Demonstrate the ability to locate sources when information is needed, and to evaluate the authenticity, validity, and reliability of resources applied to a specific purpose. 4 3 2 1 Locate the needed Locates relevant and Locates Locates information Locates information Information highly valued predominantly with some relevance randomly, retrieves information from the relevant information and quality but from sources that lack most appropriate from a variety of limited and similar relevance and quality. sources. sources. sources. Critically evaluate Demonstrates Demonstrates an Demonstrates Shows an awareness sources appropriate appropriate rudimentary of the concepts of evaluation of the evaluation of the evaluation of the authenticity, validity, authenticity, validity, authenticity or validity authenticity or validity and reliability of and reliability of or reliability of or reliability of sources. sources. sources. sources. SLO 10 Describe how the methods of science are used to generate new knowledge. 4 3 2 1 Elements of the Synthesizes various The linkage of Can identify elements Demonstrates a Scientific Method applications of the scientific method but they are not misunderstanding of Scientific method to elements and new linked to the the elements of the understand the knowledge is clear but generation of new scientific method generation of new limited to specific knowledge knowledge approaches Organizes and Organizes evidence Evidence is organized Evidence is Analysis/ Conclusions synthesizes evidence to and creates well but reaches overly unorganized, extrapolate logical founded conclusions general or limited unrelated to the topic conclusions but does not exhibit conclusions and/or generates an the ability to unsupportable extrapolate beyond conclusion the specific topic/situation SLO 11
Demonstrate the ability to locate sources when information is needed, and to evaluate the authenticity, validity, and reliability of resources applied to a specific purpose. 4 3 2 1 Locate the needed Information Locates relevant and highly valued information from the most appropriate sources. Locates predominantly relevant information from a variety of sources. Locates information with some relevance and quality but from limited and similar sources. Locates information randomly, retrieves sources that lack relevance and quality. Critically evaluate sources Demonstrates appropriate evaluation of the authenticity, validity, and reliability of sources. Demonstrates an appropriate evaluation of the authenticity or validity or reliability of sources. Demonstrates rudimentary evaluation of the authenticity or validity or reliability of sources. Shows an awareness of the concepts of authenticity, validity, and reliability of sources. SLO 10 Describe how the methods of science are used to generate new knowledge. 4 3 2 1 Elements of the Scientific Method Synthesizes various applications of the Scientific method to understand the generation of new knowledge The linkage of scientific method elements and new knowledge is clear but limited to specific approaches Can identify elements but they are not linked to the generation of new knowledge Demonstrates a misunderstanding of the elements of the scientific method Analysis/ Conclusions Organizes and synthesizes evidence to extrapolate logical conclusions Organizes evidence and creates well founded conclusions but does not exhibit the ability to extrapolate beyond the specific topic/situation Evidence is organized but reaches overly general or limited conclusions Evidence is unorganized, unrelated to the topic and/or generates an unsupportable conclusion SLO 11
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