Assessment Criteria – Extended Response Task – Ecotourism Unit

Indicators / A / B / C / D / E /
Understanding Biology

Research notes (Part A)

Identify key biological ideas relating to Ecological Concepts. Make special reference to organisms, populations and their environment as well as mid, short and long term effects. / Identifies key biological ideas and concepts relating to: Make special reference to ecological concepts and mid, short and long term effects / Identifies important biological concepts relating to ecological issues and short, mid and long term effects / Identifies some biological ideas/concepts relating to ecological issues and short, mid or long term effects / Identifies obvious ideas and concepts that may contribute to the task / Mentions familiar ideas associated with the subject matter of the task
Link the biological ideas relating to ecology and ecosystems to the mid, short and long term effects that you have found. / Makes links between key biological ideas/ concepts and mid and short and long term effects / Makes links between identified biological ideas and short and mid or long term effects. / Illustrates cause and effect relationships by linking biological information to a short or mid or long term effect / Outlines how a short, mid or long term effect may be related to an aspect of this genetic issue / Lists some short, mid or long terms effects
Outline a possible interpretation or link between pieces of information that follows logically from the information you have researched. Make sure you explain the link clearly / Develops at least one novel and likely interpretation or link between pieces of discrete information / Suggests a likely interpretation or link between pieces of information / Assembles relevant information into a cohesive concept / Identifies information that contributes to an understanding of the lifestyle decision / Lists some relevant information
Investigating Biology
Research Notes
Decide on a set of questions that you will need to research, to comprehensively cover the background of the ecotourism scenario. / Determine questions to be researched in order to validly and comprehensively investigate the ecotourism scenario / Develop a set of questions to be researched from the task description. / Identify a list of questions that need to be answered to provide basic information on the ecotourism scenario. / Responds to a series of research questions that are provided for them. / Carries out some research
Field Data Analysis
collect data (log book)
organise data
interpret data
analyse data to make judgements
identity relationships / collects and organises data for interpretation
analyses data for reliability and uncertainty with reference to accuracy and precision
identifies trends and relationships / collects and organises data analyses data for reliability and uncertainty
identifies trends / collects and presents data identifies errors
uses data to discuss results / presents collected data
uses results to answer directed questions / follows instructions to collect and present data
PowerPoint Presentation
Devise an interesting and informative presentation which is self running, allows sufficient time to view each slide, and uses language appropriate to a public information display / Devises an interesting and thought provoking presentation suitable to the proposed audience in terms of: Length; Language; Timing / Devises an interesting presentation suitable to the proposed audience in terms of:
Language; Timing / Devises a presentation which uses suitable language. / Devises a presentation related to the topic / A presentation containing information is offered.
Make judgements regarding which information should be included in your presentation / Select only the most appropriate and relevant biological and other information for inclusion into the presentation to make it interesting and understandable by the proposed audience / Presentation includes some information which requires more biological understanding than the proposed audience is likely to have. On balance the presentation maintains audience interest. / The presentation contains some relevant biological and other information. / The presentation contains some biological and other information / The presentation contains some biological information
Evaluating Biological Issues
Integrating the researched information into a concise yet thorough document and made justifiable / Integrating the researched information into a concise yet thorough document and made justifiable statements / Integrating the researched information into a concise document and made reliable statements / Researching information and producing a report / Producing a report / Producing a report
Evaluate and assess the reliability, accuracy and bias of sources of information / Evaluate the reliability and relevance of resources with reference to reliability of author and comparison to other information / Evaluate the reliability and relevance of resources with respect to the reliability of the author / Evaluates the reliability of resources / Accepts the reliability of most resources / Uses information from resources
Evaluating the impact and/or significant incidents of ecotourism with respect to your research topic in the scientific field and in society / Evaluating the impact and/or significant incidents of ecotourism with respect to your research topic in the scientific field and in society / Evaluates without detail the impact and/or significant incidents of ecotourism with respect to your research topic in the scientific field / States some impacts of ecotourism with respect to your research topic within the scientific field / Recognising some impacts of ecotourism only / lists the impact of ecotourism
Research Notes or PowerPoint Presentation
Outline what you would do if faced with this decision. What are the factors that support (contributing factors) your decision? Why have you ignore the factors that do not support your decision (detracting factors)? / Arrives at a justified decision acknowledging the validity of contributing and detracting factors / Arrives at a justified decision recognising that there are factors that contribute and detract from this decision / Arrive at a decision and acknowledges contributing factors / A decision has been made, and some explanation has been given / A decision has been made.
Apply research question to a selected example consider the implications of the situation to other scenarios / Evaluates and explains the implications of the testable question and results with respect to the chosen example, makes future
projections / Explains the implications of the testable question and results with respect to the chosen example, considers future limitations / Recognises the implications of the testable question and results with respect to the chosen example / Recognises the relationship between the research task and example / Accepts the overt relationship between the research task and examples provided