MHS8.443 Health in Aoteaora New Zealand Assessment 2 Sem 1, 2025

Grade description

‘A’ grade (> 80%)

‘B’ grade (65% - 79.9%)

‘C’ grade (50% - 64.9%)

Fail grade (<50%)

Research Knowledge base

/15%

�� Demonstrates a proficient 
command of the subject matter.

�� Excels in explaining all major
points clearly and concisely.

�� Demonstrates a consistent
ability to seek out reliable information to improve 
knowledge.

�� Demonstrates an adequate level of knowledge

of subject matter with only minor gaps in knowledge- base.

�� Explains most of the major points clearly and concisely.

�� Demonstrates an adequate ability to seek out

reliable information to improve knowledge.

�� Demonstrates a general, fundamental understanding

of the subject matter but with some obvious gaps in the knowledge base.

�� Has attempted to explain major points but not always

successful at doing so clearly and/or concisely.

�� Demonstrates some ability to seek out information to

improve knowledge.

�� Demonstrates little or no understanding of the

subject matter.

�� Has not explained the major points clearly or

concisely.

�� Demonstrates very little or no ability to seek out

information to improve knowledge.

Synthesis and analysis of information

/25%

�� Demonstrates a clear understanding of the

assessment requirements.

�� Provides a comprehensive analysis and

synthesis of details, facts and concepts.

�� Provides a robust conclusion after presenting a variety of well-supported points for discussion.

�� Presents a highly structured argument, using

information from a variety of robust sources.

�� Proficiently explains complex ideas or concepts in simple terms.

�� Proficiently explains medical terminology and/or physiological processes in simple terms.

�� Demonstrates a generally adequate level of

understanding of the assessment requirements.

�� Provides a moderate level of analysis of details, facts and concepts.

�� Provides a conclusion after presenting some well- supported points for discussion.

�� Presents a structured argument, using information from robust sources

�� Adequately explains complex ideas or concepts in simple terms.

�� Adequately explains medical terminology and/or physiological processes in simple terms.

�� Demonstrates some understanding of the

assessment requirements but has not fully understood them.

�� Provides some analysis of details, facts and concepts.

�� Provides a conclusion after presenting a limited

number of well-supported points for discussion.

�� Presents a structured argument, but supported with limited information from robust sources.

�� Explains some complex ideas or concepts in simple terms.

�� Explains some medical terminology and/or physiological processes in simple terms.

�� Demonstrates little or no understanding of the assessment requirements.

�� Shows no or little evidence of analysis of details, facts and concepts.

�� Presents a weak conclusion with very few or no well-supported points for discussion.

�� Demonstrates little or no ability to present a structured argument and support it with information from robust sources.

�� Explains few or no complex ideas or concepts in simple terms.

 �� Explains little or no medical terminology and/or physiological processes in simple terms.

Evidence of

critical thinking

�� Highly competent critiquing of information presented.

�� Adequate critiquing of information presented.

�� Some critiquing of information presented.

�� Poor or no critiquing of information presented.

/25%

 �� Proficiently discusses conflicting pieces of

information to produce an evidence-based conclusion.

�� Adequately discusses conflicting pieces of

information to produce an evidence-based conclusion.

�� Some discussion of conflicting pieces of

information to produce an evidence-based conclusion.

�� Little or no discussion of conflicting pieces of

information to produce an evidence-based conclusion.

 �� Proficiently supports a conflicting viewpoint when

responding to information 
presented by others.

�� Adequately supports a conflicting viewpoint when

responding to information presented by others.

�� Some support of a conflicting viewpoint when

responding to information presented by others.

�� Little or no support of a conflicting viewpoint when

responding to information presented by others.

�� Demonstrates a proficient level of clinical / diagnostic reasoning.

�� Demonstrates an adequate level of clinical /

diagnostic reasoning.

�� Demonstrates some clinical / diagnostic reasoning.

�� Demonstrates little or no clinical / diagnostic reasoning.