Proper use of Mostly proper use of Improper use of Misuse of terminology and terminology and terminology and terminology and citations citations citations citations Insightful Demonstrates clear Misinterpretation Gross interpretation of the understanding of the of content misinterpretation content content without of content misinterpretation SLO 2 General Answers all statistical Answers all statistical Attempts all Does not attempt to questions correctly, in questions in some statistical answer all knowledge in Discuss detail and logically detail questions but has statistical questions statistics and errors in answers and/or has many appropriate experimental errors research method Answers all Answers all Attempts all Does not attempt to methodology, experimental experimental experimental answer all including methodology methodology methodology experimental aspects of questions correctly, in questions in some questions but has methodology detail and logically detail errors in answers questions and/or statistical design has many errors and analysis, in the execution of arthropod research (Max. points 8, min. 2) SLO 3 Clarity Provides logically Provides logical Answers may not Answers are developed, thoughtful answers most of the be logical all the confusing, illogical Clearly and answers consistently time time Language is eloquent Language is Language is Language is poor confidently straightforward awkward communicate Confidence Confident in verbal Usually confident in Somewhat Rarely confident in science in oral communication skills verbal confident in verbal verbal exam communication skills communication communication skills skills (Max. points 12, min. 3)
Proper use of terminology and citations Mostly proper use of terminology and citations Improper use of terminology and citations Misuse of terminology and citations Insightful interpretation of the content Demonstrates clear understanding of the content without misinterpretation Misinterpretation of content Gross misinterpretation of content SLO 2 Discuss appropriate research methodology, including aspects of statistical design and analysis, in the execution of arthropod research (Max. points 8, min. 2) General knowledge in statistics and experimental method Answers all statistical questions correctly, in detail and logically Answers all statistical questions in some detail Attempts all statistical questions but has errors in answers Does not attempt to answer all statistical questions and/or has many errors Answers all experimental methodology questions correctly, in detail and logically Answers all experimental methodology questions in some detail Attempts all experimental methodology questions but has errors in answers Does not attempt to answer all experimental methodology questions and/or has many errors SLO 3 Clearly and confidently communicate science in oral exam (Max. points 12, min. 3) Clarity Provides logically developed, thoughtful answers consistently Provides logical answers most of the time Answers may not be logical all the time Answers are confusing, illogical Language is eloquent Language is straightforward Language is awkward Language is poor Confidence Confident in verbal communication skills Usually confident in verbal communication skills Somewhat confident in verbal communication skills Rarely confident in verbal communication skills