Documenti di Didattica
Documenti di Professioni
Documenti di Cultura
UNDERSTANDING
OF MATERIAL
(25%)
ANALYSIS
(30%)
25%
40%
50%
60%
75%
Demonstrates a good
understanding
of
the
material.
Counterarguments
are
very
simplistic (cf., straw man
fallacy)
and/or
their
refutation is weak.
Demonstrates an excellent
understanding
of
the
material. An attempt is
made at refuting some more
straight-forward
counterarguments.
SOURCE USE
(15%)
STRUCTURE
(20%)
25%
40%
50%
60%
75%
Source(s)
are
mostly
integrated meaningfully and
fluently to develop the
thesis, with some less minor
and/or recurring problems.
The majority of the
information used comes
from credible sources. The
number and quality of
sources is appropriate.
Information from sources is
less well integrated into
discussion, but multiple
strategies
(quotation,
paraphrase, summary) are
used.
Source(s)
are
mostly
integrated meaningfully and
fluently to develop the
thesis, with minor nonrecurring problems. All
information used comes
from credible sources. The
number and quality of
sources is appropriate.
Information from sources is
mostly well integrated into
discussion through multiple
strategies
(quotation,
paraphrase, summary).
Topic
sentences
are
frequently
lacking
or
unclear. The paper does not
contain an appropriate
introduction or conclusion.
Little
or
no
logical
progression
of
ideas.
Paragraphs
arbitrarily
ordered. Frequent lack of or
inappropriate transitions.
Topic
sentences
are
sometimes
lacking
or
unclear. The paper contains
a basic introduction and
conclusion. Organization of
material along the lines of
descriptive rather than
analytic
categories.
Adequate but formulaic
transitions.
Mostly
clear
topic
sentences relate the topic to
the thesis. The paper
contains a good introduction
and conclusion. A mostly
clear system or organization
is present. Frequent and
mostly
appropriate
transitions.
LANGUAGE AND
MECHANICS
(10%)
25%
40%
50%
60%
75%
Most
sentences
have
grammatical
problems.
Consistent problems in
word choice. Awkward or
non idiomatic phrasing
often
obscures
the
meaning. Referencing is
inconsistent. Colloquial and
informal style.
Contains
only
minor
grammatical and sentence
structure errors. Mostly
varied and creative use of
vocabulary. Minor language
problems, but they rarely
obscure meaning. Harvardstyle referencing is used
with a few non-recurring
mistakes. Fluent academic
style with a few nonrecurring mistakes.
Papers shorter than 1,800 and longer than 2,200 words lose 10 points. Papers shorter than 1,600 words fail automatically. Papers where there are more than
two discrepancies between the references used in and after text fail automatically.