ZIMBABWE SCHOOL EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL
PHYSICS 4023
CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT TASK
FORM 3 PROJECT 2017
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GUIDE TO LEARNER
LEARNING AREA : PHYSICS
TASK TYPE : PROJECT TASK
LEVEL : Form 3-4
NAME :
CLASS :
SCHOOL :
SKILLS TO BE ASSESSED
1. Entrepreneurship
2. Financial Literacy
3. Problem solving
4. Critical thinking
5. Creativity/ Technology and Innovation
6. Decision making
7. Research skills and consultancy
TEACHER’S NOTES
The research project should:
1. Be completed within the course (Form 3 to 4) by August of Form 4.
2. The research project should be one that it:
(a) Solves a real problem
- the problem should be inherent within the local environment
(b) Produces a product or a working device.
- The device should be accompanied by a user manual.
- The device should be able help to solve a scientific problem
- The learner should be original/ authentic and referenced.
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TEACHER’S MARKING GUIDE
LEARNING AREA : PHYSICS
LEVEL : FORM 3-4
For projects which result in findings.
COMPONENT MARKS
PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION – DEFINING THE PROBLEM 1
- Topic 1
- Background 1
- Aims 1
- Justification 1
- Mapping and identification of study area
RESEARCH METHODS
- Sample size 2
- Sampling technique 1
- Sampling rationale 2
- Data collection tools 5
- Data collection procedure 3
FINDINGS
- Data presentation 5
- Data interpretation and analysis 7
CONCLUSION 4
RECOMMENDATIONS 5
REFERENCING 1
TOTAL 40
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PROJECTS WHICH PRODUCE PRODUCT OR MODELS
COMPONENT MARKS
PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION – DEFINING THE PROBLEM
- Topic 1
- Background 1
- Aims 1
- Justification 1
- Mapping and identification of study area 1
TECHNICAL REPORT(How the product was made) 5
ASSESSMENT OF ACTUAL PRODUCT
- Presentation/ workmanship 3
- Creativity 1
- Durability 2
- Functionality/ usability 5
- Cost for production 2
- Cost for user 2
USER MANUAL
- Operating instructions 2
- Applications (new knowledge) 2
CONCLUSION 5
RECOMMENDATIONS 5
REFERENCING 1
TOTAL 40
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LEARNER’S PROJECT GUIDE
NAME : …………………………………………………..
LEARNING AREA : Physics 4023
LEVEL : Form 3-4
TASK TYPE : Project
PROJECT GUIDELINE
You are expected to carry out a research project on any Physics topic. You will choose the topic and
investigate/ research on your own the underlying Physics of the topic. You must, however discuss the
selection of your topic with your teacher to ensure that you research a topic that is relevant and
contemporary.
You are to collect data from a variety of sources. You should process the data through various
techniques and critically evaluate the data to draw meaningful recommendations and a conclusion.
The project should result in the acquisition of new knowledge or a model or product, being produced.
The models/products are to have user manuals.
Your project should have originality. It should include:
- Problem identification
- Research methods
- Findings
- Conclusion, Recommendations and Referencing
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ACHIEVEMENT STANDARD- PROJECT
Dimensions/Criteria Excellent/very good Good Satisfactory Inadequate Very inadequate
34- 40 28-33 22-27 16-21 0-15
Excellent expression Good expression of and Satisfactory expression Limited expression and Weak expression and
and justification of the justification of the and justification of the justification of the justification of the problem.
Problem identification problem. problem. problem. problem.
Excellent selection of Good selection of Satisfactory selection of Limited selection of Weak selection of research
research tools. research tools. research tools. research tools.Limited tools.
Research methods and analysis and presentation
Findings Excellent analysis and Good analysis and Satisfactory analysis and of the data Weak analysis and
presentation of data. presentation of data. presentation of the data. presentation.
Excellent answer that Good answer that Satisfactory Limited Weak recommendations that
clarifies the problem. clarifies the problem. recommendations that are recommendations that lack link with conclusion.
Conclusion, not all encompassing in are drawn from an
Recommendations and their depth. unclear argument.
Referencing
Argument and conclusion Limited conclusion. Weak conclusion.
A well-constructed A good argument with
argument with sound a good but not well are imbalanced
evaluation that brings linked to evaluation
about a balanced leading to an
conclusion. imbalanced conclusion
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