Year Eight: Piktochart Infographic Assignment

This rubric will be used to mark the Piktochart infographic assignment associated with the 3 lesson WebQuest series.

This assignment will be marked out of a total of 21 marks and is worth a total of 15% of the total unit grade.

SCSA strands assessed include: (ACDSEH008), (ACDSEH051) and (ACOKFH009).

A Well Above B Above C Standard D Below E Well Below

Standard Standard Achieved Standard Standard
(5 marks) (4 marks) (3 marks) (2 marks) (0 marks)
Creativity and - Design and - The design of the - The students - Layout and design - The infographic
Design creativity of infographic is infographic displays choices could be does not make any
Piktochart exceeds impressive. use of tools improved. use of Piktocharts
(5 marks)
expectations. - Piktochart inherent to - Information is assets an
- Piktochart design
- Design tools have includes frequent Piktochart. mostly sequential resembles more of
tools used.
been used with use of available - An effort has been but some pieces an information
- Layout of
excellent technical tools for design made to are missing or sheet than a
infographic.
skill. purposes. incorporate the pathways between creative, visual
- Use of colour and
- The complete - Sequence and potential of the ICT information is infographic.
images.
Piktochart construction of tool into their piece inconsistent. - The information is
- Adherence to
emphasises the work possesses of work. - Piktochart weak and
rules of design.
importance of logical progression. Colour, images, platform not taken inconsistent.
- Aesthetic quality.
information - The information is aesthetics and advantage of, - Colours and
- Logical flow of
considered through emphasised via sequence of infographic lacks images barely used
information and
the use of categories and Piktochart have colour and if used at all and
sequencing.
categories, colours colours. been used to engagement. the Piktochart
and images. convey basic stencil chosen
- The Piktochart meaning alongside does not seem to
possesses logical the information be modified in any
and pleasant included. way.
progression.
 Quantity of - All information - Most if not all of - Most of the - Some of the - Very little
Content gathered and the information information information information present
created during the gathered gathered and gathered during in their infographic.
(5 marks)
WebQuest was throughout the created during the WebQuest was - Little evidence of
- Number of
present in their WebQuest included WebQuest was present in the any ICT tools
sources used in
work. in their Piktochart. present in assignment. present.
infographic.
- Every activity and - Student has infographic. - Student has
- Number of ICT
the end result of shown the ability to - Student has included the
tools that have
each has been manage previous shown some ability essential ICT
been created
incorporated in work and to incorporate other products into their
during WebQuest
some way in their incorporate it into ICT tools into their infographic, but has
incorporated into
infographic. future work. Piktochart. not included
Piktochart.
- No new - 3-4 additional ICT additional tools.
knowledge has tools were included
been put to waste. in their infographic.
Quality of - Clarity of - The student - The student - The information - Very little effort
Content information displays above accurately conveys has been included has been taken to
suggests an average ability to the information and but the students convey information
(5 marks)
advanced convey ideas and ideas required for clarity requires in a meaningful
- Clarity of
understanding of meaning. the assessment. further and valuable way.
information.
the topic and ability - The students - Is capable of improvement. - No attempt to
- Use of [the
to present thoughts understanding of exploring multiple - Some points are rephrase
students] own
in a meaningful the topic is clear aspects of the disjointed and do information or
words and
way. through clarity and Medieval Era. not display a clear display their own
language to convey
- Almost all sequencing of - Some information understanding of understanding of
thoughts and
information has content. has been portrayed what they are trying topic.
meaning.
been reworded - Most information in their own words to convey. - Sequence of the
- Sequencing of
appropriately. has been reworded and language. - Does not prove information is
information to build
- The student has into their own - Displays proof the student has disjointed and it is
ideas
presented their words to further that student clear understanding difficult to observe
- Ability to
ideas structurally prove their understands most of topic. narrative of
demonstrate
of the content. thought.
understanding of
content as well as and with clear understanding of - Some effort made
present it. intention. the topic. to reword
information,
however it shows a
general lack of
effort.
Referencing of - All sources of information have - Most outside sources referenced - Little or no resources have been
resources and been properly referenced and any either as a caption under images cited either within the infographic
ideas which are not their own or a reference list included at the or after it in the form of a
images
appropriately credited. end of their Piktochart. bibliography.
(3 marks)
Spelling and - Little to no errors is present in - Few spelling and grammatical - Errors in spelling and grammar
Grammar their own work. Shows skill in errors. The student has clearly rife throughout the assignment.
proof-reading their own work. attempted to proof-read and There has been no attempt to
(3 marks)
Correct spell-checking ensures spellcheck their own work. correct errors or proof-read their
syntax is accurate. own work.

Criteria 1 2 3 4 5
Total 5 5 5 3 3
Number of
Marks
Allocated
Marks
Marks (Total Percentage (Total - Percentage (Total
Assessment) Assessment) Unit)
Total
Number of
Marks and
Percentage
/ 21 % %
of Grade
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