Categories 50-59% (Level 1) 60-69% (Level 2) 70-79% (Level 3) 80-100% (Level 4) Knowledge and Understanding - Subject-specific content acquired in each course (knowledge), and the comprehension of its meaning and significance (understanding) The student: Knowledge of facts and terms demonstrates limited knowledge of facts and terms demonstrates some knowledge of facts and terms demonstrates considerable knowledge of facts and terms demonstrates thorough knowledge of facts and terms Understanding of concepts, principles, requirements, guidelines, and strategies demonstrates limited understanding of concepts, principles, requirements, guidelines, and strategies demonstrates some understanding of concepts, principles, requirements, guidelines, and strategies demonstrates considerable understanding of concepts, principles, requirements, guidelines, and strategies demonstrates thorough and insightful understanding of concepts, principles, requirements, guidelines, and strategies Understanding of relationships between concepts demonstrates limited understanding of relationships between concepts demonstrates some understanding of relationships between concepts demonstrates considerable understanding of relationships between concepts demonstrates thorough and insightful understanding of relationships between concepts Thinking - The use of critical and creative thinking skills and/or processes The student: Thinking skills uses thinking skills with limited effectiveness uses thinking skills with moderate effectiveness uses thinking skills with considerable effectiveness uses thinking skills with a high degree of effectiveness inquiry skills (e.g., formulating questions; planning; selecting strategies and resources; analysing and interpreting information; forming conclusions) applies few of the skills involved in the inquiry process applies some of the skills involved in the inquiry process applies most of the skills involved in the inquiry process applies all or almost all of the skills involved in the inquiry process Communication - The conveying of meaning through various forms The student:
Communication of information and ideas communicates ideas and information with limited clarity communicates ideas and information with some clarity communicates ideas and information with considerable clarity communicates ideas and information with a high degree of clarity, and with confidence Communication for different audiences and purposes communicates for different audiences and purposes with limited effectiveness communicates for different audiences and purposes with some effectiveness communicates for different audiences and purposes with considerable effectiveness communicates for different audiences and purposes with a high degree of effectiveness Use of various forms of communication (e.g., interview, short report) demonstrates limited command of the various forms demonstrates moderate command of the various forms demonstrates considerable command of the various forms demonstrates extensive command of the various forms Application - The use of knowledge and skills to make connections within and between various contexts The student: Active participation infrequently participates actively sometimes participates actively regularly participates actively always or almost always participates actively Personal physical fitness maintains a limited level of personal physical fitness maintains a moderate level of personal physical fitness maintains a considerable level of personal physical fitness maintains a high level of personal physical fitness Safe use of procedures, equipment, and technology uses procedures, equipment, and technology safely and correctly only with supervision uses procedures, equipment, and technology safely and correctly with some supervision uses procedures, equipment, and technology safely and correctly demonstrates and promotes the safe and correct use of procedures, equipment, and technology Movement skills performs movement skills with limited competence performs movement skills with moderate competence performs movement skills with considerable competence performs movement skills with a high degree of competence