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Principles of Biology I (1113)

The student completing this course will design a brochure to educate the public about one dominant or recessive genetic disorder and present it orally.

Rubric Code: H69W36

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Subject: Biology

Type: Assessment

Grade Levels: Undergraduate

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	0-Unacceptable 0 pts	1-Minimally Acceptable 1 pts	2-Average 2 pts	3-Proficient 3 pts	4-Advanced 4 pts	SCORE (N/A)
Thesis States purpose	0-Unacceptable Confused purpose. Lacks relevance to the purpose.	1-Minimally Acceptable Weak purpose. Avoids complexities of the question.	2-Average Basic purpose. Partially addresses complexities of the question to be answered.	3-Proficient Focused purpose. Attempts to address complexities of the question to be answered.	4-Advanced Strongly focused purpose. Addresses complexities of the question to be answered.	SCORE
Content Understands information appropriately to explain and support the thesis.	0-Unacceptable Little or no accurate knowledge provided. No supporting examples.	1-Minimally Acceptable Student lacking three of the four key aspects for the advanced category for this assessment.	2-Average Student lacking one of the four key aspects for the advanced category for this assessment	3-Proficient Student lacking one of the four key aspects for the advanced category for this assessment.	4-Advanced Full description of genetic disorder with all symptoms given. Explains specific type of inheritance (dominant, recessive, deletion, sex linked, etc.) Explains how disorder is detected and lists preventions or interventions. Discusses populations affected.	SCORE
Commentary Provides support for the defense of the thesis.	0-Unacceptable No analytical intrepretation.	1-Minimally Acceptable Student lacking three of the four key aspects for the advanced category for this assessment	2-Average Student lacking one of the four key aspects for the advanced category for this assessment	3-Proficient Student lacking one of the four key aspects for the advanced category for this assessment	4-Advanced Information relates to main topic including several supporting details and examples. Introduction successfully captures the attention of the reader. Clear overview of what the brochure is about. Works cited (3 sources.)	SCORE
Grammar and Composition Uses the correct mechanics of writing.	0-Unacceptable Writing is poorly organized and incoherent. Full of spelling, punctuation, and grammatical errors.	1-Minimally Acceptable Student lacking three of the four key aspects for the advanced category for this assessment	2-Average Student lacking one of the four key aspects for the advanced category for this assessment	3-Proficient Student lacking one of the four key aspects for the advanced category for this assessment	4-Advanced Creativity No grammatical errors. No spelling errors. Well organized, colorful and easy to follow.	SCORE

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