Tk20 Assessment Assignment

TK20 Assessment - Diversity and Professional Organizations and Journals EDSE 4070

1. Read the first chapter from the required course text related to the foundations of multicultural education to understand how professional organizations and journals reflect key themes of American society. 2. Become familiar with at least one professional organization from your content area (math, physical education, English, etc.). These professional organizations will most likely have links/resources/guides to appropriate content related, peer-reviewed journals. 3. Read three articles from professional journals in your teaching field (content area) that focus on teaching your subject matter. The articles you select must relate to the following topics: gender, exceptionality, race or ethnicity, socio-economic class, linguistic diversity, or other theme strongly related to diversity in American society and schools. 4. Write an analysis of each article in terms of usefulness, newness of information, adaptation based on your student teaching needs, and other pedagogical aspects. This means you need to provide thoughtful, highly detailed analysis of usefulness of the articles' approaches to diversity in planning future practice and present clear, well-developed plans for ways to address diversity in future practice based on the information in the articles. 5. The length is 2 ½ - 3 pages of full text for each article analysis - excluding the reference page. 6. The paper will have parenthetical/in-text references. 7. Include a reference page and cover sheet (review APA). 8. You will turn in copies of the sources that you used in the paper with the parts that you used highlighted, underlined or marked in some way. These can be in the form of a word document, downloaded article, scanned article, etc. 9. Use APA formatting style 10. The paper will have 1 inch margins, be double spaced, and use New Times Roman size 12 font. 11. Review the rubric for this assignment (located under TK20 assessment tools as well as presented below).              

Due: Submission Via TK20 by 11:59PM of the due date  

*  24  Point  Rubric    

Criterion   Performance  Rating  

    Absent   Unsatisfactory   Developing   Target   Outstanding   Score    

1.Subject-­‐specific   professional  journal(s)   addressing  diversity   themes  and  articles  are   attached  and  highlighted.  

0    No  journals  are   identified  which   address  diversity   themes.    

1    The  articles  selected  are  not  from   a  subject-­‐specific  professional   journal  or  do  not  address  diversity   themes.    

2    One  article  is  from  a   subject-­‐specific  professional   journal  and  addresses   diversity  themes.    

3    Two  articles  are  from   subject-­‐specific  professional   journals  and  address   diversity  themes.    

4    All  articles  selected  are  from  subject-­‐ specific  professional  journals  which  address   diversity  themes.    

 

2.  Understanding  of   diversity  issues    

0    No  understanding   of  the  issues  relating   to  diversity  is   expressed.    

1    Demonstrates  little  understanding   of  the  issues  relating  to  diversity   expressed  in  the  articles.    

2    Demonstrates  appropriate   understanding  of  the  issues   relating  to  diversity   expressed  in  one  article.    

3    Demonstrates  an   appropriate  understanding   of  the  issues  relating  to   diversity  expressed  in  two   articles.    

4    Demonstrates  a  strong   understanding  of  the  issues   relating  to  diversity  expressed  in   three  articles.    

 

3.  Analysis  of  approaches  to   diversity    

0    No  analysis  of   approaches  to   diversity  is  provided.   No  connection  to   theory,  textbooks   and  lectures  is  given.    

1    Provides  little  analysis  of   connecting  theory,  textbook  and   lectures  to  diversity.    

2    Provides  some  analysis   connecting  theory  textbook   and  lecture  to  diversity.    

3    Provides  thoughtful   analysis  connecting  theory   textbook  and  lecture  to   diversity.    

4    Provides  thoughtful,  highly   detailed  analysis  connecting   theory  textbook  and  lecture  to   diversity.    

 

 4.  Plans  to  address   diversity  in  practice    

0    No  application  plans  to   address  diversity  in  future   field  experiences  are   presented.    

1    Presents  few  application  plans  for   ways  to  address  diversity  in  future   field  experiences.    

2    Presents  some  application   plans  for  ways  to  address   diversity  in  future  field   experiences.    

3    Presents  clear  application   plans  for  ways  to  address   diversity  in  future  field   experiences.    

4    Presents  clear,   well-­‐developed   application  plans  for   ways  to  address   diversity  in  future   field  experiences.    

 

 5.  Command  of   Standard  English    

0    Does  not  show  a   command  of  Standard   English  grammar  and   punctuation.  Contains   many  errors  that  seriously   detract  from  meaning.    

1    Writing  shows  an  adequate   command  of  Standard  English   grammar,  but  punctuation  may  contain   many  errors  that  seriously  detract  from   meaning.    

2    Writing  shows  an   adequate  command  of   Standard  English  grammar   and  punctuation.  May   include  errors  that  slightly   detract  from  the  meaning  or   distract  the  reader.    

3    Shows  a  good  command  of   Standard  English  grammar   and  punctuation.  May   include  minor  errors  that  do   not  detract  from  the   meaning.    

4    Shows  a  strong  command  of   Standard  English  grammar  and   punctuation.    

 

 6.  Organization,   readability  and   format    

0    No  meaning  is  conveyed   due  to  a  lack  of   organization.  Formatting  or   length  requirements  not   met.  APA  format  not  used.    

1    The  paper  has   problems  with   organization,  or  APA   format.  Formatting   and  length   requirements  are  met.    

2    The  paper  is  readable,  but  may  have   problems  with  organization  and/or  not  meet   all  guidelines  for  essay  formatting,  APA   format,  length  or  references.    

3    The  paper  is  generally   well-­‐organized,  and  follows   guidelines  for  essay   formatting,  APA  format,   length  and  references.  Is   attractive  and  easy  to  read.    

4    The  paper  is  uniformly   well  organized,  closely   follows  guidelines  for  essay   formatting,  APA  format,   length  or  references.  Is   attractive  and  easy  to  read.    

 

                      Total  Score      

             

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