Rubric for scoring 4 - Exemplary 3 - Proficient 2- Marginal 1 - Unacceptable Student Learning Outcome SLO 3 Context and Demonstrates a thorough Demonstrates adequate Demonstrates awareness Does not demonstrate purpose understanding of consideration of context, of context, audience, and attention to context, context, audience, and audience and purpose, purpose of the work. audience, and Written purpose that focuses all and a clear focus of the purpose of the work. skills 1 elements of the work. work. Content Consistently uses Consistently uses Use appropriate and Does not use (max. 20 development appropriate, relevant and appropriate, relevant, and relevant content to appropriate and points, min. compelling content to compelling content to develop and explore ideas relevant content to 5 points) illustrate mastery of the explore ideas within the throughout most of the develop simple ideas subject, conveying the subject. work. in some parts of the writer’s understanding. work. Conventions Detailed attention to and Consistent use of Follows expectations Does not use a successful execution of important conventions appropriate for specific consistent system for all conventions specific to specific to the discipline. discipline for organization, basic organization and the discipline content and presentation. presentation. (organization, content, presentation, formatting, style) Sources and Demonstrates skillful use Demonstrates consistent Demonstrates an attempt Does not use sources evidence of high-quality, credible, use of credible, relevant to use credible and/or to support ideas. relevant sources to sources to support ideas. relevant sources to develop ideas that are support ideas. appropriate. Syntax and Uses language that Uses straightforward Uses language that Uses language that mechanics skillfully communicates language that generally generally conveys sometimes impedes meaning to readers with conveys meaning to meaning to readers with meaning because of clarity and fluency, and is readers and has few clarity but may include errors in usage. virtually error-free. errors. errors.
Rubric for scoring Student Learning Outcome 4 - Exemplary 3 - Proficient 2- Marginal 1 - Unacceptable SLO 3 Written skills 1 (max. 20 points, min. 5 points) Context and purpose Demonstrates a thorough understanding of context, audience, and purpose that focuses all elements of the work. Demonstrates adequate consideration of context, audience and purpose, and a clear focus of the work. Demonstrates awareness of context, audience, and purpose of the work. Does not demonstrate attention to context, audience, and purpose of the work. Content development Consistently uses appropriate, relevant and compelling content to illustrate mastery of the subject, conveying the writer’s understanding. Consistently uses appropriate, relevant, and compelling content to explore ideas within the subject. Use appropriate and relevant content to develop and explore ideas throughout most of the work. Does not use appropriate and relevant content to develop simple ideas in some parts of the work. Conventions Detailed attention to and successful execution of all conventions specific to the discipline (organization, content, presentation, formatting, style) Consistent use of important conventions specific to the discipline. Follows expectations appropriate for specific discipline for organization, content and presentation. Does not use a consistent system for basic organization and presentation. Sources and evidence Demonstrates skillful use of high-quality, credible, relevant sources to develop ideas that are appropriate. Demonstrates consistent use of credible, relevant sources to support ideas. Demonstrates an attempt to use credible and/or relevant sources to support ideas. Does not use sources to support ideas. Syntax and mechanics Uses language that skillfully communicates meaning to readers with clarity and fluency, and is virtually error-free. Uses straightforward language that generally conveys meaning to readers and has few errors. Uses language that generally conveys meaning to readers with clarity but may include errors. Uses language that sometimes impedes meaning because of errors in usage.
research_proposal_assessment_form_11_16.docx