Replace the red text with your school- and task-specific information. Make the standards instrument-specific. (Words may not be added to the standards except to specify the terminology, ideas and theories, data and information, issues, and audiences and purposes.) The following words may be used in the singular: ideas and theories, data and information, arguments, issues, and audiences and purposes. Ensure all information has been completed, i.e. no red text remains. Delete this instructional text. Insert school-specific information (if required) Instrument-specific standards matrix Standard A Standard B Standard C Standard D Standard E The student work has the following characteristics: The student work has the following characteristics: The student work has the following characteristics: The student work has the following characteristics: The student work has the following characteristics: accurate and detailed descriptions and use of a wide range of terminology and factual information accurate descriptions and use of a range of terminology and factual information descriptions and use of terminology and factual information descriptions and use of some terminology and factual information simple descriptions of some terminology and factual information accurate and thorough explanations of complex ideas and theories accurate explanations of some complex ideas and theories explanations of ideas and theories simple explanations of aspects of ideas and theories superficial or inconsistent explanations of aspects of ideas or theories accurate and detailed descriptions of the complex relationships between ideas and theories. accurate descriptions of the relevant connections between facts, ideas and theories. descriptions of the connections between facts, ideas and theories. simple descriptions of some connections between facts, ideas or aspects of theories. superficial descriptions of some connections between facts, ideas or aspects of theories. The student work has the following characteristics: The student work has the following characteristics: The student work has the following characteristics: The student work has the following characteristics: The student work has the following characteristics: accurate interpretation and discerning analysis of data, information, theories and issues and the relationships between these accurate interpretation and analysis of data, information, ideas, theories and issues and the relationships between these interpretation and analysis of data, information, ideas, theories and issues and some of the relationships between these some interpretation and analysis of data, information, theories and issues simple interpretation of aspects of data, information, ideas, theories and issues discerning evaluation of complex data and information evaluation of complex data and information some evaluation of data and information simple evaluation of data and information simple evaluation of aspects of data or information
convincing justification of decisions and judgments using significant evidence, effective argument and thorough discussion. effective justification of decisions and judgments using relevant evidence, argument and discussion. appropriate justification of decisions and judgments using evidence, argument and discussion. simple justification of decisions and judgments using variable evidence, simple argument or discussion. superficial justification of decisions and judgments using variable and incomplete evidence, argument or discussion. The student work has the following characteristics: The student work has the following characteristics: The student work has the following characteristics: The student work has the following characteristics: The student work has the following characteristics: discerning selection and organisation, accurate recording and insightful presentation of data and information from a variety of significant sources effective selection and organisation, accurate recording and presentation of data and information from a variety of sources appropriate selection, organisation, recording and presentation of data and information from sources some selection, organisation, recording and presentation of data and information from sources selection, organisation, recording or presentation of aspects of data or information discerning use of mode, genre and language conventions that communicates complex meaning and insightfully achieves particular purposes. effective use of mode, genre and language conventions that communicates complex meaning and achieves particular purposes. appropriate use of mode, genre and language conventions that communicates meaning and achieves particular purposes. use of mode, genre and language conventions that communicates some meaning and achieves basic purposes. inconsistent use of mode, genre and language conventions that communicates some meaning.