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Reasoning |
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- understanding of the main ideas |
- shows limited understanding of the main ideas |
- shows some understanding of the main ideas |
- shows general understanding of the main ideas |
- shows thorough understanding of the main ideas |
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- number and relevance of supporting facts and details |
- retells few of the main ideas |
- retells some of the main ideas accurately and includes supporting details |
- summarizes most of the main ideas accurately and includes supporting details |
- summarizes and interprets all the main ideas accurately and includes supporting details |
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- critical evaluation of the main ideas (e.g. elegance, ingenuity; relation to the student's background and experience; possible applications, extensions, or future directions) |
- gives no discussion of the main ideas |
- gives some discussion of the main ideas |
- gives a good discussion of the main ideas |
- gives an insightful discussion of the main ideas, clearly showing their relevance and importance in a broader context |
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Communication |
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- purpose: to summarize and evaluate a seminar |
- shows limited evidence of the purpose in the introduction |
- communicates the purpose somewhat clearly in the introduction |
- communicates the purpose clearly in the introduction |
- communicates the purpose clearly in an effective and interesting introduction |
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- voice (use of the author's own words) |
- contains words taken directly from the seminar notes |
- contains some words from the seminar notes as well as the student's own words |
- contains appropriate words from the seminar notes as well as the student's own words |
- contains ideas expressed concisely in the student's own words, which expand on the concepts |
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- writing style |
- expresses ideas poorly and includes many ineffective words |
- expresses some ideas poorly and includes some ineffective words |
- expresses most ideas concisely and contains a good variety of vocabulary |
- expresses all ideas concisely and contains an extensive vocabulary used correctly and effectively |
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Organization |
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- overall structure (introduction, body, conclusion) |
- is presented in a disorganized way |
- shows some organization, including an introduction, body and conclusion |
- contains an introduction, a body, and a conclusion, with the conclusion linked to the introduction |
- contains an introduction, a body, and a conclusion that are effectively linked to each other |
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Conventions |
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- grammar, spelling, punctuation |
- there are several major errors or omissions |
- there are several minor errors or omissions |
- there are only a few minor errors or omissions |
- there are practically no errors or omissions |
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- visual presentation (e.g. indentations, spacing, margins, title, formulas) |
- few aspects of the expected visual presentation are evident |
- some aspects of the expected visual presentation are evident |
- most aspects of the expected visual presentation are evident |
- all aspects of the expected visual presentation are evident |