| Course Code | Class Code | Assignment Title | Total Points |
| SEC-502 | SEC-502-O500 | Educational Reform Essay | 100.0 |
| Criteria | Percentage | No Submission (0.00%) | Insufficient (69.00%) | Approaching (74.00%) | Acceptable (87.00%) | Target (100.00%) | Comments | Points Earned |
| Criteria | 100.0% |
| Purpose Statement | 10.0% | Not addressed. | Paper lacks any discernible overall purpose or organizing claim. | Purpose statement is underdeveloped or vague. Purpose is not clear. | Purpose statement is clear and forecasts the development of the paper. The purpose statement is descriptive, reflective of the arguments, and appropriate to the purpose. | Purpose statement is comprehensive and contains the essence of the paper. The statement makes the purpose of the paper clear. |
| Proposed Change | 20.0% | Not addressed. | Includes a proposed change or reform that is impractical or unrealistic; or how it would benefit the future of secondary education is tenuously expressed. | Includes a surface level proposed change or reform; or how it would benefit the future of secondary education is lacking detail. | Includes a proposed change or reform that would arguably benefit the future of secondary education. | Includes a proposed change or reform that is practical, realistic, and would arguably benefit the future of secondary education. |
| Positive and Negative Aspects of Changes or Reforms | 30.0% | Not addressed. | Includes an incomplete discussion regarding the positive and negative aspects of the selected changes or reforms. | Includes an ambiguous discussion regarding the positive or negative aspects of the selected changes or reforms. | Discusses both positive and negative aspects of the selected changes or reforms. | Insightfully discusses both positive and negative aspects of the selected changes or reforms. |
| How Proposed Change Could be Implemented | 15.0% | Not addressed. | Includes an explanation regarding how the proposed change or reform could be implemented that is unrealistic or incomplete. | Includes an explanation regarding how the proposed change or reform could be implemented is artificial. | Includes an explanation regarding how the proposed change or reform could be correctly implemented. | Includes a thorough explanation regarding how the proposed change or reform could realistically be implemented. |
| Argument Logic and Construction | 10.0% | Not addressed. | Statement of purpose is not justified by the conclusion. The conclusion does not support the claim made. Argument is incoherent. | Sufficient justification of claims is lacking. Argument lacks consistent unity. There are obvious flaws in the logic. | Argument shows logical progressions. Techniques of argumentation are evident. There is a smooth progression of claims from introduction to conclusion. | Clear and convincing argument that presents a persuasive claim in a distinctive and compelling manner. |
| Mechanics of Writing (includes spelling, punctuation, grammar, language use) | 5.0% | Not addressed. | Surface errors are pervasive enough that they impede communication of meaning. Inappropriate word choice or sentence construction is used. | Frequent and repetitive mechanical errors distract the reader. Inconsistencies in language choice (register) or word choice are present. Sentence structure is correct but not varied. | Submission includes some mechanical errors, but they do not hinder comprehension. Varieties of effective sentence structures are used, as well as some practice and content-related language. | Submission is virtually free of mechanical errors. Word choice reflects well-developed use of practice and content-related language. Sentence structures are varied and engaging. |
| Paper Format (use of appropriate style for the major and assignment) | 5.0% | Not addressed. | Template is not used appropriate or documentation format is rarely followed correctly. | Appropriate template is used, but some elements are missing or mistaken. A lack of control with formatting is apparent. | Appropriate template is fully used. There are virtually no errors in formatting style. | All format elements are correct. |
| Documentation of Sources (citations, footnotes, references, bibliography, etc., as appropriate to assignment and style) | 5.0% | Not addressed. | Documentation of sources is inconsistent or incorrect, as appropriate to assignment and style, with numerous formatting errors. | Sources are documented, as appropriate to assignment and style, although several minor formatting errors are present. | Sources are documented, as appropriate to assignment and style, and format is mostly correct. | Sources are documented completely and correctly, as appropriate to assignment and style, and format is free of error. |
| Total Weightage | 100% |
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