Marking Criteria

UNIT 2 AOS 3: A response to an investigation into a bioethical issue relating to genetics, reproductive science, or adaptations beneficial to survival.

Total 40 Marks
Section Key knowledge 5 marks 4 marks 3 marks 2 marks 1 mark 0 marks
focus
Part A: Choose a Topic and Research has a concise Has a concise Has a concise has a research question Not
topic and Question research question research question research question shown
develop with clear bioethical relating to genetics, relating to
research issue relating to reproductive
question. genetics, SCIENCE, or
reproductive adaptations
SCIENCE, or beneficial to survival
adaptations beneficial
to survival

Section Key knowledge 5 marks 4 marks 3 marks 2 marks 1 mark 0 marks

focus
Part B: Compile Use of secondary collated highly collated mostly collated some collated relevant data collated some relevant Not
an annotated data to explain relevant data from relevant data from relevant data from from a single source data from a single shown
bibliography. phenomena with multiple sources and multiple sources and multiple sources but and referred to its source but made no
(Minimum 6 reference to referred to its referred to its made no reference limitations. reference to its
sources) limitations limitations. Student limitations. to its limitations. limitations
has also used Student has also used
different forms of different forms of
sources. sources.
Referencing correctly referenced included references but Not
their information did not use a consistent shown
using a consistent format
style (either APA or
Harvard)
Section Key knowledge 5 marks 4 marks 3 marks 2 marks 1 mark 0 marks
focus
Section C: A Explanation of able to clearly able to clearly able to explain most able to explain some able to explain only the Not
written report - biological concepts, explain and show a explain and show a of the underlying of the underlying most basic underlying shown
response to ideas and models deep understanding good understanding biological concepts. biological concepts. biological concepts.
the research specific to the of biological of biological They have briefly They have attempted They have attempted to
question investigation concepts. They have concepts. They have used models and to use models and use models and ideas to
used models and briefly used models ideas to assist in ideas to assist in assist in these
ideas to assist in and ideas to assist in these explanations. these explanations, explanations, but it has
these explanations. these explanations. but it has been been unsuccessful.
unsuccessful.
Outline social, has shown a clear has shown an has shown an has shown an has shown an Not
economic, legal and detailed understanding of the understanding of the understanding of the understanding of the shown
and/or political understanding of the influence of social, influence of three of influence of two of influence of one of the
factors relevant to influence of social, economic, legal the following factors: the following factors: following factors:
the selected issue economic, legal and/or political social, economic, social, economic, social, economic, legal
and/or political factors relevant to legal and/or political legal and/or political and/or political factors
factors relevant to the selected factors relevant to factors relevant to relevant to the selected
the selected investigation the selected the selected investigation
investigation investigation investigation

Consider different is able to focus on is able to focus on is able to focus on is able to focus on is able to provide the Not
perspectives certain the perspectives of a the perspectives of a the perspectives of a the perspective of a perspective of a single shown
groups or individuals diverse range of range of groups and range of groups and range of groups and group or individual
may have groups and individuals that have individuals, but the individuals, but only
individuals that have been discussed in discussions lacks from that single
been fully explored mostly detailed detail viewpoint
terms
Section Key knowledge focus 5 marks 4 marks 3 marks 2 marks 1 mark 0 marks

Section C: A Evaluation of research able to evaluate how able to evaluate how able to evaluate how Not
written in relation to the well their research well their research well their research shown
report - question allows them to allows them to answer allows them to answer
response to answer their their question, their question
the research question, addressing addressing either
question possible sources of possible sources of
bias, errors and bias, errors or
limitations limitations
Choose a position or able to use their able to use some data able to choose a Not
course of action on the data, evidence and and/or evidence to position or course of shown
basis of reasoning and personal reflections explain their view or action but no data,
reflection to explain their view course of action. evidence or reflection
or course of action is evident

Use of correct consistently used inconsistently used Not

terminology, correct terminology, correct terminology, shown
conventions, units and conventions, units and conventions, units and
representations representations representations
Effective science provided excellent provided some either provided some Not
communication coherence and coherence and coherence and shown
conciseness of conciseness of conciseness of
scientific ideas and is scientific ideas and is scientific ideas or is
able to contextualise able to contextualise able to contextualise
the research to their the research to their the research to their
question question question
Conclusion provides a clear provides a clear provides a conclusion Not
conclusion that sums conclusion that sums that sums up their key shown
up their key findings up their key findings in findings but it is
in relation to the relation to the somewhat unclear
question of question of based on their findings
investigation by investigation without
quoting or referring quoting or referring to
to key data or key data or
information information