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Assignment 1: Position Paper
Respond to the topic listed below. Locate three professional articles that address the topic and write an introduction, a summary, your reactions to the findings, and school or district policy related to the topic in your location. Discuss how the findings from these articles are relevant in the classroom. All sources
should be appropriately cited and referenced according to the APA Manual (ILA 3.1)
Topic: Alternative ways of collecting data in a classroom setting
My location is Jefferson County, MS
School website is: www.jcpsd.net
Scoring Rubric for Assignment #1
Element | Not Met | Met | Exceeded |
Points | 0 – 11 | 12 -14 | 15 |
Candidates understand the purposes, attributes, formats, strengths/limitations (including validity, reliability, inherent language, dialect, cultural bias), and influences of various types of tools in a comprehensive literacy and language assessment system and apply that knowledge to using assessment tools. (ILA Standard 3.1) | The candidate located fewer than three professional articles that addressed the topic and/or wrote an inadequate introduction, summary, reactions to the findings, and/or school or district policy related to the topic and/or did not effectively discuss how the articles’ findings are relevant in the classroom. | The candidate located three professional articles that address the topic and wrote an introduction, a summary, reactions to the findings, and school or district policy related to the topic and effectively discussed how the findings are relevant in the classroom. | The candidate located more than three professional articles that address the topic and wrote an introduction, a summary, reactions to the findings, and school or district policy related to the topic with relevant examples, and in depth discussed how the articles’ findings are relevant in the classroom, using several examples. |
Total Possible Points | 15 |
Points will be deducted for the following:
Late submission: -1 point per day
Excessive grammatical, spelling, and/or mechanical errors
Incorrect APA format
Missing or incorrect title page, page numbers, and/or references
