Expectations and mark scheme
Expectations
- See marking scheme below.
- Always aim at the highest level band.
- Pay attention to the independent feedback point (the third paragraph in the level 4 and 3 bands), and think about how you are going to obtain that, i.e. through peer review? target users review?
When marking your work, your teacher will be checking…
- whether have you given consideration as to how well the outcome meets the initial requirement?
- whether you have reflected on the objectives originally set and considered how your solution measures up to those objectives?
- whether have you obtained independent feedback and reflected upon this?
The mark scheme
Evaluation (4 marks)
| Level | Mark | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | 4 | Full consideration given to how well the outcome meets all of its requirements. How well the outcome could be improved if the problem was revisited, is discussed and given detailed consideration. Independent feedback obtained of a useful and realistic nature, evaluated and discussed in a meaningful way. |
| 3 | 3 | Full or nearly full consideration given to how well the outcome meets all of its requirements. How the outcome could be improved if the problem was revisited is discussed, but consideration given is limited. |
| 2 | 2 | The outcome is discussed but not all aspects are fully addressed either by omission or because some of the requirements have not been met and these requirements not met have been ignored in the evaluation. No independent feedback obtained, or if obtained, is not sufficiently useful or realistic to be evaluated in a meaningful way - even if attempted. |
| 1 | 1 | Some of the outcomes are assessed but only in a superficial way. No independent feedback obtained, or if obtained, is so basic as to be not worthy of evaluation. |
Present Your Evaluation
Structure
- Organise your write up in three sub-sections:
- Evaluate against the requirements/objectives - how well the outcome meet the requirements. Refer back to the tests you have done that show you have met certain requirements/objectives (proof of requirement fulfilment).
- Future improvement/different approaches if were to re-visit the same problem. These potential improvements/approaches should be fully reasoned.
- Detailed and realistic independent review/critique of the outcome. Get some feedback from your intended users and 3rd party stakeholder. This could take the form - but is not limited to - a survey, interview, summaries, review of your work etc.
- A sensible approach would be to copy the objectives from the analysis into the evaluation so that each can be easily commented on. For each objective, the student could judge how effectively it has been met and also comment (if appropriate) on how the solution might be improved in this area.
- The student should aim to explain, in outline, how they might go about implementing the possible improvements. It is important that any third party feedback obtained is analysed by the students, not simply included as, for example, an email from the person.
- In addition to commenting on the individual objectives, students should also give an overview of the effectiveness of their solution, as it may be that some points would not be covered by commenting on the objectives alone. For example, some ideas for improving the system might be outside of the selected objectives.
- The actual feedback obtained from the third party should be included in an appendix. If feedback was also obtained at an earlier stage in the production of the project, for example based upon a prototype, then this could be referenced to in this evaluation so that it could be considered for credit.