Rubrics of Assessment for
Investigative Skills in Science (ISS) 2016
1.
ISS forms part of the Science Curriculum in Secondary 2 in the following manner:
Period
|
Assessment
|
Topic
|
Marks
|
Percentage
|
Term 1
|
ISS Project
|
ISS Group Project
|
100
|
20%
|
Term 2
|
Common Test
|
Paper 1: ISS Individual Examination
|
60
|
10%
|
Paper 2: Communication Science
|
|
10%
|
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Term 3
|
Level Test 2
|
Environmental Science
|
|
10%
|
Term 4
|
End-of-year Exams
|
Paper 1: Communication Science
|
|
20%
|
Paper 2: Environmental Science
|
|
20%
|
||
Others
|
Alternative Assessments
|
Task 1: Communication Science
|
|
5%
|
Task 2: Environmental Science
|
|
5%
|
||
|
|
|
TOTAL
|
100%
|
2.
For the ISS Group Project, the total score is based upon 100 marks (converted
to 20%) in the following sections:
Section
|
Type
|
Nature
of question
|
Marks***
|
Section Marks
|
Submission Format
|
ICT tools used**
|
A*
|
Group Project Proposal
|
20
|
20
|
Email
|
Google doc;
Mac Paintbrush |
|
B*
|
Written
Report
|
Title, Abstract & Introduction
|
10
|
40
|
Email
|
Google doc;
Mac
Paintbrush;
Blogger
|
Methods
|
5
|
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Results
|
5
|
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Discussion & Conclusions
|
15
|
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References & Bibliography
|
5
|
|||||
C
|
Blog
|
5
|
30
|
Blog
|
Blogger
|
|
D
|
Poster
|
5
|
Poster
|
Pages
|
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E
|
2 to 4-minute Video
|
10
|
Video
|
iMovie;
Youtube
|
||
F
|
Research Log Book
|
10
|
Log Book
|
NA
|
||
G
|
Peer Appraisals &
Insights and Reflections ***** |
10
|
10
|
Online
assessment
|
Google
Form
|
|
TOTAL
|
100
|
100
|
|
|
*
Students will be given at least 1 feedback in hardcopy for Sections A and B so
that there is room for reflection and improvement.
** Lessons will be delivered using the ISS Blog page (Content delivery) and Google Classroom (Announcement, Delivery of templates, Form filling).
*** Grading for ISS project is done on a scale from 0 to 4.
** Lessons will be delivered using the ISS Blog page (Content delivery) and Google Classroom (Announcement, Delivery of templates, Form filling).
*** Grading for ISS project is done on a scale from 0 to 4.
0:
No entry.
1:
Wrong entry.
2:
Correct entry for at least once.
3:
Correct entry for all except once.
4:
Correct entry all the time.
Note: The detailed rubrics of assessment are found in Annex A to G.
3. For the ISS Individual
Examination, the total score is based upon 60 marks (converted to 10%) in
the following sections:
Sections
|
Nature
of question
|
Marks
|
Remarks
|
1
|
Research Methods
à Reliability of sources
à Scientific Methods
à Engineering Design Process
|
10
|
|
2
|
Comprehension of research articles
à Type of Research
à Project Title
à Research Questions / Problem Statement
à Hypothesis / Engineering Goals
|
10
|
|
3
|
Planning skills (given aim)
à to identify variables and constants,
à to develop hypothesis
|
10
|
SPA Skill 3.1
|
4
|
Planning skills (given aim, variables and hypothesis)
à to write procedures,
à to draw diagrams,
à to identify equipment list,
à to describe how to analyze data,
à to identify safety considerations
|
10
|
SPA Skill 3.2
|
5
|
Data Analysis skills
à to draw graphs, histograms or bar charts
à to calculate values from given relationships
|
10
|
SPA Skill 2
|
6
|
References
and Bibliography
à
writing references,
à citing
references
|
10
|
|
|
TOTAL
|
60
|
|
Inter-disciplinary Research
Studies (IRS)
1. IRS is integrated with ISS for Secondary
2.
2. Students need to pass the ISS Group Project to be promoted to Secondary 3.
2. Students need to pass the ISS Group Project to be promoted to Secondary 3.
3. Qualitative Assessment for IRS is as
follows:
(a) Individual remarks based on the ISS Group Project
(Observations in class, Proposals, Reports, Presentations, Peer Appraisals and
Insights / Reflections)
(b) Band grades (Accomplished, Competent, Developing,
Needs Improvement) will be given individually for the following headings under
IRS:
a. Research Proposals
b. Research Report
c. Research Presentations
d. Peer Appraisals / Individual
Contributions
e. Insights / Reflections
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