DPP SECTION 1

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DPP Section 1 Final Scoring Guide

Due Date: End of Week 7 Percentage of Course Grade: 15%.

DPP Section 1 Final Scoring Guide

Criteria	Non-performance	Basic	Proficient	Distinguished
Identify a research topic that is appropriate for the specialization. 18%	Does not identify a research topic.	Identifies a research topic that is not appropriate for the specialization.	Identifies a research topic that is appropriate for the specialization.	Identifies a research topic that is appropriate for the specialization. Topic is comprehensive and well-written.
Name a target population. 16%	Does not identify a target population.	Incorrectly identifies the target population.	Names a target population.	Names a target population. The rationale for the relationship is well-formed and well-explained.
Identify appropriately focused key concepts or phenomena. 18%	Does not identify key concepts or phenomena.	Identifies key concepts or phenomena that are not appropriately focused.	Identifies appropriately focused key concepts or phenomena.	Identifies appropriately focused key concepts or phenomena. Supports with evidence.
Identify clearly specified relationships between and among the concepts. 17%	Does not identify relationships between and among the concepts.	Identifies relationships between and among the concepts that are not always clearly specified.	Identifies clearly specified relationships between and among the concepts.	Identifies clearly specified relationships between and among the concepts. The rationale for the relationships is well-formed and supported with evidence.
Support main points, assertions, arguments, conclusions, or recommendations with relevant and credible evidence. 18%	Does not support main points, assertions, arguments, conclusions, or recommendations with relevant and credible evidence.	Sources lack relevance or credibility, or the evidence is not persuasive or explicitly supportive of main points, assertions, arguments, conclusions, or recommendations.	Supports main points, assertions, arguments, conclusions, or recommendations with relevant and credible evidence.	Supports main points, assertions, arguments, conclusions, or recommendations with relevant, credible, and convincing evidence. Skillfully combines virtually error-free source citations with a perceptive and coherent synthesis of the evidence.
Use paraphrasing and summarization to represent ideas from external sources. 7%	Incorporates plagiarized information.	Paraphrasing or summarization is awkward, inaccurate, or borders on plagiarism.	Uses paraphrasing and summarization to represent ideas from external sources.	Uses concise paraphrasing or summarization to accurately represent ideas from external sources. Exhibits an insightful interpretation and synthesis of credible sources.
Apply the standard writing conventions for the discipline, including structure, voice, person, and tone. 6%	Does not apply the standard writing conventions for the discipline.	Applies writing conventions that are inconsistent with disciplinary standards or inappropriate for the intended audience.	Applies the standard writing conventions for the discipline, including structure, voice, person, and tone.	Exhibits strict adherence to the standard writing conventions for the discipline. Elements of structure, voice, person, and tone are well-matched to the intended audience.