Coyne and Messina Articles Part 3 Spearman Coefficient Review

1 Unsatisfactory 0.00%

2 Less Than Satisfactory 65.00%

3 Satisfactory 75.00%

4 Good 85.00%

5 Excellent 100.00%

70.0 %Content

40.0 % Completion of the Practice Exercises in Broyles on pages 157 and 180

Failure to demonstrate the ability to use Excel to extract the mean and standard deviation for the data set.

Demonstrates only minimal ability to use Excel to extract the mean and standard deviation for the data set.

Demonstrates ability to use Excel to extract the mean and standard deviation for the data set, but has some slight misunderstanding of the process.

Demonstrates ability to use Excel to extract the mean and standard deviation for the data set.

Demonstrates clearly and fully the ability to use Excel to extract the mean and standard deviation for the data set.

30.0 % Integration of Information from Outside Resources into the Body of Paper

Failure to use references, examples, or explanations.

Provides some supporting examples, but minimal explanations and no published references included.

Supports main points with examples and explanations, but fails to include published references to support claims and ideas.

Supports main points with references, explanations, and examples. Analysis and description is direct, competent, and appropriate of the criteria.

Supports main points with references, examples, and full explanations of how they apply. Thoughtfully analyzes, evaluates, and describes major points of the criteria.

30.0 %Organization and Effectiveness

15.0 % Language Use and Audience Awareness (includes sentence construction, word choice, etc.)

Inappropriate word choice and lack of variety in language use are evident. Writer appears to be unaware of audience. Use of "primer prose" indicates writer either does not apply figures of speech or uses them inappropriately.

Some distracting inconsistencies in language choice (register) and/or word choice are present. The writer exhibits some lack of control in using figures of speech appropriately.

Language is appropriate to the targeted audience for the most part.

The writer is clearly aware of audience, uses a variety of appropriate vocabulary for the targeted audience, and uses figures of speech to communicate clearly.

The writer uses a variety of sentence constructions, figures of speech, and word choice in distinctive and creative ways that are appropriate to purpose, discipline, and scope.

15.0 % Mechanics of Writing (includes spelling, punctuation, grammar, language use)

Surface errors are pervasive enough that they impede communication of meaning. Inappropriate word choice and/or sentence construction are used.

Frequent and repetitive mechanical errors distract the reader. Inconsistencies in language choice (register), sentence structure, and/or word choice are present.

Some mechanical errors or typos are present, but are not overly distracting to the reader. Correct sentence structure and audience-appropriate language are used.

Prose is largely free of mechanical errors, although a few may be present. A variety of sentence structures and effective figures of speech are used.

Writer is clearly in command of standard, written, academic English.