Indigenous Australia/INDA104/Assessment/Rubric

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Assessable Component	HD 21.5 - 25	D 19 - 21	C 16.5 – 18.5	P 12.5 - 16	F 0 - 12
Outlines one contemporary issue and the impacts on Indigenous Australians and communities.	Examines the contemporary issue and the impacts on Indigenous Australians and communities. Articulates the current policy and legislation context and explains how these impact on the contemporary circumstance.	Explains 1 contemporary circumstance and the impacts on Indigenous Australians and communities. Places the contemporary circumstance in the context of Indigenous lives today.	Provides a detailed description of 1 contemporary circumstance and the impacts on Indigenous Australians and communities. Interprets statistical information. Identifies the most important issues in the contemporary circumstance.	Outlines 1 relevant contemporary circumstances and how it impacts on Indigenous Australians and communities. Includes appropriate statistics. Presents accurate and supported information.	Does not identify or outline the contemporary circumstance and the impacts on Indigenous Australians and communities. Information is inaccurate or unsupported.
Explains how contemporary Indigenous circumstances have been created by history and policy.	Examines how the contemporary circumstance has been created by history and policy. Provides the context for post policy and legislation, such as race, Social Darwinism.	Provides an explanation of how the contemporary circumstance has been created that includes the evolution of policy and legislation through time. The explanation shows how changes in policy and legislation have created issues in contemporary Indigenous circumstances.	Provides a description of how the contemporary circumstance has been created by history and policy. Articulates how specific policy and legislation created the contemporary circumstance.	Outlines how the contemporary circumstance has been created by history and policy. Identifies relevant historical and policy information for the case study. Presents accurate and supported information.	Does not identify or explain how contemporary Indigenous circumstances have been created by history and policy. Information is inaccurate or unsupported
Identifies appropriate Human and Indigenous rights and describes how they relate to and can improve contemporary Indigenous Australian circumstances.	The examination of how each identified Right can improve the contemporary circumstance refers to current policy and legislation contexts.	References past policy and legislation when explaining how each Right relates to the contemporary circumstance.	Provides a detailed description of how each Right relates to the contemporary circumstance and how it can improve contemporary Indigenous Australian circumstances. Makes logical connections in this description.	Identifies 2 Rights, one of which is an Indigenous Right, for the case study. The identified Rights are relevant to the contemporary circumstance. Outlines how each Right relates to the contemporary circumstance and how it can improve contemporary Indigenous Australian circumstances. Presents accurate and supported information.	Does not identify or explain how contemporary Indigenous circumstances have been created by history and policy. Information is inaccurate or unsupported
Selects and uses appropriate terminology and respectful language..	All language and terminology uses are appropriate and informed.	Language and terminology choices allow for diversity and do not ‘generalise’ Indigenous people or cultures.	Accompanies any racial or historical terms used with an explanation.	Common terminology issues are avoided. Appropriate non-racial terms are used to describe groups of people.	Common terminology issues are evident, such as non-capitalisation, use of inappropriate words without context or explanation (eg half-caste, native, tribe), interchangeable use of Indigenous and Aboriginal, use of words such as ‘they’, ‘we’, ‘our’, ‘their’.
Fulfils the technical aspects of the task.	Writing shows control and skilful construction of expression to convey specific understandings. Seamlessly integrates citations and referencing into the writing.	Written expression and referencing show clear organisation. Uses a variety of techniques to incorporate source material and citations.	There are no errors relating to writing and references. Uses formal written expression consistently without errors. There are no imprecise or unsupported statements or generalisations. Uses the APA reference system without error.	Content is accurate and supported; there are fewer than 3 instances of unsupported assertions and/or inaccuracies. At least 6 texts, 2 of which are self-located, are cited and referenced. Show judgment in the choice of reliable, relevant, academic sources of information. Uses the APA referencing system; there may be some errors however there is consistency in approach. All task requirements have been met and submitted.	Does not support content; there are more than three instances of unsupported assertions and/or inaccuracies. Cites and references fewer than 6 texts. Does not include at least 2 self-located references, or uses inappropriate texts. Does not use APA referencing. Referencing style is inconsistent showing a lack of understanding of its purpose. There is evidence of unacknowledged sources or plagiarism. Does not meet or is missing one or more task requirement.