Description of the marking scale for KFL4040 Feminist Theory
Assessment and grading
Course grades are awarded on a descending scale using alphabetic grades from A to E
for passes and F for fail. A semester assignment is the basis of the evaluation. In
general, the following three criteria will be decisive:
Knowledge
Understanding, analytical ability and critical reflection
Professional communicative ability, relevance and reliability
Below, these three criteria are related to the main components of KFL4040 at each of
the six levels of the marking scale.
A – excellent
Best mark. An excellent performance, clearly outstanding. The candidate
demonstrates excellent judgment and a high degree of independent thinking.
Knowledge:
The student demonstrates an excellent command of the relevant parts
of the syllabus that need to be taken into account to answer the questions in
their semester assignment.
Understanding, analytical ability and critical reflection
The student is able to apply this knowledge in a remarkable and critical
way when presenting, analysing and discussing feminist thought and feminist
theory historically and in the present.
The semester assignment documents advanced analytical skills,
excellent understanding of different concepts and theories, and a high degree
of independent and critical thinking.
Professional communicative ability, relevance and reliability:
The student shows a remarkable ability to formulate her/his knowledge
and analytical insights in a precise and stringent manner.
The student has a profound understanding of the significance of the tasks
she/he faces and submits a product that is relevant in relation to the course of
study as well as the tasks in question.
References and sources are frequently identified as part of the student’s
discourse.
The semester assignment is very well argued and well written.
B – very good
The second best mark. A very good performance. The candidate demonstrates sound
judgment and a very good degree of independent thinking.
Knowledge:
The student demonstrates a comprehensive command of the relevant
parts of the syllabus that need to be taken into account to answer the questions
in their semester assignment.
Understanding, analytical ability and critical reflection:
The student is able to apply this knowledge in a competent and critical
way when presenting, analysing and discussing feminist thought and feminist
theory historically and in the present.
The semester assignment documents analytical skills above average,
very good understanding of different concepts and theories and independent
and critical thinking.
Professional communicative ability, relevance and reliability:
The student shows a very good ability to formulate their knowledge
and analytical insights in a precise and stringent manner.
The student has a profound understanding of the significance of the
tasks they face and submits a product that is relevant in relation to the course
of study as well as the tasks in question.
References and sources are frequently identified as part of the
student’s discourse.
The semester assignment is well argued and well written.
C – good
An average mark. A good performance in most areas. The candidate demonstrates a
reasonable degree of judgment and independent thinking in the most important areas.
Knowledge:
The student demonstrates a good command of most of the relevant
parts of the syllabus that need to be taken into account to answer the questions
in their semester assignment.
Understanding, analytical ability and critical reflection:
The student is able to apply this knowledge in a competent and critical
way when presenting, analysing and discussing feminist thought and feminist
theory historically and in the present.
The semester assignment documents analytical skills, good
understanding of different concepts and theories, and a reasonable degree of
independent thinking on the most important topics in the paper.
Professional communicative ability, relevance and reliability:
The student shows a good ability to formulate their knowledge and
analytical insights in a precise and stringent manner.
The student has a good understanding of the significance of the tasks
they face and submits a product that is relevant in relation to the course of
study as well as the tasks in question.
The most important references and sources are identified as part of the
student’s discourse.
As a text the semester assignment communicates effectively.
D –satisfactory
A below-average mark. A satisfactory performance, but with significant
shortcomings. The candidate demonstrates a limited degree of judgment and
independent thinking.
Knowledge:
The student demonstrates rather superficial knowledge of the relevant
parts of the syllabus that need to be taken into account to answer the questions
in their semester assignment, and seems to lack the necessary overview and indepth-understanding.
Understanding, analytical ability and critical reflection:
The student is able to apply this knowledge when presenting, analysing
and discussing feminist thought and feminist theorising historically and in the
present.
Their semester assignment documents below average analytical skills,
understanding of different concepts and theories, and independent thinking.
Professional communicative ability, relevance and reliability:
The student shows an adequate ability to formulate their knowledge
and analytical insights.
The student has an adequate understanding of the significance of the
tasks they face and submits a product that is relevant in relation to the course
of study as well as the tasks in question.
Important references and sources are sometimes identified as part of
the student’s discourse.
As a text the semester assignment communicates below average.
E – sufficient
Lowest passing mark. A performance that meets the minimum criteria, but no more.
The candidate demonstrates a very limited degree of judgment and independent
thinking.
Knowledge:
The student demonstrates some knowledge of the relevant parts of the
syllabus that need to be taken into account to answer the questions in their
semester assignment, but seems to lack overview and familiarity with basic
themes and topics of the course.
Understanding, analytical ability and critical reflection:
The student is, to some degree, able to apply this knowledge when
presenting and discussing feminist thought and feminist theorising historically
and in the present.
The semester assignment documents some understanding of different
concepts and theories. The argumentation is superficial and allows for
misunderstandings and/or inconsistencies.
Professional communicative ability, relevance and reliability:
The student shows some ability to formulate their knowledge and
opinions.
The student has some understanding of the significance of the tasks
they face and submits a product that has some relevance in relation to the
course of study as well as the tasks in question.
References and sources are seldom or never identified as part of the
student’s discourse.
The text is understandable, but has sequences of muddled and/or
confused reasoning with little internal consistency.
F – fail
A performance that does not meet the minimum academic criteria. The candidate
demonstrates an absence of both judgment and independent thinking
Knowledge:
The student does not document sufficient knowledge of the syllabus of
the course, nor a minimum of familiarity with its basic themes and topics.
Understanding, analytical ability and critical reflection:
The student does not document sufficient ability to present and discuss
feminist methodology and feminist theory historically and/or in the present.
The student shows poor or no ability when it comes to critical
reflection about different concepts, theories and positions that can be found in
the course readings.
Professional communicative ability, relevance and reliability:
The student does not document sufficient ability to formulate their knowledge
and opinions
The student’s response is often completely incomprehensible or confusing.
The student’s answer can show a complete lack of relevance in relation to the
task presented.
References and source identification are wrong or missing entirely.