Assesssment

Formative Assessment

Ongoing assessment based on participation on the Discussion Board using the following rubric
as guideline

Criteria	4 Points	3 Points	2 Points	0-1 Points
Response to Prompt	​ Brought new understanding to topic. Clearly contributed to discussion	Good response but could have been more clearly connected to prompt	Attempted adequate response but may have missed main idea or wandered from topic	Post(s) not made or not clearly connected to topic
Replies to other students	Clear engagement with other students. Specific references to others’ ideas	Engaged with other students but could have been more specific or original	Engagement with other students minimal or vague	Missing or extremely weak replies
Language	Proper use of academic language, clear prose, and appropriate, professional communication	Language could have been clearer or more polished at some points.	Communication may be weak, unclear, or inappropriate in an academic audience.	Broke basic rules of appropriate communication in an academic environment OR post was not made.
Evidence	Clear connections made to supporting evidence	Good evidence but may be lacking in specificity	Evidence presented but may have been weak	Misunderstood nature of evidence or lacked evidence entirely
Timeliness	Post and any required replies met deadlines	One deadline or one component may have been missed.	Deadlines were missed or did not include all requirements.	Post(s) extremely late or missed entirely.

Short Reflection on the Units covered  to be submitted after each module- maximum of 200 words.
 
Summative assessment
 
Students may elect to create a video recording, in which they deliver a persuasive argument on a given topic, making use of material described in our 'How To Persuade' Unit.

​Alternatively, they might elect instead to write an essay, of around 1000 words, making use of the concepts illustrated in our ‘How To Think’ unit.

Grade	Description
80%+, ‘A’ grade	​Demonstrates excellent understanding of the material. A wide variety of points are made, and the delivery of the essay/video is accomplished and effective.
​60-79%, ‘B’ grade	​Demonstrates adequate knowledge and understanding of the material. Argument may focus excessively on a single point, but if so, that point is well communicated. Alternatively, the argument may be broader, but lacking in focus. Delivery of essay/video is satisfactory.
​40-59%, ‘C’ grade	​Demonstrates some basic knowledge and understanding of the material. Argument may be incoherent, or focus on less relevant aspects. Delivery of essay/video is disappointing, and makes the argument harder to absorb than it would otherwise be.

​*The mark is then electronically communicated to the student