science

Rubric Details

General Teaching Tool Requirements

33% of total grade

· Mastery: Advanced or exceeds achievement

Answers question correctly with thorough development of the topic. Gives clinical examples. Includes research in the answer.

19.8

Proficiency: Clear/effective achievement

Answers question correctly. Demonstrates solid understanding of the topic. Gives examples without research.

18.41

Competence: Adequate/basic achievement

Answers question correctly. Demonstrates basic understanding of the topic. Does not give examples.

16.63

Emerging: Limited or growing achievement

Answers question incorrectly. Demonstrates little understanding of the topic. Does not give examples.

12.87

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Professional Appearance

18% of total grade

· Mastery: Advanced or exceeds achievement

Answers question correctly with thorough development of the topic. Gives clinical examples. Includes research in the answer.

10.8

Proficiency: Clear/effective achievement

Answers question correctly. Demonstrates solid understanding of the topic. Gives examples without research.

10.04

Competence: Adequate/basic achievement

Answers question correctly. Demonstrates basic understanding of the topic. Does not give examples.

9.07

Emerging: Limited or growing achievement

Answers question incorrectly. Demonstrates little understanding of the topic. Does not give examples.

7.02

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Quality of Content

33% of total grade

· Mastery: Advanced or exceeds achievement

Answers question correctly with thorough development of the topic. Gives clinical examples. Includes research in the answer.

19.8

Proficiency: Clear/effective achievement

Answers question correctly. Demonstrates solid understanding of the topic. Gives examples without research.

18.41

Competence: Adequate/basic achievement

Answers question correctly. Demonstrates basic understanding of the topic. Does not give examples.

16.63

Emerging: Limited or growing achievement

Answers question incorrectly. Demonstrates little understanding of the topic. Does not give examples.

12.87

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· Spelling and Grammar

10% of total grade

Mastery: Advanced or exceeds achievement

Demonstrates an exemplary application of spelling and grammar.

6

Proficiency: Clear/effective achievement

Displays proper grammar application and writing contains minimal to no spelling errors. May contain rare improper uses of words (ex., their vs. there), a misplaced modifier, or a run-on sentence, but does not detract from the overall understanding of the sentence and/or paragraph.

5.58

Competence: Adequate/basic achievement

Spelling and grammar errors occur but are inconsistent. Paragraphs and sentences are coherent but may exhibit spelling errors, run-on’s or fragments, and/or improper verb tense usage.

5.04

Emerging: Limited or growing achievement

Spelling and grammar contain substantial errors that makes sentences and/or paragraphs incoherent.

3.9

APA Style

6% of total grad

Mastery: Advanced or exceeds achievement

APA citations are free of style and formatting errors.

3.6

Proficiency: Clear/effective achievement

Errors in APA citations are less noticeable and do not detract from the ability to locate the original source (for example, a missing or misused comma or period, missing parentheses, author name not properly abbreviated, indentation is misaligned).

3.35

Competence: Adequate/basic achievement

Errors in APA citations are noticeable and may detract from the ability to locate the original source (for example, no title provided, year of publication is missing, no punctuation).

3.02

Emerging: Limited or growing achievement

Citations do not follow APA Style. Quotations, paraphrases, and summaries are not cited, or there is no attempt to cite them using APA style.

2.34