Psychology

Grading Rubric

These are the performance standards that lead to the specific grade that you wish to earn for the course. Achievement of you desired grade can be reasonably be expected if you complete assignments, perform tasks and achieve assessment results that are consistent with these standards.

GRADE	Mastery of Vocabulary	Reading to Learn	Homework and Use of Web Resources	Group Work	Project Assignments	Tests, Quizzes, Assessment
A	Can use vocabulary in everyday speech, and can put vocabulary together with assignments and tests	Reads each section before doing homework, seeks links, similarities and differences between words and concepts in the section	Completes all homework assignments, does homework after reading the assigned section, uses the web to reinforce understanding	Completes all parts of the assignment, performs work and positively contributes to the group activity	Completes project assignments over enough time to make sure the final product exceeds all objectives	Masters detail knowledge (multiple choice/ short answer), analysis (comparisons and description), and synthesis (essay)
B	Can relate vocabulary to current instruction and previous assignments and tests	Reads most sections before doing homework, sometimes finds links, similarities and differences between words and concepts in the section	Completes most homework assignments, does most homework after reading the assigned section, frequently uses web resources and searches the web to reinforce understanding	Completes all parts of the assignment, performs work and positively contributes to the group activity	Completes project assignments with a strong knowledge of the content of the project	Understands detail knowledge (multiple choice/ short answer), analysis (comparisons and description), and synthesis (essay)
C	Can relate vocabulary to current instruction	Skims sections to find homework vocabulary, usually does not read the section	Looks at vocabulary first, tries to find vocabulary in the section, does not seek similarities or differences between words and concepts in the section, uses the web for specific assignments	Completes enough work to help the group complete requirements of the group assignment	Completes the project with all objectives barely accomplished	Understands one of the following: detail knowledge (multiple choice/ short answer), analysis (comparisons and description), or synthesis (essay)
D	Can define most vocabulary words	Tries to find homework vocabulary in index and/ or dictionary without reading the section	Defines vocabulary and answers questions without seeking similarities or differences between words and concepts in the section, rarely uses the web	Does not contribute equally to help the group complete the assignment, depends on other group members to complete project	Completes the project with some objectives minimally accomplished	Asks the question "what material is going to be on the test" (NOTE: It's DEFINITELY OK to ask what SECTIONS or CHAPTERS are on the quiz/ test!)
F	Cannot define vocabulary	Makes no attempt to read assigned sections	Does not do homework, does not use web resources	Does not participate in the group assignment	Does not complete (partial grade) or turn in the project (grade of 0)	Does not meet the minimal requirements of the assessment

Darwin Biography

Primary Document - Dawin On The Origin Of The Species By Natural Selection