Cultural Foundation

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IL4001: Foundations of Culture: Analyze concepts key to understanding culture.

Assessment Rubric

Rubric Criteria 0

Not Present 1

Needs Improvement 2

Meets Expectations Part 1: What Is Culture?

Define personal definition of culture as a complex concept. LO 1.1: Define culture as a complex concept

Response is missing. A personal definition of culture as a complex concept is not supported by quality resources or is vague, inaccurate, and/or incomplete.

Response provides a clear, accurate, and complete definition of culture as a complex concept and is supported by quality resources.

Explain what a diversity iceberg is and how diversity icebergs relate to personal cultures. LO 1.2: Explain how diversity icebergs relate to personal cultures

Response is missing. Explanation of what a diversity iceberg is and/or how diversity icebergs relate to personal cultures is vague, inaccurate, and/or incomplete.

Response provides a clear, accurate, and complete explanation of what a diversity iceberg is and/or how diversity icebergs relate to personal cultures.

Create a personal example of a diversity iceberg that identifies 5 highly visible characteristics and 10 less visible or not visible characteristics in the “above water” and “below water” dimensions. LO 1.3: Create a personal diversity iceberg showing multiple characteristics of visible and invisible dimensions

Response is missing. Diversity iceberg that identifies 5 highly visible characteristics and 10 less visible or not visible characteristics in the “above water” and “below water” dimensions is vague, inaccurate, and/or incomplete.

Diversity iceberg provides a clear, accurate, and complete identification of 5 highly visible characteristics and 10 less visible or not visible characteristics in the “above water” and “below water” dimensions.

Based on the characteristics identified in the diversity iceberg,

Response is missing. Analysis based on the characteristics identified in the

Response provides a clear, accurate, and complete analysis

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Rubric Criteria 0

Not Present 1

Needs Improvement 2

Meets Expectations write a mini cultural autobiography explaining who you are in terms of the complexity of your personal culture. LO 1.4: Analyze personal culture based on identified characteristics

diversity iceberg explaining who you are in terms of the complexity of your personal culture is vague, inaccurate, and/or incomplete.

based on the characteristics identified in the diversity iceberg explaining who you are in terms of the complexity of your personal culture.

Part 2: Who Am I? What Is My Cultural Identity?

Summarize responses to Exercise #1 and includes specific demographic, historical, and ethnic/cultural background information. LO2.1: Summarize personal demographic, historical, and ethnic/cultural background to better understand personal culture identity

Response is missing. Summary of responses to Exercise #1 including specific demographic, historical, and ethnic/cultural background information is vague, inaccurate, and/or incomplete.

Response provides a clear, accurate, and complete summary of responses to Exercise #1 including specific demographic, historical, and ethnic/cultural background information.

Analyze your worldview as represented by your responses to Exercise #2. LO 2.2: Analyze personal worldviews to better understand personal culture identity

Response is missing. Analysis of personal worldview as represented by responses to Exercise #2 is vague, inaccurate, and/or incomplete.

Response provides a clear, accurate, and complete analysis of personal worldview as represented by responses to Exercise #2.

Analyze your multiple identities related to your various aspects of culture—gender, age, religion, ethnicity, socioeconomic status,

Response is missing. Analysis of your multiple identities related to your various aspects of culture as represented by your responses

Response provides a clear, accurate, and complete analysis of your multiple identities related to your various aspects

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Rubric Criteria 0

Not Present 1

Needs Improvement 2

Meets Expectations profession, national origin, educational level, etc.—based on your responses to Exercise #3. LO 2.3: Analyze multiple cultural characteristics to better understand personal cultural identity

to Exercise #3 is vague, inaccurate, and/or incomplete.

of culture as represented by your responses to Exercise #3.

Explain what you learned about your cultural identify as grounded in your racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic background and your memories of your relationships to various groups based on your responses to Exercise #4. LO 2.4: Explain new insights regarding personal cultural identity

Response is missing. Explanation of what you learned about your cultural identify as grounded in your racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic background and your memories of your relationships to various groups based on your responses to Exercise #4 is vague, inaccurate, and/or incomplete.

Response provides a clear, accurate, and complete explanation of what you learned about your cultural identify as grounded in your racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic background and your memories of your relationships to various groups based on your responses to Exercise #4.

