Attachment V Assessment 7: Case Study Rubric Used in Electronic Portfolio UNACCEPTABLE ACCEPTABLE TARGET Middle level masters Middle masters Middle masters Young Adolescent candidates lack adequate candidates demonstrate candidates consistently Development I - Middle understanding of the comprehensive and comprehensively level masters candidates concepts, principles, understanding of the demonstrate an understand and analyze theories, and research concepts, principles, understanding of the the major concepts, underlying the theories, and research research that underpins principles, theories, and characteristics of underlying the adolescent research related to adolescent development. characteristics of development. Based on young adolescent adolescent scholarly literature, development, and they development. they discriminate apply that knowledge in among the best their practice. practices that promote the positive development of early adolescence. Middle level masters Middle level masters Middle level masters Young Adolescent candidates fail to candidates effectively candidates are Development II - Middle demonstrate articulate and committed to level masters candidates developmentally implement developmentally understand and analyze responsive practices that developmentally responsive the major concepts, support the development responsive practices organizational principles, theories, and of all young adolescents. that support the structures that foster research related to They fail to understand development of all socially equitable young adolescent the reasons these young adolescents. educational practices. development, and they practices work to foster They understand the apply that knowledge in adolescent development reasons these practices their practice. academically, socially, work to foster emotionally, and adolescent development physically and make academically, socially, instructional decisions emotionally, and based on these reasons. physically and make instructional decisions based on these reasons.
Attachment V Assessment 7: Case Study Rubric Used in Electronic Portfolio UNACCEPTABLE ACCEPTABLE TARGET Young Adolescent Development I - Middle level masters candidates understand and analyze the major concepts, principles, theories, and research related to young adolescent development, and they apply that knowledge in their practice. Middle level masters candidates lack adequate understanding of the concepts, principles, theories, and research underlying the characteristics of adolescent development. Middle masters candidates demonstrate comprehensive understanding of the concepts, principles, theories, and research underlying the characteristics of adolescent development. Middle masters candidates consistently and comprehensively demonstrate an understanding of the research that underpins adolescent development. Based on scholarly literature, they discriminate among the best practices that promote the positive development of early adolescence. Young Adolescent Development II - Middle level masters candidates understand and analyze the major concepts, principles, theories, and research related to young adolescent development, and they apply that knowledge in their practice. Middle level masters candidates fail to demonstrate developmentally responsive practices that support the development of all young adolescents. They fail to understand the reasons these practices work to foster adolescent development academically, socially, emotionally, and physically and make instructional decisions based on these reasons. Middle level masters candidates effectively articulate and implement developmentally responsive practices that support the development of all young adolescents. They understand the reasons these practices work to foster adolescent development academically, socially, emotionally, and physically and make instructional decisions based on these reasons. Middle level masters candidates are committed to developmentally responsive organizational structures that foster socially equitable educational practices.