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Correlation and Regression Project/Formal Writing Assignment Rubric Name: ___________________________________

Beginning

(2 points)

Developing

(3 points)

Competent

(4 points)

Accomplished

(5 points)

W r it

in g

Vocabulary/Language

Words used

incorrectly; displays

fundamental errors

in vocabulary usage;

lacks variety.

Generally correct

usage but little

variety; some variety

but words used

incorrectly.

The majority

correctly used with

some variety in

vocabulary.

Varied vocabulary;

correct and

sophisticated use of

language.

Conventions

mechanics, spelling, sentence

structure, word forms

(problems noted below)

Many serious errors

which persistently

interfere with

meaning.

Some serious errors

that may interfere

with meaning.

A few errors which

do not interfere with

meaning.

No serious errors; few

minor errors.

Organization

Includes: appropriate length &

formatting, order (logical,

chronological, etc.) and transitions

No clear structure;

organizational

requirements not

met.

Some structure and

order evident;

minimally, an

introduction, body,

& conclusion

present.

Generally well-

organized; clear and

logical flow of

ideas. Fulfills the

assignment.

Well-organized with

appropriate structure

and smooth transitions.

Content

Includes addressing the assigned

topic

Lacks thesis;

incomplete

development of

evidence and/or

minimal relevance

to topic.

May lack thesis.

Some evidence

underdeveloped or

off-topic.

Has supporting

evidence and

examples for thesis.

Strong, convincing

evidence to support

thesis and argument.

Developing (3 points)

Competent (4 points)

In fo

r m

a ti

o n

L it

e r a

c y

Information Retrieval Retrieves some of the information required

for the assignment; some of the information

retrieved are not citied properly

Retrieves the required amount of information

for the assignment and the majority of it meets

the information need.

Citation of Sources Uses citations infrequently and shows

inconsistent formatting; understands some

elements of citations but not others.

Uses citations when appropriate and uses

proper formatting most of the time.

Uses Information Effectively in Writing Assignment

Attempts to incorporate information from

the journal article; sometimes off-topic.

Uses relevant information from the journal

article to support the topic.

Missing

(0 point)

Beginning

(1 - 2 points)

Developing

(3 points)

Competent

(4 points) M

a th

C o

n te

n t

Explanation of Concepts:

Correlation, Regression, and

Correlation vs. Causation

(Assignment Part 1 A, B, C)

Minimally clear and

detailed explanation.

Explanations include some

errors.

Sufficiently clear and

detailed explanations. May

not include examples to

illustrate explanations.

Clear, correct, and detailed

explanations. Includes

examples to illustrate

explanations.

Calculations

(Assignment Part 2 A)

Missing few scatter plots,

correlation coefficients,

regression lines, or

regression equations and/or

some are wrong.

Not missing any correct

scatter plots, correlation

coefficients, regression lines,

or regression equations, but

with minor errors.

Complete and correct scatter

plots, correlation coefficients,

regression lines, and

regression equations.

Explanations of Calculations

(Assignment Part 2B)

Minimally identifies &

interprets correctly and/or

contains some errors. For

the two data sets with a

regression line, predictions

of y-values are minimally

explained.

Sufficiently identifies &

interprets correctly and/or

contains few errors. For the

two data sets with a

regression line, predictions

of y-values are correct and

sufficiently explained.

Completely and correctly

identifies & interprets the

correlation in the context of

the problem. For the two data

sets with a regression line,

predictions of y-values are

correct and fully explained.

Writing Problems:

 Tense formation

 Subject-verb agreement

 Pronoun usage/agreement

 Word choice/meaning

 Proper modifiers

 Variety of formations

 Correct construction

 Spelling

 Capitalization

 Punctuation

 Font and size

 Margins and spacing

 Length of paper

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