Article Review: Current Issues in APS - Assessment Rubric

Candidate name: ___________________________ Topic: __________________________________________________________

Criteria	Level Four	Level Three	Level Two	Level One
Article Selection	$ abundantly meets all specified requirements (length, recent, quality of source, assigned topics) $ wholly stimulating, innovative and/or provocative $accurately assesses audience's needs 21-25	$ meets all specified requirements (length, recent, quality of source, assigned topics) $ very stimulating, innovative and/or provocative $ shows consideration of audience's needs 17-20	$ meets most specified requirements (length, recent, quality of source, assigned topics) $ somewhat stimulating, innovative and/or provocative $partly reflects & meets audience's needs 13-16	$ meets some specified requirements (length, recent, quality of source, assigned topics) $ quite conventional and/or superficial $inappropriate level for this audience 12 and below
Knowledge and Understanding Thinking/Inquiry	$ insightful degree of depth, reflecting true synthesis of content & implications $ artful balance of main concepts & detail $ displays mastery of content 21-25	$ thoughtful degree of depth, reflecting strong synthesis of content & implications $ intelligent balance of main concepts & detail $ displays strong comprehension of content 17-20	$ some degree of depth, displays moments of synthesis of content & implications $ moderate balance of main concepts & detail $ displays understanding of content 13-16	$ lacks degree of depth, reflecting little synthesis of content & implications $ poor balance of main concepts & detail $ questionable understanding of content 12 and below
Communication	$ succinct prose attuned to audience level $ language usage is error free $ highly visually effective, makes an impact 21-25	$ clear, effective prose for audience level $ language usage is mostly error free $ visually effective, strong evidence to design principles 17-20	$ generally clear, lacks precision and/or consideration of audience level $ noticeable language errors which limits clarity and/or impact $ moderate evidence of attention to visual impact 13-16	$ language lacks clarity and/or precision and/or inappropriate for audience level $ numerous language errors $ lacks visual impact 12 and below
Application	$ makes abundantly clear the connections to selected course $ teaching strategies are very diverse and would reach a broad range of learners $ questions well structured, with high degree of clarity for intended audience 21-25	$ makes clear the connections to selected course $ teaching strategies are somewhat diverse and would reach a number of learners $ questions well structured, with good degree of clarity for intended audience 17-20	$ moderate clarity of connections to selected course $ teaching strategies are somewhat limited, would not reach a broad range of learners $ structure of questions needs improvement, as does clarity 13-16	$ makes few to no clear connections to selected course $ limited teaching strategies, would only appeal to one or two learning styles $ questions well structured, with high degree of clarity for intended audience 12 and below

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