- Is it clear what the student's point of view is?
- Does the student control tone? Is the essay free of grammatical errors?
- Is the essay punctuated appropriately?
- Do citations and bibliography follow the correct format?
- Is the prose clear or do you puzzle over individual sentences?
- Are words spelled correctly?
IDEAS
- Does the student understand the accompanying reading or the principles behind the experiment, etc.?
- Does the student offer original interpretations?
- Do the student's explanations of terms, ideas, and examples demonstrate an ability to grasp the main points, paraphrase them, and apply them?
- Does the student answer the question(s) assigned?
- Does the essay demonstrate an understanding of a subject, or does it wander from one subject to the next without offering more than superficial remarks?
Written communication (50 points)
- Organization
- Inadequate (10 points): There appears to be no organization of the essay’s contents.
- Needs Improvement (15 points): Organization of the essay is difficult to follow, due to inadequate transitions and/or rambling format.
- Adequate (20 points): The essay can be easily followed. A combination of the following is apparent: Basic transitions are used; a structured format is used.
- Professional quality (25 points): The essay can be easily followed. A combination of the following is apparent: Effective transitions are used; a professional format is used.
- Mechanics and grammar
- Inadequate (10 points): Sentences and paragraphs are difficult to read and understand due to poor grammar or mechanics
- Needs improvement (15 points): The essay contains numerous grammatical and mechanical errors.
- Adequate (20 points): The essay contains minimal grammatical or mechanical errors.
- Professional quality (25 points): The essay is clear and concise and contains no grammatical or mechanical errors.
Content (50 points)
- Correctness of facts
- Inadequate (10 points): Most facts are wrong.
- Needs improvement (15 points): Some facts are wrong.
- Adequate (20 points): Technical details are generally correct.
- Professional quality (25 points): All facts are correct, and the technical explanation is both concise and complete.
- Completeness
- Inadequate (10 points): Did not address some of the questions.
- Needs improvement (15 points): Addressed the questions, but provided few details.
- Adequate (20 points): Address the questions, but left out some details.
- Professional quality (25 points): Addressed all questions completely.
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