Review (RPA)

The Review is a series of reflections about the knowledge and skills developed, decisions made, and the Research Outcome produced.

For this assessment type, students:

· review knowledge and skills developed in response to the research question.

Students review their knowledge and skills by discussing the information that they initially had and how this has developed over the period of research, providing examples.

· discuss the decisions made in response to challenges and/or opportunities.

Students discuss their actions when faced with challenges and/or opportunities. They briefly outline the challenge and/or opportunity, state the decision made in response to that challenge and/or opportunity, and discuss how their decisions influenced their research development.

· reflect on the quality of the Research Outcome

Students reflect on the quality of their Research Outcome and discuss the significance of their findings and the features that influence the overall value and worth of their Research Outcome, including the extent to which the question has been answered.

· organise their information coherently and communicate ideas accurately and appropriately.

Students prepare a summary of the research question and the Research Outcome, to a maximum of 150 words if written, or a maximum of 1 minute for an oral presentation, or the equivalent in multimodal form. This summary is assessed.

In consultation with their teacher, students choose the best form in which to present their review: written, oral, or multimodal.

Students prepare their review to a maximum of 1500 words if written or a maximum of 10 minutes for an oral presentation, or the equivalent in multimodal form (excluding the written summary).

The following specific features of the assessment design criteria for this subject are assessed in the external assessment component:

· review — R1, R2, and R3

· synthesis — S3.