Prescribed and self-determined impact criteria

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Quick Questions

Shade in the A or B circle for each question.

1. Who sets prescribed criteria?

A You write them yourself

B The course or task sets them for you

2. Who writes self-determined criteria?

A You, the student

B The course

3. A task says: 'Judge the solution on privacy.' What type of criterion is this?

A Self-determined

B Prescribed

4. You decide to judge a school app on how much time it saves students each day. What type of criterion is this?

A Self-determined

B Prescribed

5. Which self-determined criterion is more measurable?

A Students finish booking in under 2 minutes

B The app is quick and nice to use

Match the Pairs

Draw a line connecting each item on the left to its match on the right.

Left column		Right column
1Prescribed criteria		AAt least 8 out of 10 users say they exercise more each week after 4 weeks
2Self-determined criteria		BThe app reduces average queue time from 8 minutes to under 3 minutes
3A measurable self-determined criterion for an economic impact of a school canteen app		CThis mixes up the two types: criteria set by the course are prescribed, not self-determined
4A measurable self-determined criterion for a personal impact of a fitness tracker		DIt is vague and cannot be measured, so you cannot tell if it was met
5Criterion: The app should be good for the community		ECriteria the course sets for you, so you do not write them yourself
6Our self-determined criteria are the ones QCAA gives us in the course		FCriteria you write yourself to judge personal, social and economic impacts

Definitions

self-determined criteria

Fill in the Blanks

Complete each line of code by filling in the missing parts.

type: __________ set by: course

type: self-determined set by: _______

type: self-determined impact: ________ criterion: Costs under $5 per month

criterion: Fast and friendly measurable: __ fix: add a number and a unit

type: _______________ set by: student criterion: 8 of 10 testers finish in 2 min

Spot the Error

Shade in the letter of the line that contains an error.

Question 1

A Type: prescribed

B Impact: personal

C Criterion: Sleep 8+ hours

D Measure: hours per night

Question 2

A Type: self-determined

B Impact: economic

C Criterion: Costs under $50/yr

D Measure: looks cheap enough

Question 3

A Type: self-determined

B Impact: social

C Source: set by the course

D Measure: survey, 1-5 scale

Question 4

A Type: prescribed

B Source: written by you

C Impact: personal

Question 5

A Type: self-determined

B Impact: technical

C Criterion: 80% feel included

D Measure: survey, 1-5 scale

Answer Key

Prescribed and self-determined impact criteria

Section A: Quick Questions

B — The course or task sets them for you

A — You, the student

B — Prescribed

A — Self-determined

A — Students finish booking in under 2 minutes

Section B: Match the Pairs

Prescribed criteria → Criteria the course sets for you, so you do not write them yourself

Self-determined criteria → Criteria you write yourself to judge personal, social and economic impacts

A measurable self-determined criterion for an economic impact of a school canteen app → The app reduces average queue time from 8 minutes to under 3 minutes

A measurable self-determined criterion for a personal impact of a fitness tracker → At least 8 out of 10 users say they exercise more each week after 4 weeks

Criterion: The app should be good for the community → It is vague and cannot be measured, so you cannot tell if it was met

Our self-determined criteria are the ones QCAA gives us in the course → This mixes up the two types: criteria set by the course are prescribed, not self-determined

Section C: Definitions

self-determined criteria — Criteria you write yourself to judge a solution's personal, social and economic impacts, unlike prescribed criteria, which the course sets for you. Make them measurable.

Section D: Fill in the Blanks

type: prescribed
set by: course

type: self-determined
set by: student

type: self-determined
impact: economic
criterion: Costs under $5 per month

criterion: Fast and friendly
measurable: no
fix: add a number and a unit

type: self-determined
set by: student
criterion: 8 of 10 testers finish in 2 min

Section E: Spot the Error

A — A criterion you write yourself is self-determined, not prescribed. Prescribed criteria are set by the course. Line 1 should be 'Type: self-determined'.

D — A criterion must be measurable. 'Looks cheap enough' is only an opinion. It should name a unit you can check, such as 'Measure: dollars per year'.

C — Self-determined criteria are written by the student, not set by the course. Line 3 should say the source is you, for example 'Source: written by me'.

B — Prescribed criteria come from the course, not from the student. Line 2 should be 'Source: set by the course'.

B — The criteria in this module judge personal, social and economic impacts. 'Technical' is not one of them. Line 2 should be 'Impact: social'.