Explains how issue impacts audience but with gaps in clarity, detail, or support

Explains how issue impacts audience but with gaps in clarity, detail, or support

Meets “Proficient” criteria, and explanation demonstrates sophisticated understanding of relationship between issue and audience

Explains how issue impacts audience, supporting response with examples from research investigation

Explains how issue impacts audience but with gaps in clarity, detail, or support

Does not explain how issue impacts audience

15.8

Empirical Evidence [SCI-200-04]

Meets “Proficient” criteria, and response demonstrates strong understanding of how to use empirical evidence in drawing conclusions about the impact of contemporary scientific issues

Describes empirical evidence that supports conclusions about impact of issues on self and audience, supporting response with examples from research investigation

Describes empirical evidence that supports conclusions about impact of issues on self and audience, but with gaps in clarity, detail, or support

Does not describe empirical evidence that supports conclusions about impact of issues on self and audience

15.8

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Critical Elements Exemplary (100%) Proficient (85%) Needs Improvement (55%) Not Evident (0%) Value

Personally [SCI-200-01]

Meets “Proficient” criteria, and explanation demonstrates keen insight into impact of natural sciences on personal experiences

Explains why issue is important personally

Explains why issue is important personally but with gaps in clarity or detail

Does not explain why issue is important personally

15.8

Investigation [SCI-200-01]

Meets “Proficient” criteria, and response demonstrates insight into relationship between issue and scientific thinking

Illustrates how investigation of issue impacted thinking on the issue, supporting response with examples from research investigation

Illustrates how investigation of issue impacted thinking on the issue but with gaps in clarity, detail, or support

Does not illustrate how investigation of issue impacted thinking on the issue

15.8

Message [SCI-200-03]

Meets “Proficient” criteria, and presentation demonstrates understanding of effectively communicating with specific audiences by tailoring message

Communicates message effectively in a way that is tailored to specific audience

Communicates message to audience, but communication is not effective or is not tailored to specific audience

Does not communicate message to audience

15.8

Articulation of Response

Submission is free of errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, and organization and is presented in a professional and easy-to-read format

Submission has no major errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization

Submission has major errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization that negatively impact readability and articulation of main ideas

Submission has critical errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization that prevent understanding of ideas

5.2

Total 100%

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