
Assessing Miami University Capstone Projects

Criterion | Question | A (4) | B (3) | C (2) | D (1) | N/A | Notes |
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Identified Audience | When reviewing can you identify the intended audience? | Intended audience is clearly identifiable. |
There is some evidence of an intended audience, but not specific. |
Readers of certain audiences can be somewhat identified. | Audience cannot be identified |
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Audience |
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Writes in a manner that is highly effective for this audience and successfully considers audience needs and expectations |
Generally writes in a manner that is effective for this audience and generally responds to audience needs and expectations |
Adequately considers audience but misses the mark in some regards | Does not consider audience and/or misses the mark frequently or completely |
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Intended Purpose |
When reviewing, can you identify the purpose of the essay? |
Intended purpose (or purposes) is clearly identifiable | There is some indication of a specific purpose (or purposes), but not clearly articulated. | Readers can identify certain elements of a purpose (or purposes). | Purpose (or purposes) is not identifiable. |
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Purpose |
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Is highly effective in achieving the purpose and does so with skill and expertise | Is generally effective in achieving purpose and does so competently |
Seems to recognize purpose and work to respond to it but is not always successful |
Misses the mark frequently or completely in terms of purpose |
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Genre |
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Uses the conventions of the genre in highly effective ways (or pushes genre boundaries in skilled & effective ways) |
Uses the conventions of the genre competently |
Recognizes the genre conventions but does not always use them successfully |
Misses the mark frequently or completely in terms of genre expectations |
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Evidence |
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Provides and uses strong and appropriate evidence in a highly effective manner, given audience, genre, and purpose |
Provides & uses evidence in an effective manner, given audience, genre, and purpose |
Provides & uses evidence adequately, given audience, genre, and purpose | Does not provide or misuses evidence or does not use evidence in a helpful way given audience, purpose, and genre |
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Context & Assumptions |
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Thoroughly analyzes assumptions and carefully evaluates the relevance of contexts when presenting a position. | Identifies assumptions and several relevant contexts when presenting a position | Questions some assumptions. Identifies several relevant contexts when presenting a position. Could be more aware of assumptions | Shows an emerging awareness of present assumptions. Begins to identify some contexts when presenting a position. |
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Issues & Problems |
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Issue/problem to be considered critically is stated clearly and described comprehensively, delivering all relevant information necessary for full understanding. |
Issue/problem to be considered critically is stated, described, and clarified so that understanding is not seriously impeded by omissions. |
Issue/problem to be considered critically is stated but description leaves some terms undefined, ambiguities unexplored, boundaries undetermined, and/or backgrounds unknown. |
Issue/problem to be considered critically is stated without clarification or description, or not stated. |
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Imagination, Creativity, & Problem Solving |
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Position is imaginative and creative. Takes complexities into account and demonstrates thoughtful & creative problem-solving. |
Takes complexities into account and demonstrates sound problem- solving abilities |
Acknowledges various sides of issues or problems and demonstrates basic understanding of them |
Does not understand the issues at hand, or recognize multiple perspectives and does not offer helpful solutions or conclusions |
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Citation & Documentation |
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Sources are cited and can be traced; appropriate documentation style for the genre is used correctly. |
Sources are cited and can be traced; appropriate documentation style is mostly used correctly |
Sources are cited and documentation style is used, though not competently or appropriately at all times. |
Sources are not cited, or cannot be traced, or documentation style is not present or appropriate or is not used with competence |
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Style, Tone, & Mechanics |
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Style, tone, and mechanics are skillfully employed as appropriate for this genre and audience |
Style, tone, and mechanics are competently employed as appropriate for this genre and audience |
Style, tone, and mechanics are attended to but there are some problems or missteps |
Style, tone, and mechanics are problematic enough to interfere with understanding of the text |
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