SEAACT Primary Engineering Project Rubric 2024

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1	SEAACT Primary Engineering Project Rubric
2	Criteria	Participation	Credit	Distinction	High Distinction
3	Design process Does it follow a logical design process to plan, create, test and improve a solution to a problem?	Completed a design task to plan and create an invention or innovative product but demonstrated a basic understanding of design process	Completed a design task to plan and create an invention or innovative product with a reasonable understanding of design process	Completed a design task to plan and create an invention or innovative product and demonstrated a good understanding of design process, with scientific testing of the product or solution	Completed a design task to plan and create an invention or innovative product with indepth understanding of design process, with scientific testing of the product or solution
4	Relevance Does it address a real-world problem?	The student did not display the problem of their project or it has little relevance	The student identifies how their innovation/product links to a problem	The student has clearly identified how their innovation/product addresses a relevant problem	The student identifies a problem of scientific significance and describes how their design solution will address the problem
5	Creativity Was the project idea and/or methods novel?	Demonstrated no originality and/or creativity in the ideas or design	Demonstrated some originality and/or creativity in the ideas or design	Demonstrated some originality and/or creativity in the ideas or design process	Demonstrated a high level of originality and/or creativity in the ideas or design
6	Research Has appropriate research been conducted and presented?	Research is not present, is plagiarised, or is not connected to the problem or experiment	Research is evident but is not clearly linked to the problem or the experiment	The research is evident and there are clear links displayed through the student’s experiment	The research demonstrates depth of understanding and thought about the topic and is clearly explained
7	Development Was the development process explained clearly?	Process of development of the invention or innovation product was absent or lacked detail	Most of the process to develop the invention or innovation product was described	The process of development of a design solution was clearly explained, including diagrams, models, code and/or descriptions	The process of development of a design solution was clearly explained in depth, including diagrams, models, code and/or descriptions
8	Testing Was the invention or innovative product tested to refine and improve its design?	Limited or no testing of the invention or innovative product	Tested the invention or innovative product to refine and improve the design	Scientifically tested the invention or innovative product to refine and improve the design, including a method, replication, relevant data collection and display	Extensively scientifically tested the invention or innovative product to refine and improve the design, including a detailed method, replication, relevant data collection and display
9	Evaluation Was the invention or innovative product assessed for its ability to address the problem?	Little or no assessment of the invention or innovative product was conducted	Some assessment of the invention or innovative product was conducted	Data from testing was analysed to assess how well the invention or innovative product addresses the problem	Data from testing was clearly presented and analysed to assess how well the invention or innovative product addresses the problem
10	Description Was the use and operation of the final invention or innovative product clearly described?	Included an incomplete description of how the invention or innovative product is to be used and operated	Included a basic description of how the invention or innovative product is to be used and operated	Included a detailed description of how the invention or innovative product is to be used and operated	Included a clear and detailed description of how the invention or innovative product is to be used and operated
11	Last updated October 2024.
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