Imaging Active Tectonics Unit 5 Example Assessment Rubric

Imaging Active Tectonics Unit 5 – Example Assessment Rubric

Scoring: example is based on a 100-point total

Exemplary (9–10) Good Basic (6–7) Poor Nonperforma Score (8) (4–5) nce (<4) Content (70 pts) Introduction Concise but thorough introduction to General overview of report purpose Little or no the significance of the analysis and and methods. introduction justification for methods employed. provided. Selection of Details of the reason for the selection Reasons are given for some of the Data from resources to be used are provided along with the resolution resources selected with little or no resources are and expected outcome. Reasons also comments on quality and expected used but no given for resources not used. resolution. discussion is provided as to why particular resources were used. Data Collection of the appropriate data sets Collection of the appropriate data Data are only from each of the resources selected sets with limited explanations of qualitative in with comments on techniques used documentation. the form of and assumptions required. narratives about methods used and general impressions. Data Analysis and Discussions of the analytical tools used Basic analysis of data with minimal Presentation of Discussion to process and evaluate the data, error analysis and no comments data only with including comments on the quality of about ranges or trends. Formal but no analysis. the data, a formal error analysis, minimal discussion of the results comments about ranges and trends, and implementation of hazard and most robust and least reliable assessment and mitigation. data. Conclusions Comprehensive summary of cogent Formal discussion of results with no No formal discussion points with implications. inclusion of implications. statement with minor comments scattered in discussion. Societal Thorough discussion of the results and Simple, organized comments on Not included or Recommendations implementation of hazard assessment hazard minimization actions. comments and mitigation, including feasibility. made are inaccurate. Citations All relevant areas included with Sufficient number provided. None given. additional background material provided.

(Continued on next page) Exemplary (5) Good (4) Basic (3) Poor (2) Nonperformance Score (1) Format (20 pts) Organization of Data is organized and Data is Data from Data presented in a fashion organized resources not that is logical and and organized in any follows the format of presented in fashion. the types of resources a fashion used in a systematic that is easy fashion; it is also easy to examine. to examine. Presentation of Well-organized tables Organized Scattered and Data and plots of data with tables with unorganized data examples of all simple plots. sets with unedited calculations. Clear use plots of data. of legends and highlighting of key features. Organization of Follows standard Follows No formal statement Report scientific journal format standard of problem or with clearly defined scientific approach, nor any transitions. journal conclusions formally article presented. format. Grammar and Well-crafted sentences Complete Incomplete Spelling and paragraphs. sentences, sentences, Excellent grammar minimum numerous and no spelling errors. number of misspellings, and grammatical poor grammar. errors and spelling mistakes. Student Metacognition (10 pts) Reflections on Brief discussion that Brief No comments learning includes several discussion provided. specific examples with with limited some specific elaborations comments about how that include and why connections specific were made. examples.