
The work samples in this section form the Level 4 part of the assessment map for Communication. Other parts of the assessment map can be accessed by using the menu on the right side of the screen.
The Communication Level 4 standards describe what students should know and be able to do at this level. The following work samples illustrate the kinds of responses that students produce when they are working at the Level 4 standard.
Annotations identify for each sample attributes of the student response that relate to specific elements of the standard.
Students participated in a project on survival, an activity which integrated Science and Design, Creativity and Technology. The presentations included models, a demonstration and a data show.
Students were asked to respond to the presentations of their peers using a response sheet containing generic questions.
The element of the Listening, viewing and responding standard addressed by this task is:
(Students) ask clarifying questions about ideas and information they listen to and view. They develop interpretations of the content and provide reasons for them. They explain why peers may develop alternative interpretations, and … evaluate their (communication strategies) effectiveness for different audiences.
Students were provided with the following instructions.

The following sample illustrates the kinds of responses that students produce when they have achieved the elements of the standard addressed by this task.


Annotation – Question 1
Element of the standard
(Students) develop interpretations of
content and provide reasons for them.
Element of the standard
(Students) describe … a range of
communication strategies … and evaluate their effectiveness for different
audiences.
Annotation – Question 4
Element of the standard
(Students) … explain why peers may develop
alternative interpretations.