To access whether students had grasped the concept of the business life cycle I have a checklist which I had

d marked off in
class. (Sorry I havent included the names of the students this column was before the stage 1 column)
TABLE KEY
5
4
3
2
1

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deep understanding
understands the stage and can list an example
understands each stage
understands that there is a cycle but not aware of all stages
has very little understanding of both stages and the properties of these stages

Either ticks or left blank for the last two columns

Stage 1

Stage 2

Stage 3 great
all students did
so well with this
stage!

Stage 4

Participate
s in class
discussions

5
5
4

Identifies
case
studies
around the
Albury area

5
4
3 - talked most
of last lesson
didnt get all the
work done
4
4
5
4
4
1 was away
when studies

5
5
4 - separated
students got all
work done!

5
5
4

4
4
5
4
4
4 great work and
caught up from

5
4
5
4
4
4

5
5
5
5
5
4

stage 1

3 talked most
of last lesson
didnt get all the
work done
3 - talked most
of last lesson
didnt get all the
work done
4
4
4
4
3 - talked most
of last lesson
didnt get all the
work done
5
4

last lesson note

taking from a
peers book when
they get home
4 - separated
students got all
work done!

4 - separated
students got all
work done!

4
5
5
4
4 separated
students got all
work done!

5
4
5
5
4

4
5
4
5
4

5
4

5
1 was away
however caught
up and is now = 4
5

5
5