I-Series
This rubric is designed as a tool to assess activities aimed at student gains in the follow learning outcome(s) for the I-Series General Education Category:
At the completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Identify the major question and issues of the I-Series course topic
Criteria and performance descriptions for the review of student work
Engages the I-Series course question
Advanced | Proficient | Beginning | Unacceptable |
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Engagement in the question is clear and concise, captures the central issue/s of the course, and reveals that the content has been internalized |
Engagement in the question is accurate, the meaning is evident, and is not impeded by omissions. |
Engagement in the question is mundane, rote and requires some interpretation and assumptions for full meaning to be evident. |
Central question or concept is not engaged or is stated inaccurately. |
Reveals complexity of the I-Series course question
Advanced | Proficient | Beginning | Unacceptable |
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Discussion of issues: - Is comprehensive, insightful and creative - Synthesizes in-depth information from appropriate sources - Considers multiple perspectives (personal and scholarly) - Reveals how answers to the question reflect an assumed perspective - Recognizes enduring nature of the question |
Discussion of issues: - Is adequate to provide the context of the question and to indicate multiple facets pertinent to the question - Presents in-depth information from relevant sources - States multiple perspectives (personal and scholarly) - Recognizes that the question does not have one right answer - Recognizes the relevance of the question |
Discussion of issues: - Is simplistic, naïve or general - Presents information from relevant sources - Provides a superficial and or limited perspective - Suggests that the question does not have one right answer - Is narrow, presented a limited recognition of the relevance of the question |
Discussion of issues: - Is missing or provides no relevant information - Does not include consideration of multiple perspectives or exploration of the complexity of the question - Fails to acknowledge the question |
Represents the disciplinary context of the I-Series course question
Advanced | Proficient | Beginning | Unacceptable |
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Accurately reflects the perceptions of the course discipline/s. Uses language of course discipline/s in a fluent manner. |
Provides a context that generally reflects the course discipline/s. Uses course discipline/s terms appropriately. |
Provides a context recognizable to the course discipline/s |
Does not provide context or context is not recognizable as related to the course discipline/s. Does not use terms or inaccurately uses terms of the course discipline/s. |
The I-Series Rubric was developed by the I-Series Faculty Board, supported by the Office of Undergraduate Studies and the Office of Institutional Research, Planning, and Assessment with the I-Series instructors upon review of the AAC&U VALUE rubrics and according to standards determined by the I-Series Faculty Board for student performance in the General Education I-Series courses. The rubric defines the standards for student performance in I-Series courses at the University of Maryland.