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Invented Notation Final Project

Invented Notation Practice Activity

Rubric Code: V9W944

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Subject: Education

Type: Project

Grade Levels: Undergraduate, Graduate

Invented Notation System 80 %
	Not submitted/Incomplete 0 pts	Few to no criteria met 1 pts	Some criteria met 2 pts	All criteria met 3 pts
Part 1 - Design 50 % If you were given the opportunity to recreate the system that is used in your discipline, how would you design it?
Syntactic Structure What are the symbols? How are the symbols arranged (physically, visually, etc.)	Not submitted/Incomplete No complete listing/palette of symbols is provided for the notation system and no explanation is provided for how the symbols would be visually/physically arranged.	Few to no criteria met A palette/listing of visual symbols used in the invented notation system is provided, but with major deficiencies in explanation or omissions of symbols.	Some criteria met A palette/listing of visual symbols used in the invented notation system is provided, but with some minor deficiencies in explanation or omissions of symbols.	All criteria met A complete palette/listing of all visual symbols used in the invented notation system is provided along with an explanation for how the symbols would be visually/physically arranged.
Semantic Structure What do the symbols represent or mean? How do the symbols relate to each other and how do different relations make different meanings?	Not submitted/Incomplete No explanation is provided of either the meanings of individual symbols or the semantic relationships between symbols.	Few to no criteria met Either the meanings of individual symbols is omitted OR The semantic relationships between symbols are omitted from the explanation. OR There are major deficiencies in either explanation.	Some criteria met The meanings of individual symbols AND The semantic relationships between symbols are explained, but with some minor deficiencies in either.	All criteria met The meanings of individual symbols are clearly and thoroughly explained AND The semantic relationships between symbols are clearly and thoroughly explained.
Comparison to Conventional System Compared to the conventional/standard system, what aspects of the medium does your system not represent or represent differently? Compared to the conventional/standard system, what aspects of the medium is your system able to represent that are not represented in the conventional/standard system?	Not submitted/Incomplete No comparison of the invented notation system and the conventional system is provided.	Few to no criteria met A comparison of the invented notation system and the conventional system is provided, but with major deficiencies.	Some criteria met A comparison of the invented notation system and the conventional system is provided, but with minor deficiencies.	All criteria met A clear and thorough comparison of the invented notation system and the conventional system is provided.
"Notably Different" The purpose of this project is to create a notation system that is notably different from the conventional/traditional system. Your invented notation system should not be an attempt to simply duplicate a conventional/traditional system with new symbols.	Not submitted/Incomplete The notation system is essentially a copy of the conventional system, but with different visual symbols (conventional symbols can be replaced one-to-one for invented symbols and result is the same)	Few to no criteria met The notation system is slightly different than the conventional system, but with only minor adjustments (not innovations) to: 1. WHICH aspects of the medium are represented 2. HOW aspects are represented	Some criteria met The notation system is noticeably different than the conventional system because either: 1. at least 1 different aspect of the medium is represented (compared to conventional system) 2. at least 1 aspect represented in the conventional system is represented in a fundamentally different way	All criteria met The notation system is fundamentally different than the conventional system because either: 1. Completely different aspects of the medium are represented (compared to conventional system) 2. All aspects represented in the conventional system are all represented in a fundamentally different way
Examples Examples of the notation system (e.g., “This is how you would notate _____.”)	Not submitted/Incomplete No examples of the notation system are provided.	Few to no criteria met	Some criteria met Examples of the notation system are provided, but the examples are not particularly helpful or are unclear in some way.	All criteria met Clear and helpful examples of the notation system are provided.
Part 2 - Instruction 30 % Once your system has been designed, it will be necessary to teach it to people. How will you teach this system to people?
Prerequisite Skills Are there prerequisite skills or knowledge about the medium that are necessary to understand and use the notation system?	Not submitted/Incomplete No explanation is provided of the prerequisite skills or knowledge about the medium that are necessary to understand and use the notation system.	Few to no criteria met An explanation is provided of the prerequisite skills or knowledge about the medium that are necessary to understand and use the notation system, but with major deficiencies.	Some criteria met An explanation is provided of the prerequisite skills or knowledge about the medium that are necessary to understand and use the notation system, but with minor deficiencies.	All criteria met A clear and thorough explanation is provided of the prerequisite skills or knowledge about the medium that are necessary to understand and use the notation system.
