SAC Assessment Sheet

Name: _________________________

Final Grade: _____/ 40___

VCE Sport Psychology: Unit 4

SAC Evaluation of Research Report
Outcome
Descriptors/Key
Knowledge & Skills

Very High (5)

Comprehensive
Understanding, detailed and
accurate

High (4)
Thorough understanding,
detailed and accurate

Low (2)
Medium (3)
Mostly accurate

Some relevant discussion,

understanding. Some
accuracy

Title
(1 mark)

Very Low (1)

Some reference, little
understanding. Some parts
incomplete and inaccurate

Clear and concise

with adequate detail.

Not Shown (0)

No title shown.

Aim
(2 marks)

Detailed and accurate

aim.

Aim was accurate

but lacking in detail.

No aim.

Hypothesis
(2 marks)

Hypothesis made was

clear and concise.

Hypothesis made
but lacking detail.

No hypothesis
made.

Brief description of
participants, materials
and procedure.

Missing a number of
details of participants,
material and procedure.

Vague reference to
methodology used.

No attempt to
describe
methodology.

Systematic collection of
substantial data.

Moderate amounts of
data collected.

Limited amounts of
data collected.

No evidence of
data collection.

Appropriate
presentation of all data
to illustrate
relationships.

Appropriate
presentation of most
data to illustrate a
relationship.

Graphs tables used

incorrectly. Limited
use of statistics.

No descriptive
or inferential
statistics used.

Methodology
(5 marks)

Detailed description of
participants, materials
and procedure.

Accurate description of
participants, materials
and procedure.

Data Collection
( 3 marks)

Data Organisation
(4 marks)

Appropriate and
accurate presentation
of all data to illustrate
relationships.

Analysis of results
(5 marks)

Future
Improvements
(4 marks)

Comprehensive
analysis of data in
terms of the
hypothesis and past
research.

Accurate analysis of
data in terms of the
hypothesis and past
research.

Satisfactory analysis
and discussion of data
in terms of the
hypothesis and past
research.

Some analysis of data

in relation to hypothesis
and past research.

Data analysis
provided but not in
relation to
hypothesis or past
research.

No analysis of
results

Detailed suggestions
for improvements to the
research design and
further investigations.

Practical suggestions
for improvements to the
research design and
further investigations.

Some suggestions for

improvement are
practical and relevant.

Suggestions for
improvements lacks
practicality for
relevance.

No future
improvements.

Communicated well
with peers and
contributed in many
different ways.

Communicated well
with peers and made
some important
contributions.

Communicated well
with peers but did
not make any
contributions.

Did not
collaborate with
peers or
contribute to
investigation.

Submitted on time and

completed.

Submitted on time
but not complete,

Not submitted
on time.

Reference list used but

less than four items

Reference list used

but incorrect output.

No reference
list used.

Collaboration
(3 marks)

Deadlines
(2 marks)

References
(4 marks)

Comments:

Successful use of
reference list with four
or more sources.

Reference list used well

but used unreputable
sources..