Honours Level Marking Criteria (40% required for a pass)
HONOURS
Research,
reading and
sources
100-80
Excellent breadth and/or
suitability of sources;
excellent awareness of
currency and
significance of sources;
approach to researching
the topic is systematic,
structured and
innovative
79-70
Very good breadth
and/or suitability of
sources; very good
awareness of currency
and significance of
sources; approach to
researching the topic
is systematic and
structured
Understanding
and engagement
with knowledge
Accurate and detailed
knowledge of the
complexity of the topic;
sophisticated and
innovative analysis
and/or evaluation; has
nuanced and
sophisticated
understanding of
relationship between
theory and practice or
case-study; discussion
consistently shows
superior questioning of
concepts and theories
with interrogation of
assumptions and
reflection on own value
systems
Accurate and detailed
knowledge of the
complexity of topic;
sophisticated analysis
and/or evaluation;
sophisticated
understanding of
relationship between
theory and practice or
case-study; discussion
consistently shows
questioning of
concepts and theories
with interrogation of
assumptions and
reflection on own
value systems
69-60
Appropriate or good
breadth and/or
suitability of sources;
appropriate or good
awareness of currency
and significance of
sources; approach to
researching the topic is
systematic and
structured
Accurate knowledge of
the topic; analytic
and/or evaluative in
parts; good
understanding of
relationship between
theory and practice or
case-study; discussion
shows some
questioning of
concepts and theories
with some interrogation
of assumptions and
reflection on own value
systems
59-50
Adequate breadth
and/or suitability of
sources; adequate
awareness of
currency and
significance of
sources; approach to
researching the topic
is coherent, but may
have limitations
Accurate knowledge
of the topic which is
descriptive and
uncritical; adequate e
of relationship
between theory and
practice or casestudy; discussion
shows no or very
limited understanding
of the meaning and
significance of topics
49-40
Limited breadth
and/or suitability of
sources; limited
awareness of
currency and
significance of
sources; limited
coherence in the
approach to
researching the topic
Mainly accurate
knowledge of the
topic, which is
descriptive and
uncritical; limited
awareness of
relationship between
theory and practice
or case-study;
discussion shows no
understanding of the
meaning and
significance of topics
39-0
Very limited breadth
and/or suitability of
sources; very limited
awareness of
currency and
significance of
sources; approach to
researching the topic
is unsystematic and/or
unstructured
Does not demonstrate
sufficient knowledge
of the topic; no or very
limited awareness of
relationship between
theory and practice or
case-study;
discussion shows no
understanding and/or
misunderstanding of
the meaning and
significance of topics
Organisation
and presentation
Excellent awareness of
intended audience;
excellent attention to
organisation and
presentational qualities
appropriate to the
assessment (e.g.
fluency, spelling,
grammar,
structure);referencing
accurate
Good awareness of
intended audience;
very good attention to
organisation and
presentational
qualities appropriate to
the assessment (e.g.
fluency, spelling,
grammar,
structure);referencing
mainly accurate but
may have a few minor
errors
Appropriate or good
awareness of intended
audience; good
attention to
organisation and
presentational qualities
appropriate to the
assessment (e.g.
fluency, spelling,
grammar,
structure);referencing
mainly accurate
Adequate awareness
of intended audience;
organisation and
presentational
qualities appropriate
to the assessment
(e.g. fluency,
spelling, grammar,
structure) mostly
coherent and
accurate; referencing
attempted may have
some inaccuracies
Limited awareness of
intended audience;
significant
weaknesses in
organisation and
presentational
qualities appropriate
to the assessment
(e.g. fluency,
spelling, grammar,
structure) that
sometimes impair
meaning; referencing
attempted, but has
significant
inaccuracies
Lacks awareness of
intended audience;
significant
weaknesses in
organisation and
presentational
qualities appropriate
to the assessment
(e.g. fluency, spelling,
grammar, structure)
that impair meaning;
referencing not
attempted