Assessment Overview: Final Project Assignment & Rubric

Assessment Overview: Final Project Assignment & Rubric
Week 16

You will end this course by completing a Final Project. The Final Project is an Event Study Assignment performed individually, so you will not be able to consult your Event Team members.

Goal: Identify the E > S, S > E, and S > S interactions for your event. Then synthesize the E > S, S > E, and S > S interactions into causal chains.

Assignment (by midnight Sunday)
1. Select an event that is of interest to your students and of relevance to your curriculum. An example of an event might be the creation of a dam on a local river, the development of a shopping center in your community, tornadoes, floods, etc.

Posting instructions for steps 2-4

Go to the Classroom, then click on Journal Space.

2. List your questions, theories, and prior knowledge about the spheres and the event. Refer to the Journal Rubric.

3. Use the Final Project Rubric as a guide and work as an individual to:

Identify the E > S, S > E, and S > S interactions with reasoning and support for the event you are studying this week.
Draw from your E > S, S > E, and 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.

4. Use the Final Project Rubric to discuss your final project. Refer to the Journal Rubric.

Rubric
Your Final Project assignment needs to include:

List of the E > S, S> E, and 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 E > S, S > E, and 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 analysis.

Using your E > S, S > E, and 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 10 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.