Unit 5: week 5 – written assignment
This assignment is worth 8 points of the total course grade.
Description: Post your finalized Proposed Solution to the curriculum issue you researched. Solution to Curriculum Issue. This project is the culmination of your research on a curriculum issue you have investigated during this course. Through incremental steps, you have summarized your issue, received feedback from colleagues, analyzed scholarly articles on the issue, and now this includes a detailed solution to the issue you have studied. You will prepare your manuscript in APA 6 format. Items to remember include: • an abstract. • Review of Literature • Analysis of Situation • Solution Supported • Reference section • Appendices (if needed) Length of manuscript can vary, but body will probably be from 10 to 15 pages. Make sure you check the rubric before submitting the assignment.
Total Possible Score: 8.00
Provides a thorough and detailed analysis of the curriculum issue at hand.
Total: 0.80
Provides a comprehensive, thorough and detailed analysis of the curriculum issue at hand.
Provides a thorough and detailed analysis of the curriculum issue at hand.
Provides an adequate analysis of the curriculum issue at hand.
Minimally provides an analysis of the curriculum issue at hand.
Does not provide an analysis of curriculum issue at hand.
Highlights important concepts relevant to the issue being investigated.
Total: 0.80
Comprehensively highlights important concepts relevant to the issue being investigated.
Clearly highlights important concepts relevant to the issue being investigated.
Adequately highlights important concepts relevant to the issue being investigated.
Minimally highlights important concepts relevant to the issue being investigated.
Does not highlight important concepts relevant to the issue being investigated.
Evaluates how objectives for the project were met.
Total: 0.80
Comprehensively evaluates how objectives for the project were met.
Clearly evaluates how objectives for the project were met.
Adequately evaluates how objectives for the project were met.
Minimally evaluates how objectives for the project were met.
Does not evaluate how objectives for the project were met.
Synthesizes research and postulates applicability to curriculum issue.
Total: 0.80
Comprehensively synthesizes research and postulates applicability to curriculum issue.
Clearly synthesizes research and postulates applicability to curriculum issue.
Adequately synthesizes research and postulates applicability to curriculum issue.
Partially synthesizes research and postulates applicability to curriculum issue.
Does not synthesize research and postulates applicability to curriculum issue.
Evaluates demographics and other institutional factors involved in the situation.
Total: 0.80
Comprehensively evaluates demographics and other institutional factors involved in the situation.
Clearly evaluates demographics and other institutional factors involved in the situation.
Adequately evaluates demographics and other institutional factors involved in the situation.
Partially evaluates demographics and other institutional factors involved in the situation.
Does not evaluate demographics and other institutional factors involved in the situation.
Critically analyzes situation and develops an appropriate solution to the situation.
Total: 0.80
Comprehensively and critically analyzes situation and develops an appropriate solution to the situation.
Clearly and critically analyzes situation and develops an appropriate solution to the situation.
Adequately analyzes situation and develops an appropriate solution to the situation. Most analysis is not specific or in-depth.
Partially analyzes situation and develops an appropriate solution to the situation.
Does not analyze situation or develop an appropriate solution to the situation.
Details a solution to the curriculum issue.
Total: 0.80
Comprehensively details a solution to the curriculum issue.
Clearly details a solution to the curriculum issue.
Adequately discusses a solution to the curriculum issue.
Partially discusses a solution to the curriculum issue.
Does not discuss a solution to the curriculum issue.
Writing & Organization
Total: 1.20
Demonstrates exemplary clarity and organization. The paper contains a well-articulated thesis statement, flawless mechanics, and precise APA formatting.
Demonstrates effective clarity and organization. The paper contains a well-articulated thesis statement, proper mechanics, and correct APA formatting.
Demonstrates adequate clarity and organization. The paper contains a clear thesis statement, adequate mechanics, and mostly correct APA formatting.
Demonstrates some clarity and organization. The paper contains an unclear thesis statement, poor mechanics, and improper APA formatting.
Lacking clarity and organization. The paper lacks a thesis statement, effective mechanics, and proper APA formatting.
Demonstrates exemplary critical analysis of the research materials. The student comprehensively uses varied, scholarly, relevant, and current resources to inform analysis, evaluation, problem-solving, and decision-making.
Demonstrates effective critical analysis of the research materials. The student fully uses varied, scholarly, relevant, and current resources to inform analysis, evaluation, problem-solving, and decision-making.
Demonstrates adequate critical analysis of the research materials. The student adequately uses varied, scholarly, relevant, and current resources to inform analysis, evaluation, problem-solving, and decision-making.
Demonstrates some critical analysis of the research materials. The student partially uses varied, scholarly, relevant, and current resources to inform analysis, evaluation, problem-solving, and decision-making.
Lacking critical analysis of the research materials. The student fails to use varied, scholarly, relevant, and current resources to inform analysis, evaluation, problem-solving, and decision-making.
