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The Shopping Homework

Students are to shop in a store in which sales staff interact with customers and observe shoppers of different ethnic groups, races, social classes, or appearance are waited upon to determine if members of different groups experience prejudice or discrimination.

Rubric Code: VX878A

By kssmith

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Subject: Social Sciences

Type: Assignment

Grade Levels: Undergraduate

Scoring:
	Excellent - A 50 pts	Good - B 40 pts	Average - C 30 pts	Poor - D 20 pts	Failing - F 10 pts
Correct setting 5 %	Excellent - A Observed shoppers in appropriate setting: interactive situation with variety of price choices available	Good - B	Average - C	Poor - D Setting inappropriate, store too busy, crowded, etc. to observe.	Failing - F Observed tellers rather than interactive pairs.
Required number of pairs 5 %	Excellent - A Observed 6 pairs	Good - B Observed 5 pairs	Average - C Observed 4 pairs	Poor - D Observed 3 pairs	Failing - F Observed 2 or fewer pairs
Observed and reported shopping 10 % Conducted and reported on shopping observations according to directions	Excellent - A Considered all 8 pre-specified indicators of discrimination and reported these for each pair.	Good - B Missed 1 area in one or more pairs.	Average - C Missed 2 areas in one or more pairs	Poor - D Missed 3 areas in one or more pairs	Failing - F Missed 4 areas in one or more pairs
Inclusion of contextual information 20 %	Excellent - A Included all of the elements in items 1, 2, and 4 listed in the "Written Assignment Directions." (The others are addressed elsewhere in this rubric.)	Good - B One of the elements of items 1, 2, or 4 left out.	Average - C Two of the elements items in 1, 2, or 4 left out.	Poor - D Three of the elements in items 1, 2, or 4 left out.	Failing - F Four or more of the elements in items 1, 2, or 4 left out.
Clarity and Cohesion 10 %	Excellent - A Author's points are clearly outlined and presented, and flow in a logical order. Paper is well organized.	Good - B 1)Author's points are clearly outlined and flow in a logical order. Paper is well organized BUT 2) There may be a lack of clarity in the presentation in one point.	Average - C 1) Author makes good points, BUT 2) These are not presented in a clearly outlined or logically flowing manner. Topics jump without clear sequence. OR 3) There may be a lack of clarity in the presentation in two points.	Poor - D 1) 3 or more points are difficult to find and/or follow. OR 2) Little to no logical order evident.	Failing - F Work does not display clear points, is presented in an illogical manner, or is difficult to follow.
Quality of Sociological Analysis 25 % Use of sociological concepts, theory and data to interpret experience. Weight given to use of more abstract reasoning and theories, and to use of sociological data from reputable sources.	Excellent - A 1) Clearly linked sociological concepts or data (concepts, theories, specific research studies, etc.) to question, "Were prejudice or discrimination evident and WHY?" 2) Employed abstract, theoretical components as well as concrete elements as part of position taken and/or arguments presented.	Good - B 1) Clearly linked sociological concepts or data (concepts, theories, specific research studies, etc.) to question, "Were prejudice or discrimination evident and WHY?" BUT 2) Did not employ any abstract, theoretical components as part of position taken and/or arguments presented.	Average - C 1) Link between sociological concepts and issue somewhat tenuous or difficult to follow, OR 2) 1 concept, theory, or other source of information did not clearly support the student's position or were not clearly related to the subject matter, OR 3) 1 sociological concept, theory, or source of information was incorrectly applied.	Poor - D 1) Link between sociological concepts and issue poorly explained, difficult to follow, or inappropriate. OR 2) 2 concepts, theories, or other sources of information did not clearly support the student's position or were not clearly related to the subject matter, OR 3) 2 sociological concepts, etc., incorrectly applied.	Failing - F 1) Little to no link between sociological concepts and issue OR 2) Link very poorly explained, difficult to follow, inappropriate, OR 3) 3+ sociological concepts, etc. did not clearly support the student's position or were not clearly related to the subject matter, OR 4) 3+ sociological concepts, etc., incorrectly applied, poorly explained or difficult to follow, OR 5) Stated opinion only and failed to successfully back this up with reputable sociological evidence.
Breadth of sociological application 15 % Number of sociological concepts, theories, data, etc. employed	Excellent - A Cited 4 or more different sociological concepts, theories, or sources of information/data in support of positions taken.	Good - B Cited 3 different sociological concepts, theories, or sources of information/data in support of positions taken.	Average - C Cited 2 different sociological concepts, theories, or sources of information/data in support of positions taken, OR 1 concept, theory, or source of information improperly defined or inaccurate.	Poor - D Cited only 1 sociological concept, theory, or source of information/data in support of positions taken, OR 2 concepts, theories, or sources of information improperly defined or inaccurate.	Failing - F Stated opinion only and failed to utilize sociological concepts, theories, or sources of information/data in support of positions taken, OR 3 or more concepts, theories, or sources of information improperly defined or inaccurate.
Grammar, Spelling, and Syntax 5 %	Excellent - A There are 2 or fewer errors in grammar, spelling, or syntax.	Good - B There are 3 - 4 errors in grammar, spelling, or syntax.	Average - C There are 5 - 6 errors in grammar, spelling, or syntax.	Poor - D There are 7 -8 errors in grammar, spelling, or syntax.	Failing - F There are 9 or more errors in grammar, spelling, or syntax.
Proper citation of sources 5 %	Excellent - A Page numbers of concepts from either book are cited in the text. If outside sources are used, all sources are properly cited in the body of the text and the bibliography. Quotes are used correctly and style used is consistent.	Good - B 1 - 3 of the following errors: Page numbers from test omitted or outside sources are improperly cited in either the body of the text or the bibliography, or there are errors in one or both areas. Quotes may be omitted and/or style may be inappropriate or inconsistent.	Average - C 4 - 6 of the following errors: Page numbers from test omitted or outside sources are improperly cited in either the body of the text or the bibliography, or there are errors in one or both areas. Quotes may be omitted and/or style may be inappropriate or inconsistent.	Poor - D 7 - 8 of the following errors: Page numbers from test omitted or outside sources are improperly cited in either the body of the text or the bibliography, or there are errors in one or both areas. Quotes may be omitted and/or style may be inappropriate or inconsistent.	Failing - F 9 or more of the following errors: Page numbers from test omitted or outside sources are improperly cited in either the body of the text or the bibliography, or there are errors in one or both areas. Quotes may be omitted and/or style may be inappropriate or inconsistent.

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