Elements & How Taught What are the elements and how will they be taught?	Not submitted/Incomplete No description of the elements and how the elements would be taught is provided.	Few to no criteria met A description of the elements and how the elements would be taught is provided, but with major deficiencies or omissions.	Some criteria met A description of the elements and how the elements would be taught is provided, but with minor deficiencies or omissions.	All criteria met A clear and thorough description of the elements and how the elements would be taught is provided.
Sequence What is your recommended sequence for learning the elements?	Not submitted/Incomplete No description of the learning sequence of the elements is provided.	Few to no criteria met A description of the learning sequence of the elements is provided, but major deficiencies.	Some criteria met A description of the learning sequence of the elements is provided, but minor deficiencies.	All criteria met A clear and thorough description of the learning sequence of the elements is provided.
Technology What technology would you use to support the instruction?	Not submitted/Incomplete No explanation is provided of any technology you would use to support the instruction.	Few to no criteria met An explanation is provided of any technology you would use to support the instruction, but with major deficiencies.	Some criteria met An explanation is provided of any technology you would use to support the instruction, but lacking a clear and appropriate rationale or with minor deficiencies.	All criteria met An explanation is provided of any technology you would use to support the instruction, including a rationale.
Part 3 - Reflection 20 % After considering your newly designed system and how you would teach your system, reflect on how this process of notation design and instructional design has influenced your approach to teaching in your discipline.
Effect on Pedagogy or Knowledge Has this process changed anything about your approach (or intended approach) to teaching with/about a notation system in your teaching area? Explain. Are there aspects of the notation system in your teaching area that you were unaware of before doing this project? Explain.	Not submitted/Incomplete No discussion is provided on how this project affected your teaching and knowledge of your domain.	Few to no criteria met A clear, thoughtful, and thorough discussion of how this project has affected: 1. Your approach (or intended approach) to teaching with/about a notation system in your teaching area 2. Your knowledge of the notation system in your teaching area BUT with major deficiencies or omissions	Some criteria met A clear, thoughtful, and thorough discussion of how this project has affected: 1. Your approach (or intended approach) to teaching with/about a notation system in your teaching area 2. Your knowledge of the notation system in your teaching area BUT with minor deficiencies or omissions	All criteria met A clear, thoughtful, and thorough discussion of how this project has affected: 1. Your approach (or intended approach) to teaching with/about a notation system in your teaching area 2. Your knowledge of the notation system in your teaching area
Difficulties/Recommendations Did you encounter any difficulties with this project (conceptual, practical, etc.)? Explain. If you could change anything about this project as a component of this course, what would it be?	Not submitted/Incomplete No discussion of of the following is provided: 1. Difficulties you encountered 2. Recommendations for this project as a component of this course	Few to no criteria met A mediocre discussion of at least one the following is provided: 1. Difficulties you encountered 2. Recommendations for this project as a component of this course	Some criteria met A thoughtful discussion of at least one of the following is provided: 1. Difficulties you encountered 2. Recommendations for this project as a component of this course	All criteria met A thouhgtful discussion of both of the following is provided: 1. Difficulties you encountered 2. Recommendations for this project as a component of this course
Peer Review 10 %
	Not Posted/Incomplete 0 pts	Not posted/Incomplete 0 pts	Some criteria met 1 pts	All criteria met 2 pts
Feedback to Colleague Offer comments or suggestions regarding the notation system and the respective instructional design. Since the invented notation systems are likely highly idiosyncratic your comments are not meant to criticize the system itself. Instead, your focus will be on how they have designed instruction to teach the system as it exists.	Not Posted/Incomplete Did not post a review of colleague's project	Not posted/Incomplete Did not post a review of colleague's project	Some criteria met Posted feedback to colleague, but was lacking in terms of how thoughtful, helpful, or constructively critical it is.	All criteria met Posted feedback to colleague that is thoughtful, helpful, and constructively critical.
Final Project Due Dates 10 %
	Late, past next deadline 0 pts	> 1 day late, before next 1 pts	1 day or less late 2 pts	On time 3 pts
Initial Posting Dec. 9	Late, past next deadline Posted late, and beyond the next deadline.	> 1 day late, before next Posted more than 1 day late, but before the next deadline, thus allowing your colleague to reply on time.	1 day or less late Posted late, but by only 1 day or less.	On time Posted on time
Feedback to Colleague Dec. 11	Late, past next deadline Posted late, and beyond the next deadline.	> 1 day late, before next Posted more than 1 day late, but before the next deadline, thus allowing your colleague to reply on time.	1 day or less late Posted late, but by only 1 day or less.	On time Posted on time
Final Revision Dec. 14	Late, past next deadline Posted late	> 1 day late, before next	1 day or less late	On time Posted on time

Keywords:

Invented Notation, music notation, writing, math notation

Subjects:

Education

Types:

Project

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