Learning Activity Analysis

30 points

Demonstrates critical analysis, in-depth and comprehensive development of concepts, accurately identifies all issues and their application to facts.

Shows clear evidence of having read course materials and applying them to support conclusions.

Range: 27 – 30

26.9 points

Demonstrates generally superior critical analysis, relatively in-depth and comprehensive development of concepts, accurately identifies most -not all – issues and their application to facts.

Some evidence of having read course materials and applying them to support conclusions.

Additional development and more comprehensive analysis needed.

Range: 24 – 26.9

23.9 points

Demonstrates some to minimal critical analysis and insight into concepts and issues, and their application to facts.

Analysis is largely superficial in one/more areas and sufficient only to meet minimum requirements of learning activity with little evidence of insight and/or support for conclusions.

Range: 21 – 23.9

20.9 points

Does not meet minimal requirements for assignment.

Little to no critical analysis, comprehensive development of concepts and issues and their application to facts.

Little to no support for conclusions.

Inferior in all areas.

To a substantial degree, content does not reflect students own original thinking and composition.

Range: 0 – 20.9

Score of Learning Activity Analysis,

/ 30

Writing Clarity & Mechanics

5 points

Demonstrates clear, organized, specific comments presented in an easy to read style that is free of grammatical, spelling, and mechanical errors.

Range: 4.5 -5

4.4 points

Demonstrates generally clear, organized, specific comments with minor errors in grammar, and/or spelling, and or mechanics.

Range: 4 – 4.4

3.9 points

Demonstrates generally satisfactory clear, specific comments with errors in grammar, and/or spelling, and/or mechanics.

Range: 3.5 – 3.9

3.4 points

Presentation lacks organization, clarity, accuracy with little to no evidence of proofreading or attempt at applying proper writing mechanics.

Range: 0 – 3.4

Score of Writing Clarity & Mechanics,

/ 5

APA Citation format Usage

10 points

Posts contain the appropriate APA intext citations with Reference list in proper format. No errors are present.

Range: 9 – 10

8.9 points

Attempts intext citations and Reference list but some errors in formatting exist; paraphrasing is not accurate or in-text citations are omitted where citations are warranted.

Range: .8 – 8.9

7.9 points

Attempts intext citations or Reference list but omits one or the other. Intext citations or Reference list reflect significant errors or citations omitted where citations are warranted.

Range: 7 – 7.9

6.9 points

No evidence of APA usage.

Range 0 – 6.9

Score of APA Citation format Usage,

/ 10

Adheres to Instructions

5 points

Fully follows instructions; completes all required parts of the Learning Activity.

Range: .4.5 -5

4.4 points

Follows most, instructions, and/or attempts most required parts of the Learning Activity.

Range:4 – 4.4

3.9 points

Follows some instructions but completes all critical parts of Learning Activity.

Range: .3.5 – 3.9

3.4 points

Fails to follow instructions and, as a result, fails to complete required parts of Learning Activity.

Range: 0 – 3.4

Score of Adheres to Instructions,

/ 5