Genetics PSA Rubric

Advanced
The PSA includes correct compound and conditional* probabilities with interpretations and justifications within context of genetic disorder. The PSA also addresses the error with probabilities. Explains where the change in DNA occurred and how this change affects the genetic disorder.

Proficient
The PSA includes correct compound* and conditional probabilities with interpretations and justifications within context of genetic disorder. States the change in DNA that causes the genetic disorder with some explanation on the effect of genetic disorder.

Emerging Proficient

Novice

Calculate Compound and Conditional Probability with Interpretations and justifications within context.

The PSA includes compound* and conditional probabilities with few errors and/or no interpretations.

No compound* or conditional probabilities were included in the PSA.

Show how changes in DNA affect the genetic disorder

States a change in the DNA that is incorrect for the genetic disorder or interprets the change incorrectly.

Does not explain which change in DNA occurred in the genetic disorder.

Discusses in the PSA which method of genetic testing is Show how used to determine Genetic the genetic Techniques can be disorder. Make the used to predict distinction that certain disorders. these types of genetic tests are done after a person is born. Predictions of genetic disorder being passed from the parents are correctly computed with interpretations within context of the genetic disorder.

Discusses in the PSA which method of genetic testing is used to determine the genetic disorder.

Discuss in PSA a genetic test for the genetic disorder with few errors.

No mention of any genetic testing in determining if a person has certain genetic disorder.

Predict Possible Disorders from Parents

Predictions of genetic disorder being passed from the parents are computed with the correct probabilities.

Predictions of Genetic Disorder being passed from the parents with incorrect probabilities.

No predictions of Genetic Disorders being passed from the parents.

Genetics PSA Rubric

Advanced
Distinguish between reliable and unreliable

Proficient
All sources are peer reviewed and/or scholarly articles and relevant to PSA. Submitted work cited page in proper MLA formatting with no errors.

Emerging Proficient
Some sources are peer reviewed and/or scholarly articles and relevant to PSA. Submitted work cited page with few errors

Novice

Submitted no/ irrelevant sources

Works Cited

No sources submitted

* Calculating conditional probability requires the calculation of a compound probability, thus conditional probability alone is sufficient.