EDU 7200- Unit 2: Week 2 – Written Assignment

Description: Curriculum Issue. During Week 1 you identified a curriculum issue to investigate. You might or might not have researched this and analyzed two articles that relate to proposing a solution to this problem. However, this week you did post a summary of the issue. You outlined demographic and other institutional factors that are relevant. You also received feedback on the issue from some of your colleagues in the class. Consider all of this now as you prepare the synopsis of your curriculum issue. Now you will prepare a 4-page (double-spaced) synopsis of the curriculum issue you have identified. Expound upon demographic and other institutional factors that are be relevant to your issue. Decide upon at least three objectives for the solution to your curriculum issue so you can measure whether you accomplished this by the end of the course. If applicable, incorporate research from your assignment last week, and at least three more articles. Therefore, this means you will have a minimum of five scholarly references in addition to any references from the text. Prepare the document in APA 6 format. You will have a cover page and reference page. At the conclusion, you will indicate what further steps you need to do to help alleviate this situation. Make sure you check the rubric before submitting the assignment.

Total Possible Score: 5.00

Comprehensively demonstrates a thorough and detailed understanding of curriculum issue at hand.

Clearly demonstrates a detailed understanding of curriculum issue at hand.

Adequately demonstrates an understanding of curriculum issue at hand with a good amount of detail.

Minimally demonstrates an understanding of curriculum issue at hand with some detail.

Does demonstrate an understanding of curriculum issue at hand.

Comprehensively highlights important concepts or issues relevant aspects of the issue being investigated.

Clearly highlights important concepts or issues relevant aspects of the issue being investigated. Most of the discussion is comprehensive.

Adequately highlights important concepts or issues relevant aspects of the issue being investigated. Some discussions may be comprehensive.

Minimally highlights important concepts or issues relevant aspects of the issue being investigated.

Does not highlight important concepts or issues relevant aspects of the issue being investigated.

Comprehensively synthesizes research and postulates applicability to curriculum issue using several specific and in-depth examples.

Clearly synthesizes research and postulates applicability to curriculum issue using several specific examples.

Adequately synthesizes research and postulates applicability to curriculum issue using some examples.

Minimally synthesizes research and postulates applicability to curriculum issue using few if any examples.

Does not synthesize research or postulate applicability to curriculum issue.

Comprehensively discusses demographic and other institutional factors involved in the situation using several specific and in-depth examples.

Clearly discusses demographic and other institutional factors involved in the situation using several specific examples.

Adequately discusses demographic and other institutional factors involved in the situation using some examples. Most examples are not specific or in-depth.

Partially discusses demographic and other institutional factors involved in the situation using minimal, if any, examples.

Does not discuss demographic or other institutional factors involved in the situation.

Comprehensively identifies any unsupported conclusions using several specific and in-depth examples.

Clearly identifies any unsupported conclusions using several specific examples.

Adequately identifies any unsupported conclusions using some examples. Most examples are not specific or in-depth.

Partially identifies any unsupported conclusions using minimal, if any, examples.

Does not identify any unsupported conclusions.

Comprehensively identifies and prioritizes aspects that need to be accomplished during the rest of the project using several specific and in-depth examples.

Clearly identifies and prioritizes aspects that need to be accomplished during the rest of the project using several specific examples.

Adequately identifies and prioritizes aspects that need to be accomplished during the rest of the project using some examples. Most examples are not specific or in-depth.

Partially identifies and prioritizes aspects that need to be accomplished during the rest of the project using minimal, if any, examples.

Does not identify or prioritize aspects that need to be accomplished during the rest of the project.

Demonstrates exemplary clarity and organization. The paper contains a well-articulated thesis statement, flawless mechanics, and precise APA formatting.

Demonstrates effective clarity and organization. The paper contains a well-articulated thesis statement, proper mechanics, and correct APA formatting.

Demonstrates adequate clarity and organization. The paper contains a clear thesis statement, adequate mechanics, and mostly correct APA formatting.

Demonstrates some clarity and organization. The paper contains an unclear thesis statement, poor mechanics, and improper APA formatting.

Lacking clarity and organization. The paper lacks a thesis statement, effective mechanics, and proper APA formatting.

Demonstrates exemplary critical analysis of the research materials.  The student comprehensively uses varied, scholarly, relevant, and current resources to inform analysis, evaluation, problem-solving, and decision-making.

Demonstrates effective critical analysis of the research materials. The student fully uses varied, scholarly, relevant, and current resources to inform analysis, evaluation, problem-solving, and decision-making.

Demonstrates adequate critical analysis of the research materials.  The student adequately uses varied, scholarly, relevant, and current resources to inform analysis, evaluation, problem-solving, and decision-making.

Demonstrates some critical analysis of the research materials.  The student partially uses varied, scholarly, relevant, and current resources to inform analysis, evaluation, problem-solving, and decision-making.

Lacking critical analysis of the research materials. The student fails to use varied, scholarly, relevant, and current resources to inform analysis, evaluation, problem-solving, and decision-making.