The following requirements for assessment of science extension are taken from:
Component (Weighting %)
- Communicating scientifically (30%)
- Gathering, recording, analysing and evaluating data (30%)
- Application of scientific research skills (40%)
The Year 12 formal school-based assessment program is to reflect the following requirements:
- the minimum weighting for an individual task is 20%
- the maximum weighting for an individual task is 40%
- three assessment tasks:
- task one must assess the skills developed in Section 1 of the Scientific Research Portfolio
- task two must assess the skills developed in Section 2 of the Scientific Research Portfolio
- task three must assess the Scientific Research Report with a weighting of 40%
- tasks one and two must not assess individual sections of the Scientific Research Report, in draft or final versions
- only one task may be a formal written examination with a maximum weighting of 30%.