Assessment Overview: Event Study Assignment & Rubric

Assessment Overview: Event Study Assignment & Rubric
Weeks 5, 8, 11, and 14

Goal: Share your Sphere Group knowledge with your Event Team. Draw from this knowledge to do an Event Team sphere to sphere (S > S) analysis. Then synthesize the E > S, S > E, and S > S interactions into causal chains.

Assignment (by midnight Sunday)
Posting instructions for step 1

Go to the Classroom, then click on Journal Space.

1. List your questions, theories, and prior knowledge. Refer to the Journal Rubric.

Posting instructions for step 2

Go to the Classroom, then click on Event Space.

2. Use the Event Study Rubric as a guide and work with your team to:

Read your teammates' summaries about the individual sphere effects. Identify intersecting and overlapping effects.
List the Sphere to Sphere (S > S) interactions with reasoning and support.
Draw from last week's E > S and S > E interactions and this week's S > S interactions to list chains of interactions between the event and three or more spheres. Refer to the Week 3: An Example of an ESS Analysis reading if you would like to review causal chains.

Posting instructions for step 3

Go to the Classroom, then click on Journal Space.

3. Reflect on what and how you have learned. Refer to the Journal Rubric.

Rubric
Your Event Team assignment needs to include:

List of the Sphere (S > S > S) interactions with reasoning and support.
List of chains of interactions between the event and 3 or more spheres.

You should write as many S > S > S interactions as you can that include accuracy, depth of reasoning, and quality of support. Use the rubric below to evaluate and improve your S > S analysis.

Using last week's E > S and S > E interactions and this week's S > S> S interactions, create causal chains. Your work will be graded based on the rubric being applied to each causal chain you list. Each causal chain that earns a 3 or 4 rating will be worth one point toward the maximum eight points you can earn for this assignment.

Rubric Criteria: Accuracy
4 Rating: Powerful, comprehensive, statements.	3 Rating: Comprehensive statements.	2 Rating: Clear, complete statements.	1 Rating: Simple statements that are partially correct.
Rubric Criteria: Depth of Reasoning
4 Rating: Reasoning completely supports the hypothesized effect or interaction.	3 Rating: Uses scientific reasoning, concepts, and processes to explain the interaction.	2 Rating: Includes science concepts and processes in the reasons for the effect and the interaction.	1 Rating: Explains at least two reasons for the effect or interaction.
Rubric Criteria: Quality of Support
4 Rating: Compelling use of existing research and knowledge.	3 Rating: Uses logical support that is convincing using data and authority.	2 Rating: Uses reliable data from multiple sources.	1 Rating: Uses relevant and respected authorities.