PSY1061 Conceptual Issues and Innovative Approaches in Psychology Continuous Assessment 2026 | DCU

The insights from psychology presented were well-organised, concise and professionally appropriate to the chosen role/background. The student presents a detailed, coherent and convincing “back story” relating to their chosen profession.

The insights from psychology presented were quite well organised, concise and professionally appropriate but may have some minor errors, inaccuracies or omissions reflecting the role/background. The student presents a coherent “back story” relating to their chosen profession.

The insights from psychology presented were generally organised but not always concise and/or consistently professionally appropriate. The student presents a “back story” relating to their chosen profession but this may have omissions, inaccuracies or be incomplete in some way.

The insights from psychology presented were somewhat organised but not concise and/or professionally appropriate. The student presents a “back story” relating to their chosen profession but this is somewhat incoherent and with major omissions or inaccuracies.

The insights from psychology presented were disorganised, not concise and lacking in professional appropriateness. The student presents no clear back story, it has extremely limited detail, or it is incoherent.

The response is highly coherent and convincing account, engaging closely and systematically with the subject, with consistently strong evidence of a comprehensive mastery of relevant theory, concepts and research in the area of psychology chosen

The response reflects the skill well, demonstrating a strong grasp of the relevant theory, concepts and research in the area of psychology chosen. There are no major errors or omissions but the structure, weight or coherence may be lacking in parts.

The response reflects the skill, providing an intellectually competent answer (i.e. factually sound) with evidence of a reasonable familiarity with the relevant literature, theory and/or research in area of psychology chosen. However, the response contains some inaccuracies and/or omissions relating to important ideas in this area.

The response superficially reflects the skill, providing an adequate answer but with limited evidence of familiarity with the relevant literature, theory and/or research in area of psychology chosen. There are major errors or omissions.

The response did not sufficiently reflect the skill. Evidence, concepts and/or theory was referred to incorrectly/poorly or was absent

Clearly communicates and synthesises correct information from a wide variety of evaluated sources across psychology, using supporting evidence. Articulates a position with clear alignment with theory and research consistent with their chosen area and disagreement with, or appropriate comment on other research/practice areas in psychology. Clearly demonstrates ability to construct arguments and expand on points relating to their position.

Clearly communicates and synthesises correct information from multiple sources across psychology, using supporting evidence. Articulates a position with some alignment with theory and research consistent with their chosen area and disagreement with, or appropriate comment on other research/practice areas in psychology. Demonstrates ability to construct arguments and expand on points relating to their position but may make some minor errors or omissions relating to this.

Communicates and synthesises mostly correct information from a few sources in a fragmented way. Articulates a position with some reference to theory and research consistent with their chosen area. May not have considered disagreement with, or appropriate comment on other research/practice areas in psychology. Demonstrates some ability to construct arguments and consider their position but with errors or omissions relating to their position and other areas in psychology.

Communicates some incorrect information from sources in a fragmented way. Articulates a position consistent with their chosen area. Limited or very little consideration of other research/practice areas in psychology. Demonstrates some ability to consider their position but with major omissions relating to their position and other areas in psychology.

Communicates mostly information that is incorrect or from unreliable sources. Articulates a position that is not consistent with their chosen area or is incoherent in some key ways. Little or no consideration of other research/practice areas in psychology. Demonstrates poor ability to consider their position with major omissions relating to their position and other areas in psychology.

Consistently clarifies, restates and responds to prompts; summarises when needed and interacts excellently with the marker clearly within the context of the scenario. The student has carefully considered the language used and ensured that it is consistent with their profession and that the vocabulary is appropriate to the intended audience. The student demonstrates an excellent ability to answer questions relating to their chosen profession and research/practice in this area in a coherent and consistent manner.

Generally responds well to marker comments, prompts and needs; interacts with the marker clearly within the context of the scenario. The student has considered the language used and it is generally consistent with their profession but the vocabulary may not always be appropriate to the intended audience. The student demonstrates a very good ability to answer questions relating to their chosen profession and research/practice in this area but the responses may have some inconsistencies or inaccuracies.

Somewhat responsive to marker comments, prompts and needs; misses some opportunities for interaction with the marker within the context of the scenario. The student has considered the language used and it is generally consistent with their profession but the vocabulary is not appropriate to the intended audience. The student is able to answer questions relating to their chosen profession but the responses contain inconsistencies, omissions or inaccuracies.

Responds inconsistently to marker comments, prompts and needs; does not interact well with the marker within the context of the scenario. The student has minimally considered the language used in relation to their profession and the vocabulary is not appropriate to the intended audience. The student is broadly able to answer questions relating to their chosen profession but the responses contain many inconsistencies, omissions or inaccuracies.

Responds to prompts inadequately and/or fails to interact with the marker within the context of the scenario. The student has not considered the language used in relation to their profession and the vocabulary is not appropriate to the intended audience. The student cannot answer questions relating to their chosen profession or the responses are incoherent, and contain major inconsistencies, omissions or inaccuracies.

The topic description/summary is well-organised, concise and professionally appropriate to the chosen role/background, clearly communicating and synthesising correct information across psychology

The topic description/summary is well organised, concise and professionally appropriate but with some minor errors or inaccuracies reflecting the role/background. Clearly communicates and synthesises correct information from across psychology

The topic description/summary is generally organised but not always concise and/or consistently professionally appropriate. Communicates and synthesises mostly correct information from across psychology in a fragmented way

The insights from psychology presented were somewhat organised but not concise and/or professionally appropriate. Communicates some incorrect information from across psychology in a fragmented way

The insights from psychology presented were disorganised, not concise and lacking in professional appropriateness. Communicates mostly information that is incorrect or from unreliable sources