Course performance descriptors for Commerce

Grade A

A student at this grade typically:

• demonstrates extensive knowledge and understanding of a range of consumer, financial, economic, business, legal, political and employment concepts and issues
• analyses the rights and responsibilities of individuals in a range of consumer, financial, economic, business, legal, political and employment contexts
• applies very high-level decision-making and problem-solving skills in a range of consumer, financial, economic, business, legal, political and employment contexts
• evaluates complex information using a range of sources
• exhibits sophisticated skills to research and communicate complex ideas and concepts in appropriate forms
• demonstrates a very high level of planning and organising skills when working independently and collaboratively.

Grade B

A student at this grade typically:

• demonstrates thorough knowledge and understanding of consumer, financial, economic, business, legal, political and employment concepts and issues
• explains the rights and responsibilities of consumers in a range of consumer, financial, economic, business, legal, political and employment contexts
• applies high-level decision-making and problem-solving skills in consumer, financial, economic, business, legal, political and employment contexts
• researches and assesses information using a variety of sources
• exhibits high-level skills to communicate ideas and concepts in appropriate forms
• demonstrates high-level planning and organising skills when working independently and collaboratively.

Grade C

A student at this grade typically:

• demonstrates sound knowledge and understanding of consumer, financial, economic, business, legal, political and employment concepts and issues
• describes the rights and responsibilities of consumers in a range of consumer, financial, economic, business, legal, political and employment contexts
• applies sound decision-making and problem-solving skills in consumer, financial, economic, business, legal, political and employment contexts
• undertakes research, and interprets information using a variety of sources
• exhibits sound skills to communicate ideas and concepts in appropriate forms
• demonstrates sound planning and organising skills when working independently and/or collaboratively.

Grade D

A student at this grade typically:

• demonstrates basic knowledge and understanding of some consumer, financial, economic, business, legal, political and employment concepts and issues
• outlines rights and responsibilities of consumers in consumer, financial, economic, business, legal, political and employment contexts
• exhibits some decision-making and problem-solving skills in some consumer, financial, economic, business, legal, political and employment contexts
• undertakes some research and interpretation of basic information using a limited range of sources
• exhibits limited skills to communicate ideas and concepts in appropriate forms
• demonstrates some planning and organising skills when working independently and/or collaboratively.

Grade E

A student at this grade typically:

• demonstrates elementary knowledge and understanding of aspects of consumer, financial, economic, business, legal, political and employment concepts and issues
• identifies some rights and responsibilities of consumers in some consumer, financial, economic, business, legal, political and employment contexts
• demonstrates very limited decision-making and problem-solving skills in consumer, financial, economic, business, legal, political and employment contexts
• displays very limited research skills and attempts to interpret information
• communicates elementary information using a very limited range of forms
• demonstrates very limited planning and organising skills when working independently and/or collaboratively.

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