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Criteria

Levels of Achievement

Content 70%

Advanced

Proficient

Developing

Not Present

Analysis of Topic

56 to 60 points

· Strong analysis of growing needs of education, engagement, and learning opportunities for today’s students is present.

· Thoughtful analysis of technology utilization, student needs (including unique needs and abilities), educator roles, and the connections between learning vs. teaching is present. Emphasis on how various internal and external factors (including but not limited to class size, standardized curriculum, and democratic classrooms) affect the learning of today’s k-12 students is strongly articulated.

· Major points are stated clearly and are well-supported.

52 to 55 points

· Analysis of growing needs of education included. Limited expansion of engagement and learning opportunities for today’s students.

· Analysis of technology utilization, student needs (including unique needs and abilities), educator roles, and the connections between learning vs. teaching is present but is lacking some support. Reasonable inclusion of how various internal and external factors (including but not limited to class size, standardized curriculum, and democratic classrooms) affect the learning of today’s k-12 students is present.

· Major points are stated, but clarity and support is limited.

1 to 51 points

· Poor analysis of growing needs of education, engagement, and/or learning opportunities for today’s students.

· Poor analysis of technology utilization, student needs (including unique needs and abilities), educator roles, and the connections between learning vs. teaching. Minimal inclusion of how various internal and external factors (including but not limited to class size, standardized curriculum, and democratic classrooms) affect the learning of today’s k-12 students is present.

· Major points are unclear or are insufficiently supported.

0 points

Not present.

Content

Development

56 to 60 points

· Content is persuasive and comprehensive, and the purpose of writing is clear.

· Strong introduction, a clear presentation of the writer’s thoughts and insights, and a strong conclusion is presented.

· Supportive information is strong and addresses the writing prompt.

· The submission shows a clear understanding of the topic, question, and educational issues.

52 to 55 points

· Content needs strengthening as it may or may not be persuasive and comprehensive as it relates to the purpose.

· There may or may not be a strong introduction, a clear presentation of the writer’s thoughts and insights, and and/or a strong conclusion presented.

· Supportive information needs strengthening, and it may or may not address the writing prompt.

· The submission needs strengthening regarding the understanding of the topic, question, and educational issues.

1 to 51 points

· Content lacks persuasiveness or comprehensiveness as it relates to the purpose.

· The introduction, presentation of the writer’s thoughts and insights, and conclusion is unclear.

· Supportive information does not address the writing prompt.

· The submission lacks an understanding of the topic, question, and educational issues.

0 points

Not present.

Educational Implications

26 to 28 points

Educational implications for 21st century education are highly noted and supported within the paper.

24 to 25 points

Educational implications for 21st century education are somewhat noted and supported within the paper.

1 to 23 points

Educational implications for 21st century education are minimally noted and are not supported within the paper.

0 points

Not present.

Structure 30%

Advanced

Proficient

Developing

Not present

Grammar

and

Mechanics

16 to 17 points

Spelling and grammar are correct. Sentences are complete, clear, and concise. Paragraphs contain appropriately varied sentence structures. There are 0-1 errors present that distract the reader from the content.

15 points

Some spelling and grammar errors are present. Sentences are presented well. Paragraphs contain varied sentence structures. Spelling and grammar are correct. There are 2–3 errors present that distract the reader from the content.

1 to 14 points

Spelling and grammar errors distract. Sentences are incomplete or unclear. Paragraphs are poorly formed. Several errors exist that distract the reader form the content.

0 points

Not present.

APA

16 to 17 points

Minimum of 4 scholarly references are included. The use of current APA formatting standards is correct for each source. A title page and reference page are included in current APA style. No errors are present in formatting.

15 points

Minimum of 4 scholarly references are included. The use of current APA formatting standards is mostly correct for each source. A title page and reference page are included in current APA style. There are 1–3 errors are present in formatting.

1 to 14 points

Less than 4 scholarly references are included. The use of current APA formatting standards is incorrect for the majority of sources. The title page or reference page are missing. There are more than 3 errors in formatting.

0 points

Not present.

Word Count

17 to 18 points

Word count is a minimum of 2000 words.

16 points

Word count is between 1,800-1,999 words.

1 to 15 points

Word count is fewer than 1,800 words.

0 points

Not present.