five questions

DR. SEAN D. JASSO

EXAM GRADING CRITERIA

(95%): A

 Superior writing and organization

 Wide coverage of the material with significant, well developed examples

 Extensive citations throughout

 Little to no grammatical errors

 Highly sophisticated critical thinking

 Highly descriptive language

 Unique insight

 Well beyond the volume of discussion

 Comprehensive analysis, discussion and rigor

(90%): A-

 Strong writing and organization

 Strong coverage of the material

 Strong examples

 Descriptive language

 Beyond the standard volume of discussion

 Strong evidence of critical thinking

(87%): B+

 Well written and organized

 Strong review and command of the material

 Evidence of slight underdevelopment of key issues

 Good references/citations throughout

 Effective and correct use of supporting models/illustrations

 Very good balance of volume of discussion

(85%): B

 Good writing and organization

 Good review of the material

 The answers are there, but lacks high-level critical thinking

 Evidence of models/illustrations, yet potentially lacking supporting narrative

 Complete and generally correct

 Potentially unbalanced volume of discussion

(80%): B-

 Completed

 Correct answers, but lacks development

 Writing and organization is ‘average’

 Citations/references to supporting readings are minimal OR a bulk of the exam is summarized

 Lacks critical development

(75%): C

 Done

 Skims the surface of the material

 Poorly organized and written

 Evidence of minimal time commitment

 Potentially correct answers, but missing a major portion or entire question