Assignment 2: LASA 2: Reaction Paper—The Chronicle and Change

E7038 LEADING AND MANAGING HIGHER AND POSTSECONDARY INSTITUTIONS

LASA 2 Rubric: Reaction Paper—The Chronicle and Change

Campus

Student Name

Faculty Name

Date

Criteria

Unsatisfactory

(1)

Emerging

(2)

Proficient

(3)

Exemplary

(4)

Score

Introduce the article and provide an overview of the key concepts or ideas.

(PO 3a; CF 1)

Fails to introduce the article and fails to provide an overview of the key concepts or ideas presented in the article.

Provides an incomplete, confusing, or inadequate introduction of the article and/or provides an incomplete, confusing, or inadequate overview of the key concepts and ideas presented in the article.

Provides a complete and clear introduction of the article. Provides a complete and clear overview of the key concepts or ideas presented in the article.

Provides a concise, well organized, introduction.  Provides a clear and concise overview of all the critical ideas and concepts. Explicitly relates those concepts and their relationship to the course material.

  WEIGHTED BY 2

 Please Circle One

            1 2 3 4

1<6

2=6

3=7

4=8                                        

Address strengths and weaknesses of article and relate article to course readings.

(PO 3a; CF 1, 2)

Fails to address the weaknesses and strengths in the authors’ argument, claims, methodology, and/or best practices.

Fails to relate article to the course readings. 

Provides a weak, inconsistent, or incomplete description of the strengths and weaknesses of the authors’ argument, claims, methodology, and/or best practices.  Provides superficial connection of article to course readings.

Provides a clear and complete description of the strengths and weaknesses of the authors’ argument, claims, methodology, and best practices.  Provides a solid, clear set of explicit connections between article and course readings.

Provides a well organized, carefully supported,in-depth description of the strengths and weaknesses of the authors’ argument, claims, methodology, and best practices.  Provides a solid, clear set of explicit connections between the article and course readings, and additional inferences or nuances between in-class material, supplemental material, and the article.

WEIGHTED BY 5

 Please Circle One

            1 2 3 4

1<15

2=15-16

3=17-18

4=19-20                                

Offer critically reflective, personal response to the article.

(PO 3a; CF 1, 2 )

Fails to offer any critical reflection to the article; and/or fails to recognize and admit any personal biases or assumptions related to reflection.

Provides a minimal, descriptivereaction and lacks personal reflection on the article. Provides only a brief examination of biases or assumptions.

Provides a clear personal reflection and thoughtful reaction to the article. Clearly identifies own biases or assumptions that affect reflection.

Provides a thoughtful, insightful, well organized, and clear reflective analysis and reaction to the article. Clearly identifies and personalizes biases and assumptions that affect reaction/reflection.

WEIGHTED BY 7

 Please Circle One

            1 2 3 4

1<22

2=22-23

3=24-26

4=27-28                

Provide new insights or interpretations of article grounded in course material.

(PO 3a; CF 1)

Fails to offer any new ideas, insights, or interpretations of article, or offers opinions without grounding and relating such insights/ interpretations to course material.

Provides superficial ideas, insights, or interpretationsof article based upon knowledge gained from course material. Makes minimal, cursory connections of own ideas to course material.

Provides a clear set of new ideas, insights, and interpretationsof article based upon knowledge gained from course material. Grounds insights in course material.

Provides substantial new ideas, insights, or interpretationsof article based upon knowledge gained from course material. Explicitly connects all ideas to course material. Offers additional implications and poses new questions to be considered.

WEIGHTED BY 5

 Please Circle One

            1 2 3 4

1<15

2=15-16

3=17-18

4=19-20                                

Writing

Mechanics

Spelling,

Grammar, and Flow

APA

Style And Format

(CF  1, 2)

Has numerous errors in spelling, grammar, and/or sentence structure that makes understanding the logic of the paper extremely difficult. APA Manual conventions are not followed consistently. 

Has errors in spelling and grammar and presents some issues related to understanding all elements of the paper.  APA conventions are followed. However, some mistakes are evident.

Follows normal conventions of spelling and grammar throughout. Errors do not interfere significantly with comprehension. APA style, conventions, and format are used consistently throughout the paper. 

Is error free in terms of mechanics. Transitions help establish a sound scholarly argument and aid the reader in following the writer’s logic. The paper is consistent with the APA Manual throughout with little to no errors and would meet the guidelines for a professional publication.

WEIGHTED BY 2

 Please Circle One

            1 2 3 4

1<2

2=3-4

3=5-6

4=7-8                                                    

References

Quality  Of Information

(CF 1, 2, 3, 4)

Choice of literature sources is limited and/or missing. Appropriate and scholarly citations are limited.

Sources cited are adequate but limited.

Citations included information from a variety of appropriate and relevant sources, both print and electronic.

The student develops and carefully documents information gathered from a variety of quality print and electronic sources, including appropriate licensed databases. Sources are relevant, balanced, and include critical readings relating to the paper. All primary sources are included.

WEIGHTED BY 1

 Please Circle One

            1 2 3 4

1<2

2=2

3=3

4=4                                        

Total score                               /88