Position Paper

High Stakes Competency Testing

RE 5710, Seminar

 

This paper should be a three to five pages (word processed, double spaced) that addresses issues related to current trends related to high stakes competency testing and the No Child Left Behind legislation. Focus your writing on how the NCLB both contradicts and supports what you have learned in the Reading Masters Program. You should cite relevant literature, but your paper should be highly personal, explaining how testing mandates have effected your teaching. The paper is worth 10% of your final grade.

 

 

Rubric

 

 

 

 Beginning

Developing

Accomplished

Score

Total

10

Content

  • Cites relevant literature
  • Discusses personal impact
  • States position
  • Makes Recommendations

 
Provides basic treatment of required elements

Provides a comprehensive treatment of at least two required elements and basic treatment of the other two
Provides a detailed and insigtful explanation of all elements. Provides detailed personal examples of the impact
 
Scoring Continuum
0  
10
  

Writer's Craft

Creativity, Flow, Organization, Transitions

Loose organization: tangential information; lacks introduction and/or conclusion; unfocused
Hard to follow in some places; some reorganization would enhance readability of the paper; lacks transitions.
Smooth flow of ideas, paper is cohesive: includes introduction, conclusion, transitions, headings and subheadings.
 
Scoring Continuum
0  
3
  

Mechanics

Grammar, Punctuation, Spelling, APA
Faulty punctuation; misspellings; sentence fragments and other mechanical errors, which detract from the content.
Some grammatical, puncutation and APA errors.
Appropriate punctuation, sentence and paragraph formation; appropriate use of APA style for references.
 
Scoring Continuum
0  
2