Outstanding Clinical Intern Application

Scoring Rubric for Personal Statement

Unacceptable Beginning Developing Capable Accomplished Performance Dimensions/Elements 2 1 3 4 5 -Attempts -Organization is minimal. -Reasonably clear ideas -Organization is good and -Organization is clear, organization. -May lack opening or closing but not concise. contributes to the focused on the main Organization -May lack opening sentences. -Some parts seem effectiveness. issues. or closing -Few, if any, transitions repetitive or out of -Single focus; sense of unity -Thoughtful transitions sentences. between ideas. place. and coherence. clearly show idea -No transitions -Transitions evident. -Logical progress of ideas. connections. between ideas. -Ideas are -Text may be repetitious or -Ideas loosely -Ideas are fine-tuned and -Key concepts identified extremely limited disconnected. connected. contributed to the overall and addressed. or difficult to -Little sense of which -Labeled with some effectiveness. -Relevant focus sustained Content understand. information is important. professional terms. -Explanation with principal throughout. -May drift or shift -Few, if any mention of -Limited connection or theory given as a -Connections made to focus. content area/certification. made to content/area rationale. other related topics. -Content may be certification. -Interconnection with irrelevant. content/area certification. -No connection to content area/certification. -No use of -Vocabulary may be used -Inconsistent -Vocabulary demonstrates -Vocabulary demonstrates professional incorrectly or is vague or trite. professional vocabulary professional awareness. insightful and professional language. -Limited word use. used—some well, some -Uses words to express language. Word Choice/Vocabulary not. meaning with style and tone. -Correct and precise use -Vocabulary used is of terminology. general; verb choice limited.

-Incomplete -Some errors of grammar, -Generally uses correct -Consistently uses correct -Error free. sentences. spelling, and punctuation. spelling, grammar, and spelling, capitalization, and Language/Usage -Many errors of punctuation. punctuation. spelling, punctuation, and grammar. -Explanation -Explanation written is simple, -Explanation: Tradition -Explanation with principle -Explanation with contains NO lay person description. or personal preference or theory and contextual consideration of ethical,

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July 11, 2012

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