Grading Rubric Guidelines Week 1-7 Performance 100% or highest level Very good or high Acceptable level of Inadequate Deficient level of Failing level Category of performance level of performance performance demonstration of performance of performance 100% 88% 81% expectations 56% 68% 55% or less 16 points 14 points 13 points 9 points 11 points 0 points 16 Points 14 Points 13 Points 11 Points 9 Points 0 Points Scholarliness Presentation of Presentation of Presentation of Presentation of Presentation of Presentation of Demonstrates information was information was good, information was information is information is information is achievement of exceptional and but was superficial in minimally unsatisfactory in one of unsatisfactory in two unsatisfactory in scholarly inquiry included all of the places and included all demonstrated in all of the following elements: of the following three or more of the for professional following elements: of the following the following elements: following elements and academic elements: elements: Provides evidence topics. Provides evidence Provides evidence Provides evidence of scholarly inquiry Provides evidence of scholarly inquiry Provides of scholarly of scholarly relevant to of scholarly relevant to required evidence of inquiry relevant to inquiry relevant to required TD inquiry relevant to TD topic(s). scholarly inquiry required TD required TD topic(s). required TD relevant to topic(s). topic(s). topic(s). required TD Presents specific Presents specific topic(s). Presents specific Presents specific information from Presents specific information from information from information from scholarly sources information from scholarly sources to Presents specific scholarly sources scholarly sources to develop a scholarly sources develop a information to develop a to develop a comprehensive to develop a comprehensive from scholarly comprehensive comprehensive presentation of comprehensive presentation of sources to presentation of presentation of facts. presentation of facts. develop a facts. facts. facts. comprehensive Uses at least one Uses at least one presentation of Uses at least one outside scholarly Uses at least one outside scholarly Uses at least one facts. outside scholarly reference that is outside scholarly reference that is outside scholarly Uses at least one reference that is relevant, less than reference that is relevant, less than 5 reference that is outside scholarly relevant, less than 5 years old (use of relevant, less than years old (use of relevant, less than reference that is 5 years old (use of older references 5 years old (use of older references 5 years old (use of relevant, less older references requires instructor older references requires instructor older references than 5 years old requires permission) and requires permission) and
Grading Rubric Guidelines Week 1-7 Performance Category 100% or highest level of performance 100% 16 points Very good or high level of performance 88% 14 points Acceptable level of performance 81% 13 points Inadequate demonstration of expectations 68% 11 points Deficient level of performance 56% 9 points Failing level of performance 55% or less 0 points 16 Points 14 Points 13 Points 11 Points 9 Points 0 Points Scholarliness Demonstrates achievement of scholarly inquiry for professional and academic topics. Presentation of information was exceptional and included all of the following elements: Provides evidence of scholarly inquiry relevant to required TD topic(s). Presents specific information from scholarly sources to develop a comprehensive presentation of facts. Uses at least one outside scholarly reference that is relevant, less than 5 years old (use of older references requires Presentation of information was good, but was superficial in places and included all of the following elements: Provides evidence of scholarly inquiry relevant to required TD topic(s). Presents specific information from scholarly sources to develop a comprehensive presentation of facts. Uses at least one outside scholarly reference that is relevant, less than 5 years old (use of older references requires Presentation of information was minimally demonstrated in all of the following elements: Provides evidence of scholarly inquiry relevant to required TD topic(s). Presents specific information from scholarly sources to develop a comprehensive presentation of facts. Uses at least one outside scholarly reference that is relevant, less than 5 years old (use of older references Presentation of information is unsatisfactory in one of the following elements: Provides evidence of scholarly inquiry relevant to required TD topic(s). Presents specific information from scholarly sources to develop a comprehensive presentation of facts. Uses at least one outside scholarly reference that is relevant, less than 5 years old (use of older references requires instructor permission) and Presentation of information is unsatisfactory in two of the following elements: Provides evidence of scholarly inquiry relevant to required TD topic(s). Presents specific information from scholarly sources to develop a comprehensive presentation of facts. Uses at least one outside scholarly reference that is relevant, less than 5 years old (use of older references requires instructor permission) and Presentation of information is unsatisfactory in three or more of the following elements Provides evidence of scholarly inquiry relevant to required TD topic(s). Presents specific information from scholarly sources to develop a comprehensive presentation of facts. Uses at least one outside scholarly reference that is relevant, less than 5 years old
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