ o& the si$ni&icance o& research &indin$s, So%nd and rele)ant concl%sions

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/0pression is con&%sed or si(plistic, 2+sence o& acade(ic st.le,

Clearl.' acc%ratel. and acade(icall. e0pressed, -e&erences are well selected and %sed in appropriate conte0ts,

Concise and acade(ic in st.le, The choice o& )oca+%lar. and phrasin$ is precise, -e&erences are well selected and %sed with care,

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There is a clear lo$ic to the str%ct%re o& the piece and an ar$%(ent is clearl. se?%enced, 2 rele)ant +i+lio$raph. is incl%ded, The wor* is correctl. re&erenced,

/ach section related lo$icall. to others, There is a clear process o& de)elop(ent, The +i+lio$raph. draws on a ran$e o& so%rces, The wor* is correctl. re&erenced

Fail 20 - 39%

Third Class 40 - 49%

Lower Second Class 50 - 59%

Upper Second Class 60 - 69%

First Class 70 - 0%

First Class 0 ! "00%