ASSESSMENT RUBRIC

Focused Integration Paper Assignment

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Excellent: 100-90% of pts
Excellent to superior work in all
areas as indicated in the
instructors’ written expectations;
exemplary performance,
participation, creativity and
writing; fully addresses the
criterion; excellent grasp of facts,
analysis and application;
consistently clear statements and
explanations
Good: 89-80% of pts
Good to fair work in most
aspects; minor deficiency in
relation to instructors’ written
expectations regarding content,
writing style or procedures;
adequate grasp of facts, analysis,
and practical application; clear
statements and explanations are
limited, but above average quality
Average: 79-70% of pts
Passing work, but in serious need
of improvement in many areas,
especially in regard to form and
content; minimal grasp of facts,
analysis and application; very few
clear statements or explanations
Below Average: 69-0% of pts
Confusing, lacks explanation or
completion; little conformity to
instructors’ written expectations
regarding content, writing style or
procedures; overall, below
professional quality standards; not
quality work.

CRITERIA SCORE COMMENTS

(% * pts)
Clarity of chosen focus – title and format clearly
reflect the main thrust… 5 pts
Philosophical understanding – demonstrates a
well-articulated conceptual grasp of
spirituality’s coinherence with chosen focus. …
10 pts
Methodological approach – demonstrates a
practical ‘how-to’ approach to spirituality’s
coinherence with chosen focus via concrete
examples and illustrations from current journey
reality … 10 pts
Synthesis – demonstrates a sensible and
workable case for integration which reflects
“original” thinking (based upon chosen focus).
… 12 pts
Theological reflection – exhibits a basic ability
to allow varying concepts and data to dialogue
and interact together in a cohesive and
integrated fashion. … 7 pts
Clarity and organization – follows a clear order
(introduction, body, conclusion), employs right
spelling and grammar, with correctly formatted
footnotes and bibliography. … 6 pts
Final Comments
TOTAL POINTS out of 50