Queensland Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Framework

CRITERIA Knowledge and Understanding Inclusion of landmarks, locations, buildings, roads etc. that are required for a functioning town. Skills Use of a wide range of mapping skills such as border, orientation, legend, title, scale and directionality.

A A wide variety of features present on the map. A thorough and well thought out placement of features within the map with thought to functionality.

B A variety of features present on the map. A thought out placement of features within the map with though to functionality.

C Use of a range of features present on the map. Satisfactory placement of symbols within the town, with some thought for the functionality of the town.

D Some features present on the map. Some thought to placement of features within the town with limited thought to functionality of the town.

E Little to no features present on the map. Features placed randomly with very limited thought to functionality of the town.

Exceptional demonstration of mapping skills with no mistakes. Includes all mapping skills covered.

Good demonstration of mapping skills with few mistakes. Includes the majority of the mapping skills covered.

Adequate demonstration of mapping skills, with minor mistakes. Includes most of the mapping skills covered.

Limited demonstration of mapping skills, with major mistakes. Includes some of the mapping skills covered.

Extremely limited demonstration of mapping skills with major mistakes. Include few mapping skills.

Communication Interpret and provide justifications for certain features and placements within the map.
Exceptional written justification for placement of features within the town with evidence of thorough planning. No errors within literacy. Well thought out written justification for place of features with evidence of prior planning. Few errors within literacy. Satisfactory written justification for placement of features within the town with some evidence of planning. Some minor errors in sentence structure, Limited written justification for Little to no written justification placement of features within presented. the town. Majors errors present within the literacy.

Conventions Grammar, spelling and punctuation

Correct use of conventions with complete accuracy.

Use of conventions with a few minor errors or omissions.

Adequate use of conventions with few minor errors and/or omissions.

Limited use of conventions with some major errors and/or omissions.

Few conventions used with numerous major errors and/or omissions.

QCAR Professional Development Package

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