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PSYC3220: Cognitive Development Paper Rubric: Personal Essay

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Abstract (10 pts) Points a. Motivating interest or “big idea” 2 b. Short background and review of literature 3 c. Cognitive domains that are addressed 2 d. Conclusions, implications, application 2 e. Keywords 1

Introduction (20 pts) a. Motivating interest: “why do you feel compelled to write on this” 2 b. Define important terminology for your topic (must all be cited) 5 c. Article 1 citation, summary, and explanation of relevance to yourself/this paper 4 d. Article 2 citation, summary, and explanation of relevance to yourself/this paper 4 e. Thesis statement: walk your audience through the key points of your paper 5

Body Paragraph 1: Review Cognitive Domain 1 (15 pts) a. Define cognitive domain 1 and the pedagogy surrounding it 3 b. Define all important concepts/constructs of the cognitive domain (must be cited) 5 c. Article citation, summary, and explanation of its relevance to your main topic 4 d. Describe how this cognitive domain applies to you/your experience 3

Body Paragraph 2: Review Cognitive Domain 2 (15 pts) a. Define cognitive domain 2 and the pedagogy surrounding it 3 b. Define all important concepts/constructs of the cognitive domain (must be cited) 5 c. Article citation, summary, and explanation of its relevance to your main topic 4 d. Describe how this cognitive domain applies to you/your experience 3

Body Paragraph 3: Review Cognitive Domain 3 (15 pts) a. Define cognitive domain 3 and the pedagogy surrounding it 3 b. Define all important concepts/constructs of the cognitive domain (must be cited) 5 c. Article citation, summary, and explanation of its relevance to your main topic 4 d. Describe how this cognitive domain applies to you/your experience 3

Discussion/Conclusion (20 pts) a. Reiterate your main topic and why you were interested in the subject 4 b. Summarize points made in your body paragraphs 4 c. Discuss shortcomings of the current practices (cite an article) 4 d. Suggest directions for future research/changes to education (at least 2) 4 e. Describe how these future directions would apply to you or broader society 4

References (5 pts)

a. Reference 1 appears in introduction and is cited in APA format 1 b. Reference 2 appears in introduction AND discussion and is cited in APA format 1 c. Reference 3 appears in body paragraph 1 and is cited in APA format 1 d. Reference 4 appears in body paragraph 2 and is cited in APA format 1 e. Reference 5 appears in body paragraph 3 and is cited in APA format 1

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