Critical Thinking Final Project Marking Rubric ACHIEVEMENT INDICATORS F D C B A Top of Top of Achievement that does not meet requirements Achievement that minimally Achievement that is GRADING/MARKING Significantly below course Below course meets the course requirements significantly above the course that is outstanding relative CRITERIA that satisfactorily requirements to the course requirements requirements meets the course of requirementsBottom Form requirementsBottom of Form The whole text is Mostly unclear Sometimes clear, with Generally clear and Clearly expressed, with only Clearly expressed 1. Professional unclear. Errors are with patches of patches of confusion. accurate. Errors occasional errors that do not throughout. Consistently presentation numerous and cause break down. Accuracy is inconsistent. can cause cause accurate. Requiring a materials significant Requires Errors cause confusion in places. misunderstanding. Requiring minimal amount of misunderstanding. There numerous misunderstanding. Correction Still some a minimal amount of correction. Smooth Organization, is no evidence of style, corrections. required. Some correction required. correction. Only occasional flowing and logically structure, formatting structure or organization. Significant inconsistencies in style and Structure and style lapses in structure and style structured and and style inconsistencies. structure. Organization not generally conventions. Main points are organized. Appropriate fully logical. appropriate. Mostly clear and logically organized. style throughout. logical organization. Grading/Marking Comments: 2. Explanation, Explanation and reasoning Explanation and Some explanation and Explanation and All explanation reasoning is All explanation and description, and/or is wholly lacking. May reasoning is not reasoning is discernible, though reasoning is fully-formed, complete and reasoning is fully-formed, justification demonstrate a total easily not always complete and/or generally wholly logical. Most main complete and wholly Logical reasoning, misunderstanding of the discernible, logical in places. Key points and logical. points are backed-up with logical. All main points are supported back up and task. complete or may be significantly lacking in Most main points are sufficient supporting evidence backed-up with sufficient critical thinking: logical. Main support. backed-up, though and examples, as required. supporting evidence and compare and contrast points lack not always with examples, as required. support. sufficient supporting evidence and examples, as required. Grading/Marking Comments: 3. Subject knowledge Unable to evidence or Limited Some evidence of Generally accurate Accurate extensive Complete and full Understanding and articulate basic principles knowledge of understanding key aspects of understanding of key understanding of subject. understanding of subject. application of subject and knowledge related to subject. the subject, but details are aspects of the Extensive evidence of
Critical Thinking Final Project Marking Rubric GRADING/MARKING CRITERIA ACHIEVEMENT INDICATORS F D C B A Achievement that does not meet requirements Achievement that minimally meets the course requirements Top of that satisfactorily meets the course requirementsBottom of Form Achievement that is significantly above the course requirements Top of that is outstanding relative to the course requirementsBottom of Form Significantly below course requirements Below course requirements 1. Professional presentation materials Organization, structure, formatting and style The whole text is unclear. Errors are numerous and cause significant misunderstanding. There is no evidence of style, structure or organization. Mostly unclear with patches of break down. Requires numerous corrections. Significant inconsistencies. Sometimes clear, with patches of confusion. Accuracy is inconsistent. Errors cause misunderstanding. Correction required. Some inconsistencies in style and structure. Organization not fully logical. Generally clear and accurate. Errors can cause confusion in places. Still some correction required. Structure and style generally appropriate. Mostly logical organization. Clearly expressed, with only occasional errors that do not cause misunderstanding. Requiring a minimal amount of correction. Only occasional lapses in structure and style conventions. Main points are clear and logically organized. Clearly expressed throughout. Consistently accurate. Requiring a minimal amount of correction. Smooth flowing and logically structured and organized. Appropriate style throughout. Grading/Marking Comments: 2. Explanation, description, and/or justification Logical reasoning, supported back up and critical thinking: compare and contrast Explanation and reasoning is wholly lacking. May demonstrate a total misunderstanding of the task. Explanation and reasoning is not easily discernible, complete or logical. Main points lack support. Some explanation and reasoning is discernible, though not always complete and/or logical in places. Key points may be significantly lacking in support. Explanation and reasoning is generally and logical. Most main points are backed-up, though not always with sufficient supporting evidence and examples, as required. All explanation reasoning is fully-formed, complete and wholly logical. Most main points are backed-up with sufficient supporting evidence and examples, as required. All explanation and reasoning is fully-formed, complete and wholly logical. All main points are backed-up with sufficient supporting evidence and examples, as required. Grading/Marking Comments: 3. Subject knowledge Understanding and application of subject Unable to evidence or articulate basic principles and knowledge related to Limited knowledge of subject. Some evidence of understanding key aspects of the subject, but details are Generally accurate understanding of key aspects of the Accurate extensive understanding of subject. Complete and full understanding of subject. Extensive evidence of
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