Significant Event

Points: 190

Assignment 1.1: Significant Event Draft

Criteria

Unacceptable Below 60% F

Meets Minimum Expectations 60-69% D

Fair 70-79% C

Proficient 80-89% B

Exemplary 90-100% A

1. Briefly describe your significant event (one to two [1-2] sentences). Weight: 10%

Did not submit or incompletely described your significant event one to two [1-2] sentences).

Insufficiently described your significant event one to two [1-2] sentences).

Partially described your significant event one to two [1-2] sentences).

Satisfactorily described your significant event one to two [1-2] sentences).

Thoroughly described your significant event one to two [1-2] sentences).

2. Describe your event in terms of at least two (2) different perspectives in psychology (e.g., behavioral, cognitive, psychodynamic, cultural/social, etc.)  Weight: 20%

Did not submit or incompletely described your event in terms of at least two (2) different perspectives in psychology (e.g., behavioral, cognitive, psychodynamic, cultural/social, etc.) 

Insufficiently described your event in terms of at least two (2) different perspectives in psychology (e.g., behavioral, cognitive, psychodynamic, cultural/social, etc.) 

Partially described your event in terms of at least two (2) different perspectives in psychology (e.g., behavioral, cognitive, psychodynamic, cultural/social, etc.) 

Satisfactorily described your event in terms of at least two (2) different perspectives in psychology (e.g., behavioral, cognitive, psychodynamic, cultural/social, etc.) 

Thoroughly described your event in terms of at least two (2) different perspectives in psychology (e.g., behavioral, cognitive, psychodynamic, cultural/social, etc.) 

3. Determine what learning (e.g., classical, operant, etc.) may have resulted from your event, or arisen because of your event.  Weight: 20%

Did not submit or incompletely determined what learning (e.g., classical, operant, etc.) may have resulted from your event, or arisen because of your event. 

Insufficiently determined what learning (e.g., classical, operant, etc.) may have resulted from your event, or arisen because of your event. 

Partially determined what learning (e.g., classical, operant, etc.) may have resulted from your event, or arisen because of your event. 

Satisfactorily determined what learning (e.g., classical, operant, etc.) may have resulted from your event, or arisen because of your event. 

Thoroughly determined what learning (e.g., classical, operant, etc.) may have resulted from your event, or arisen because of your event. 

4. Discuss why the memory of the event you described may or may not be completely accurate. Weight: 20%

Did not submit or incompletely discussed why the memory of the event you described may or may not be completely accurate.

Insufficiently discussed why the memory of the event you described may or may not be completely accurate.

Partially discussed why the memory of the event you described may or may not be completely accurate.

Satisfactorily discussed why the memory of the event you described may or may not be completely accurate.

Thoroughly discussed why the memory of the event you described may or may not be completely accurate.

5. 2 references Weight: 5%

No references provided

Does not meet the required number of references; all references poor quality choices.

Does not meet the required number of references; some references poor quality choices.

Meets number of required references; all references high quality choices.

Exceeds number of required references; all references high quality choices.

6. Writing / Support for ideas Weight: 5%

Never uses reasons and evidence that  logically support ideas.

Rarely uses reasons and evidence that logically support ideas.

Partially uses reasons and evidence that logically support ideas.

Mostly uses reasons and evidence that logically support ideas.

Consistently uses reasons and evidence that logically support ideas. 

7. Writing / Grammar and mechanics Weight: 5%

Serious and persistent errors in grammar, spelling, and punctuation.

Numerous errors in grammar, spelling, and punctuation.

Partially free of errors in grammar, spelling, and punctuation.

Mostly free of errors in grammar, spelling, and punctuation.

Consistently free of errors in grammar, spelling, and punctuation.

8. Writing and Information Literacy / Integration of Sources Weight: 5%

Serious errors in the integration of sources, such as intentional or accidental plagiarism or failure to use in-text citations.

Sources are rarely integrated using effective techniques of quoting, paraphrasing, and summarizing, using in-text citations.

Sources are partially integrated using effective techniques of quoting, paraphrasing, and summarizing, using in-text citations.

Sources are mostly integrated using effective techniques of quoting, paraphrasing, and summarizing, using in-text citations.

Sources are consistently integrated using effective techniques of quoting, paraphrasing, and summarizing, using in-text citations.

9. Information Literacy / Crediting Sources in APA Weight: 5%

Lack of citations and / or lack of reference section and / or citations don’t correspond to listed references.

In-text citations and references are given, but not in APA format.

Partially shows correct (or approximately correct) use of in-text citations, with matching references using APA format.

Mostly shows correct use of in-text citations with matching references using APA format.

Consistently shows correct use of In-text citations with matching references using APA format.

10. Information Literacy / Research Weight: 5%

Quantity and / or quality of sources are unacceptable.

Too few references and / or references are of poor quality.

Number of sources is less than expected and / or the quality of sources is questionable. 

Number of sources is sufficient and the quality of sources is mostly good. 

Number of sources is sufficient and the quality of sources is good.