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=Stage 2 Research Project Performance Standards =
 * || **Planning** || **Application** || **Synthesis** || **Evaluation** ||
 * |||| Assessment Type 1: Folio |||| Assessment Type 2:Outcome Assessment Type 3:Evaluation ||
 * A || P1 Thorough consideration & refinement of a research topic.

P2 Thorough planning of research processes that are highly appropriate to the research topic. || A1 Thorough & highly resourceful development of the research.

A2 In-depth analysis of information and exploration of ideas to develop the research.

A3 Highly effective application of knowledge and skills specific to the research topic. || S1 Insightful synthesis of knowledge, skills, and ideas to produce a well-developed research outcome. S2 Insightful and thorough substantiation of key findings central to the research outcome. <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">S3 Clear and coherent expression of ideas. || <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">E1 Insightful evaluation of the research processes used. <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">E2 Insightful reflection on the nature of the chosen capability and its relevance to themselves and the research project. <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">E3 Well-considered and insightful reflection on the research outcome and its value to themselves and, where applicable, to others. || <span style="color: #00ff00; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Considered planning of research processes that are appropriate to the research topic. || <span style="color: #00ff00; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Considered and mostly resourceful development of the research. <span style="color: #00ff00; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Some complexity in analysis of information and exploration of ideas to develop the research. <span style="color: #00ff00; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Effective application of knowledge and skills specific to the research topic. || <span style="color: #000080; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Considered synthesis of knowledge, skills, and ideas to produce a well-developed research outcome. <span style="color: #000080; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Substantiation of most key findings central to the research outcome. <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Mostly clear and coherent expression of ideas. || <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Considered evaluation of the research processes used. <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Considered reflection on the nature of the chosen capability and its relevance to themselves and the research project. <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Considered reflection on the research outcome and its value to themselves and, where applicable, to others. || <span style="color: #00ff00; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Satisfactory planning of research processes that are appropriate to the research topic. || <span style="color: #00ff00; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Adequate development of the research. <span style="color: #00ff00; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Adequate analysis of information and exploration of ideas to develop the research. <span style="color: #00ff00; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Adequate application of knowledge and skills specific to the research topic. || <span style="color: #000080; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Adequate synthesis of knowledge, skills, and ideas to produce a research outcome. <span style="color: #000080; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Substantiation of some key findings central to the research outcome. <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Generally clear expression of ideas. || <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Recount with some evaluation of the research processes used. <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Reflection on the relevance of the chosen capability to themselves and the research project. <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Reflection on the research outcome and its value to themselves and, where applicable, to others. || <span style="color: #00ff00; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Partial planning of research processes that may be appropriate to the research topic. || <span style="color: #00ff00; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Development of some aspects of the research. <span style="color: #00ff00; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Collection rather than analysis of information, with some superficial description of an idea to develop the research. <span style="color: #00ff00; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Superficial application of some knowledge and skills specific to the research topic. || <span style="color: #000080; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Basic use of information and ideas to produce a research outcome. <span style="color: #000080; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Basic explanation of ideas related to the research outcome. <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Basic expression of ideas. || <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Superficial description of the research processes used. <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Superficial reflection on the relevance of the chosen capability to themselves and the research project. <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Some reflection on aspects of the research outcome and its value to themselves and, where applicable, to others. || <span style="color: #00ff00; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Attempted planning of an aspect of the research process. || <span style="color: #00ff00; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Attempted development of an aspect of the research project. <span style="color: #00ff00; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Attempted collection of basic information, with some partial description of an idea. <span style="color: #00ff00; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Attempted application of one or more skills that may be related to the research topic. || <span style="color: #000080; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Attempted use of an idea to produce a research outcome. <span style="color: #000080; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Limited explanation of an idea or an aspect of the research outcome. <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Attempted expression of ideas. || <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Attempted description of the research process used. <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Attempted reflection on the relevance of the chosen capability to themselves and the research project. <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Emerging awareness that the research can have a value to themselves and, where applicable, to others. ||
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">B || <span style="color: #00ff00; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Consideration of the main area of research and some refinement of a research topic.
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">C || <span style="color: #00ff00; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Adequate consideration of a broad research topic, but little evidence of refining the topic.
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">D || <span style="color: #00ff00; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Basic consideration and identification of some aspects of a research topic.
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">E || <span style="color: #00ff00; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Attempted consideration and identification of an area of interest.