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 Unit A452: Practical investigation

2.4 Testing, evaluation and conclusions

Candidates should:

  1. produce a full report covering all aspects of the investigation
  2. present the information in a clear form which is understandable by a third party and which is easily navigable
  3. critically appraise the evidence that they have presented
  4. test their own solution
  5. present their evaluation in a relevant, clear, organised, structured and coherent format
  6. use specialist terms correctly and appropriately
  7. present a conclusion to the report
  8. justify their conclusions based on the evidence provided.

Testing, evaluation and conclusions 0-10 marks

0-3 marks 4-7 marks 8-10 marks
Conclusions are weak or missing with little or no justification.
Information may be ambiguous or disorganised.
There is limited if any reference to evidence.		 The material has structure and coherence with justifiable conclusions being reached although there may be some omissions.


 Thorough and convincing conclusions have been reached, which are borne out by the research carried out by the candidate.
This material has been presented in a clear and relevant way which is simple to navigate.
The solution is presented with little, if any, evidence of testing. There is evidence that the solutions have been tested for basic functionality. The solutions are fully tested and there is little doubt that the solutions presented are fully functional.
The evidence of written communication is limited with little or no use of specialist terms. Specialist terms will be used appropriately and for the most part correctly.
Evidence of good written communication using some specialist terms.		 A high level of written communication is obvious throughout the task and specialist terms/technology with accurate use of spelling is used.
There are many errors in spelling, punctuation and grammar. There are few errors in spelling, grammar and punctuation. Grammar and punctuation is consistently correct.
The evaluation may be simplistic with little or no relevance. Candidates will have produced a sound evaluation which reviews some aspects of the task. The evaluation will be relevant, clear, organised and presented in a structured and coherent format.