Commerce
Areas for Assessment
Knowledge of commerce - knowledge and understanding of consumer, financial, business, legal and employment matters.
Skills in commerce - skills in decision-making, problem-solving, research, communication and working independently and collaboratively.
Grade A
A student at this grade typically:
- demonstrates extensive knowledge and understanding of a range of consumer, financial, business, legal and employment concepts and issues.
- analyses the rights and responsibilities of consumers in an extensive range of commercial and legal contexts.
- independently applies outstanding decision-making and problem-solving skills in a range of commercial and legal contexts.
- capably researches and evaluates complex commercial and legal information using a wide variety of sources.
- displays effective skills to communicate complex commercial and legal ideas and concepts using an extensive range of oral and written forms.
- demonstrates highly developed planning and organising skills when working independently and/or collaboratively.
Grade B
A student at this grade typically:
- demonstrates thorough knowledge and understanding of consumer, financial, business, legal and employment concepts and issues.
- discusses the rights and responsibilities of consumers in a broad range of commercial and legal contexts.
- applies well-developed decision-making and problem-solving skills in commercial and legal contexts.
- competently researches and assesses commercial and legal information using a variety of sources.
- displays proficient skills to communicate commercial and legal ideas and concepts using a wide range of oral and written forms.
- demonstrates well-developed planning and organising skills when working independently and/or collaboratively.
Grade C
A student at this grade typically:
- demonstrates sound knowledge and understanding of consumer, financial, business, legal and employment concepts and issues.
- explains the rights and responsibilities of consumers in a range of commercial and legal contexts.
- applies decision-making and problem-solving skills in commercial and legal contexts.
- undertakes research, and interprets commercial and legal information using a variety of sources.
- displays sound skills to communicate commercial and legal ideas and concepts using a range of oral and written forms.
- demonstrates competent 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, business, legal and employment concepts and issues.
- describes some rights and responsibilities of consumers in commercial and legal contexts.
- applies some decision-making and problem-solving skills in some commercial and legal contexts.
- undertakes some research and interpretation of basic commercial and legal information using a limited range of sources.
- displays limited skills to communicate simple commercial and legal ideas and concepts using a range of oral and written 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, business, legal and employment concepts and issues.
- identifies some rights and responsibilities of consumers in some commercial and legal contexts.
- with guidance applies simple decision-making and problem-solving skills in commercial and legal contexts.
- undertakes limited research and recalls some basic commercial and legal information.
- communicates simple commercial and legal ideas and concepts using a limited range of oral and written forms.
- demonstrates very limited planning and organising skills when working independently and/or collaboratively.