education

Criteria

Levels of Achievement

Content 70%

Advanced

Proficient

Developing

Not present

Introduction

10 points

Strategy is CLEARLY named and identified and include necessary APA formatted references. Both state and national standards are named and identified. Strategy is an OUTSTANDING match for the listed content standards and age/grade.

9 points

Strategy is named and identified and includes necessary APA formatted references. State standards are identified. Strategies are a GOOD match for the content standards and age/grade.

1 to 8 points

Strategies is named but references are not present AND/OR standards are not identified for this work AND/OR strategies are a poor match with for the listed content strategies OR age/grade.

0 points

Not present.

Descriptions and Implementation Plan

14 to 15 points

Description provides a CLEAR, CONCISE summary of the strategy, its relevance, an explanation of when/how it is used, and WHY it supports learning in the content area. Steps for constructing the strategy are VERY detailed and accurate, but CONCISE. Steps for implementing the strategy are detailed and broken down into logical steps that include all of the components. At least THREE logical ways that strategy could be used beyond what is described OR realistic variations for different learners are included.

13 points

Description provides a summary of the strategy, its relevance, an explanation of when/how it is used, AND why it supports learning in the content area. Steps for constructing the strategy are SOMEWHAT detailed and accurate and FAIRLY concise. Steps for implementing the strategy are SOMEWHAT detailed and broken down into MANAGEABLE steps while remaining fairly concise. At least TWO logical ways that the strategy can be extended beyond what is described OR realistic variations for different learners are listed.

1 to 12 points

Description may not provide a summary of the strategy, its relevance, an explanation of when/how it is used, or why it supports learning in the content area. Steps for preparing and implementing the strategy are not detailed or accurate; they are NOT concise OR are missing some or all of the implementation components. Includes only one or no ways that the strategy could be extended beyond what is listed on the primary page.

0 points

Not present.

Instructional Components

5 points

Handout or teachers guide has VERY clear directions and expectations; visual aids or handouts are very visually appealing; Answer key/rubric CLEARLY shows how the students might respond.

4 points

Handout or teachers guide has SOMEWHAT clear directions and expectations; Answer key/rubric is present but may not show how students might respond.

1 to 3 points

Handout or teachers guide is missing or has UNCLEAR directions; Answer key/rubric MAY BE missing or UNCLEAR.

0 points

Not present.

Text

5 points

Text is VERY GOOD match for the strategy, standards, and age/grade.

4 points

Text is a GOOD match for the strategy, standards, and age/grade.

1 to 3 points

Text is NOT a match for the strategy, standards, and age/grade.

0 points

Text is not present.

Structure 30%

Advanced

Proficient

Developing

Not present

Mechanics

5 points

No spelling, grammar, and/or punctuation errors are present.

4 points

Candidate makes three or fewer spelling, grammar, and/or punctuation errors.

1 to 3 points

Candidate makes more than four spelling, grammar, and/or punctuation errors.

0 points

Organization

5 points

A correctly formatted title page is included. APA formatted citations are provided in a reference page at the conclusion of the paper with references of selected texts as well as any substantiating works. No errors in APA formatting are present.

4 points

A correctly formatted title page is included. APA formatted citations are provided in a reference page at the conclusion of the paper with references of selected texts as well as any substantiating works. Minor errors in APA formatting are present.

1 to 3 points

A title page and references section are included but may have multiple (more than 5) errors throughout OR references and correctly formatted title page are missing from final document.

0 points

APA Formatting

5 points

Final paper is well organized. Headings are used throughout to help with the overall organization and writing is clear and concise.

4 points

Overall arrangement is logical but can be difficult to follow at times. Headings are present throughout to help with overall organization. Writing is mostly clear and concise.

1 to 3 points

Writing lacks clarity or conciseness. Lack of focus makes the presented points hard to understand or your ideas are not fully developed. There are multiple readability and organization issues throughout that make the work difficult to understand.

0 points