Assessment Overview
The first chart displays how the points break down by weeks and assignments for the entire course. Click on the links in the chart below to access each assignment & rubric.

Course Grading

Sphere Study

Weeks 4, 7, 10, 13

Team: [4 times] Sphere Study Assignment & Rubric [4 points per assignment] 16 points total for all assignments.

Event Study

Weeks 5, 8, 11, 14

Team: [4 times] Event Study Assignment & Rubric [8 points per assignment] 32 points total for all assignments.

Classroom Applications

Weeks 6, 9, 12, 15

Individual: [4 times] Classroom Application Assignment & Rubric [4 points per assignment] 16 points total for all assignments.

Journals

Weeks 4-15

Individual : [4 cycles] Journal Assignment & Rubric [6 points per assignment] 24 points total for all assignments.

Final Journal

Week 16

Individual: [final] Journal Assignment & Rubric [2 points per assignment] 2 points total for all assignments.

Final Project

Week 16

Individual: [final]  Final Project Assignment & Rubric  [10 points per assignment] 10 points total for all assignments.

Total Points for Course = 100

Extra Credit

Weeks 6, 9, 12, 15

Individual Assignments: [4 possible] Local Event Study Assignment & Rubric [4 points per assignment] 16 points total for all assignments.

Extra Credit

Weeks 6, 9, 12, 15

Individual Assignments: [4 possible] Feedback to one classmate's Classroom Application Assignment & Rubric [4 points per assignment] 16 points total for all assignments.

 

The second chart displays how the journal points are distributed throughout Weeks 4-16 of the course.

Journal Grading

Weeks
4, 7, 10, 13

Sphere Study
[4 times]

Individual Journal Assignments: Questions, theories, and prior knowledge [1 point per journal entry] 4 points total for all journal entries.

Reflections on what and how you have learned [1 point per journal entry] 4 points total for all journal entries.

Weeks
5, 8, 11, 14

Event Study
[4 times]

Individual Journal Assignments: Questions, theories, and prior knowledge [1 point per journal entry] 4 points total for all journal entries.

Reflections on what and how you have learned [1 point per journal entry] 4 points total for all journal entries.

Weeks
6, 9, 12, 15

Classroom Application
[4 times]

Individual Journal Assignments: Explain thinking behind classroom application [1 point per journal entry] 4 points total for all journal entries.

Apply rubric to your classroom application [1 point per journal entry] 4 points total for all journal entries.

Week
16

Final Project
[once]

Individual Journal Assignments: Use the rubric to discuss your final project. [2 points per journal entry] 2 points total for all journal entries.


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