EDUC 730 WK 7 Challenges and Possibilities Paper Assignment Instructions In this 8-10-page paper, you will explore emerging themes in the field of educational technology and elucidate educator persp
EDUC 730
Challenges and Possibilities Paper Grading Rubric
| Criteria | Levels of Achievement | |||
| Content | Advanced | Proficient | Developing | Not Present |
| Current Landscape, Recent Developments and Issues | 41 to 45 points The candidate provides a rich overview of the current landscape in the field of educational technology, providing solid detail. Recent developments are well described and resulting issues identified. | 38 to 40 points The candidate provides an overview of the current landscape in the field of educational technology, providing adequate detail. Recent developments are described and resulting issues identified. | 1 to 37 points The overview of the current landscape is lacking in depth and/or significantly lacking in detail and/or recent developments and resulting issues were not adequately identified. | 0 points Not present |
| Organization | 28 to 30 points The learner provides a paper that displays good practices in research writing including an abstract, a well-formed thesis, logical organization of content, and a well-written introduction and conclusion. | 25 to 27 points The learner provides a paper that somewhat displays good practices in research writing including an abstract, a well-formed thesis, logical organization of content, and a well-written introduction and conclusion. | 1 to 24 points The learner provides a paper that loosely displays good practices in research writing including an abstract, a well-formed thesis, logical organization of content, and a well-written introduction and conclusion. | 0 points Not present |
| Synthesis-Emerging Trends, Future Directions, and Safeguards | 23 to 25 points The candidate identifies emerging trends and related challenges facing the field of educational technologists. The candidate predicts future directions, garners educator perspective, and identifies safeguards and best practices for how challenges can be addressed. | 21 to 22 points The synthesis is somewhat lacking in the identification of one or more of the following:
| 1 to 20 points The synthesis is significantly lacking in the identification of one or more of the following:
| 0 points Not present |
| Structure | Advanced | Proficient | Developing | Not Present |
| Mechanics | 8 points The learners’ presentation is professional and relatively free from APA, grammar, and spelling errors. Universal design principle is applied. | 7 points The learners’ presentation has some APA, grammar, and spelling errors. Errors do not detract from the communication. Universal design principles are employed, but not consistently. | 1 to 6 points The learners’ paper lacks professionalism and has frequent APA, grammar, and spelling errors. Errors substantially detract from the communication. Universal design principles are ignored. | 0 points Not present |
| Length and Terminology | 4 points The paper is more than 8 pages in length and the candidate demonstrates appropriate use of the key terminology from the field of educational technology. | 3 points The paper is at least 8 pages in length and the candidate generally demonstrates appropriate use of terminology from the field of educational technology. | 1 to 2 points The paper is less than 8 pages in length and/or the candidate fails to demonstrate appropriate use of key terminology from the field of educational technology. | 0 points Not present |
| References | 12 to 13 points The learner uses the appropriate number of references to support their assertions. Citations and references are in correct APA format, and citations match in the body and in the reference section and vice versa. References are provided via a document presentation format. | 11 points The learner uses references; however, they are not sufficient to support assertions. Citations and references have a few APA formatting errors, and a few citations in the body do not match those in the reference section and vice versa. References are provided via a document presentation format. | 1 to 10 points The learner uses references; however, they are not sufficient to support assertions. Citations and references have frequent APA formatting errors, and many references that appear in the body are not cited in the reference section and vice versa. References are provided via a document presentation format. | 0 points Not present |
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