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Grade 7

Demonstrates: conceptual awareness, insight, and knowledge and understanding which are evident in

the skills of critical thinking; a high level of ability to provide answers which are fully developed, structured

in a logical and coherent manner and illustrated with appropriate examples; a precise use of terminology

which is specific to the subject; familiarity with the literature of the subject; the ability to analyse and

evaluate evidence and to synthesize knowledge and concepts; awareness of alternative points of view

and subjective and ideological biases, and the ability to come to reasonable, albeit tentative, conclusions;

consistent evidence of critical reflective thinking; a high level of proficiency in analysing and evaluating data

or problem solving.

Grade 6

Demonstrates: detailed knowledge and understanding; answers which are coherent, logically structured

and well developed; consistent use of appropriate terminology; an ability to analyse, evaluate and synthesize

knowledge and concepts; knowledge of relevant research, theories and issues, and awareness of different

perspectives and contexts from which these have been developed; consistent evidence of critical thinking;

an ability to analyse and evaluate data or to solve problems competently.

Grade 5

Demonstrates: a sound knowledge and understanding of the subject using subject-specific terminology;

answers which are logically structured and coherent but not fully developed; an ability to provide competent

answers with some attempt to integrate knowledge and concepts; a tendency to be more descriptive than

evaluative (although some ability is demonstrated to present and develop contrasting points of view); some

evidence of critical thinking; an ability to analyse and evaluate data or to solve problems.

Grade 4

Demonstrates: a secure knowledge and understanding of the subject going beyond the mere citing of

isolated, fragmentary, irrelevant or “common sense” points; some ability to structure answers but with

insufficient clarity and possibly some repetition; an ability to express knowledge and understanding in

terminology specific to the subject; some understanding of the way facts or ideas may be related and

embodied in principles and concepts; some ability to develop ideas and substantiate assertions; use of

knowledge and understanding which is more descriptive than analytical; some ability to compensate for

gaps in knowledge and understanding through rudimentary application or evaluation of that knowledge;

an ability to interpret data or to solve problems and some ability to engage in analysis and evaluation.

Grade 3

Demonstrates: some knowledge and understanding of the subject; a basic sense of structure that is not

sustained throughout the answers; a basic use of terminology appropriate to the subject; some ability to

establish links between facts or ideas; some ability to comprehend data or to solve problems.