[ASSESSMENT OF LEARNING] ISU Culminating Assignment – Observation / Conversation
Description
The teacher will provide feedback after you submit the draft of ideas outline. When you are ready to move onto the next stage of this project, you will be evaluated based on observations and conversations. You will complete the following tasks:
- Provide a preview of your project (2-3 minute presentation explaining progress, your own ideas, and outside research)
- The teacher may ask you a few questions about the content during class time, and you may be expected to answer orally. For example: How did you / how do you plan to use your outside reference(s) in your project? How do you plan to use the current events news articles that we discussed in this course to help you communicate your themes?
This component is worth 20 marks and is evaluated using the rubric below:
Categories | Level 1 (0-59%) | Level 2 (60-69%) | Level 3 (70-79%) | Level 4 (80-100%) |
Knowledge | Limited understanding of topic; can’t answer questions | Some understanding of topic; able to answer questions satisfactorily | Good understanding of topic; able to answer questions | Excellent understanding of topic; able to answer questions flawlessly |
Application | Limited skills in presenting work; boring to watch | Some skill in presenting work; mildly interesting to watch | Skill demonstrated in presenting work; interesting | Excellent level of skill in presenting work; very interesting to watch |
Communication | Limited clarity and coherence; shows little effort to submit clean assignment | Some clarity and coherence, presents far less work than expectations | Clear and coherent; work meets general expectations | Very clear and coherent; work exceeds expectations |
Thinking | Limited thought; shows little effort; does not demonstrate research | Includes some interesting points but may not be relevant | Evidence of thoughtfulness; done necessary research | Insightful; many relevant points supported by research |