Marking Criteria for Written Assignments

Percentage of grade 90-100% 70-89% 60-69% 59% or less

Understanding of  shows understanding  shows understanding  shows some  shows little or no

Basic Concepts of all of the basic of most of the basic understanding of the understanding of the
concepts concepts basic concepts basic concepts
 always gives  usually gives  gives partial  gives explanations
complete complete or nearly explanations showing limited
explanations complete  some errors understanding
 no errors explanations  many errors
 very few errors
Communication of  communicates with  communicates with  communicates with  unclearly
Required Knowledge clarity, precision and clarity and precision some clarity communicated
confidence  usually uses  sometimes uses rarely uses
 always uses appropriate appropriate appropriate
appropriate terminology terminology terminology
terminology
Organization of Ideas  organized organized  organized in a  disorganized or
appropriately and in appropriately and mechanical and difficult to follow
complex and logical logically sequential way
ways
Completeness  all requirements are  most requirements  some requirements  a majority of
addressed are addressed are addressed requirements are not
 references listed addressed
References to the  provides proper  provides proper  provides proper  provides few or no
reading materials references for all references for most references for some references.
concepts from concepts from concepts from
readings inside and readings inside the readings inside the
outside the course course materials. course materials.
materials.