| Band 6 |
- demonstrates an extensive knowledge and understanding
of the course content including context, prescribed focus
areas and domain
- analyses, evaluates and presents scientific information
in a variety of appropriate forms
- identifies and quantifies relationships in scientific
data
- explains scientific principles and laws and applies them
to unfamiliar situations
- applies high level critical thinking skills in developing
appropriate solutions to problems involving experimental
design
- analyses and applies explanatory models
- makes and justifies judgments based on evidence and ethical
considerations and communicates these effectively
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| Band 5 |
- demonstrates a thorough knowledge and understanding of
the course content including context, prescribed focus areas
and domain
- interprets and presents scientific information in an
appropriate form
- comprehends, classifies and analyses data
- explains scientific principles and laws and applies them
to familiar situations
- describes scientific method and applies it to experimental
design
- describes and interprets explanatory models of scientific
principles
- makes judgments based on evidence and ethical considerations
and communicates these effectively
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| Band 4 |
- demonstrates a sound knowledge and understanding of the
course content including context, prescribed focus areas
and domain
- comprehends, classifies and presents scientific data
in a variety of forms
- applies some scientific principles and laws to familiar
situations
- describes scientific method and experimental design
- describes explanatory models of some scientific principles
- expresses opinions based on evidence and ethical considerations
and communicates these effectively
|
| Band 3 |
- demonstrates a basic knowledge and understanding of the
course content including context, prescribed focus areas
and domain
- classifies and presents simple scientific data
- describes simple experiments using text and diagrams
- recalls some scientific principles and explanatory models
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| Band 2 |
- demonstrates a limited knowledge and understanding of
the course content including context, prescribed focus areas
and domain
- communicates simple scientific information and experimental
data
- recalls some aspects of experimental work and scientific
principles
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| Band 1 |
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