Analyze your current cultural identify based on what you learned about yourself, your culture, and how you have grown from your responses to Exercises #5 and #6. LO 2.5: Analyze current cultural identity based on new learnings.

Response is missing. Analysis of your current cultural identify based on what you learned about yourself including how you have grown from your responses to Exercises #5 and #6 is vague, inaccurate, and/or incomplete.

Response provides a clear, accurate, and complete analysis of your current cultural identify based on what you learned about yourself including how you have grown from your responses to Exercises #5 and #6.

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Mastery Rubric No Yes

Exceeds Expectations: Connections to Experience: Connects relevant experience and academic knowledge LO 1: Make connections to relevant experiences and academic knowledge in analysis of concepts key to understanding culture.

Responses to the items do not consistently make connections to relevant experiences and academic knowledge in analysis of concepts key to understanding culture.

Responses to the items consistently make connections to relevant experiences and academic knowledge in analysis of concepts key to understanding culture.

Professional Skills Building 0

Not Present 1

Needs Improvement 2

Meets Expectations

Written Communication: Write with clarity, coherence, and purpose

Written Communication WC 1.1 - Construct complete and correct sentences.

Sentences are incoherent and impede reader’s access to ideas.

Sentences are incomplete and/or include fragments and run-on sentences, limiting reader’s access to ideas.

Sentence structure effectively conveys meaning to the reader.

Written Communication WC 1.2 - Demonstrate the effective use of grammar and mechanics.

Multiple inaccuracies in grammar and mechanics impede reader’s access to

Some inaccuracies in grammar and mechanics limit reader’s access to ideas.

Use of grammar and mechanics is straightforward

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Professional Skills Building 0

Not Present 1

Needs Improvement 2

Meets Expectations

ideas.

and effectively conveys meaning to reader.

Written Communication WC 1.3 - Create cohesive paragraphs with a clear central idea.

Paragraphs, or lack of paragraphs, impede reader’s access to ideas.

Construction of main idea and/or supporting paragraphs limit reader’s access to ideas.

Main idea and/or supporting paragraphs effectively convey meaning to reader.

Written Communication WC 1.4 - Use supporting material to support a claim.

Supporting materials are not present.

Supporting material is used inconsistently or inappropriately.

Supporting material is used to enhance meaning. Writing is appropriately paraphrased and uses direct quotes as applicable.

Written Communication WC 1.5 - Demonstrate appropriate essay level writing skills, providing transitions between an introduction, body, and conclusion.

Ideas are disorganized with no/poor transitions.

Ideas are loosely organized with unclear paragraphing and transitions.

Ideas are organized with cohesive transitions.

Written Communication WC1.6 -Identify sources.

Sources are missing. Writing inconsistently identifies or misrepresents sources.

Writing clearly identifies the source of nonoriginal material and/or ideas.

Information Literacy: Apply strategies to evaluate information in order to effectively analyze issues and make decisions

Information Literacy IC 1.1 - Identify and locate credible sources.

No sources or noncredible sources are present.

Sources are inconsistently credible, appropriate, and relevant to the topic and/or assessment.

Sources are mostly credible, appropriate, and relevant to the topic and/or assessment.

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Professional Skills Building 0

Not Present 1

Needs Improvement 2

Meets Expectations

Information Literacy IC 1.2 - Analyze information sources.

Analysis is not present. Analysis superficially applies aspects of sources that are most relevant to the topic and/or assessment and/or analysis is unclear.

Analysis thoroughly and clearly applies aspects of sources that are most relevant to the topic and/or assessment.

Interpreting Data and Quantitative Fluency: Interpret numeric information in order to analyze issues and make decisions

Interpreting Data and Quantitative Fluency QF 1.1 - Identify conclusions from numeric information presented in narrative and/or graphic form.

No conclusions are made based on numeric information.

Connections between conclusions and numeric information are vague or inaccurate.

Conclusions identified are appropriately connected to the numeric information.

Engaging Multiple Social and Cultural Perspectives: Apply strategies to develop intellectual flexibility and broad knowledge that enables perception of the world through the perspectives of diverse social and cultural perspectives.

Engaging Multiple Social and Cultural Perspectives EP 1.1 - Recognize the value of one’s own and others’ social and cultural perspectives.

Recognition is not present. Response demonstrates a vague understanding of how different cultural and social perspectives might affect interpretations of issues.

Response demonstrates a clear understanding of how different cultural and social perspectives might affect interpretations of issues.