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PSNASPSYCH10:HumanDevelopment
Poor
Points:25
Development Try again. Your response
of Ideas fails to correctly describe
50% the stage that the
preschooler is in and/or
the examples you provided
are vague and/or incorrect.
Your response also fails to
describe the stage that the
9 year-old is in and/or
your provided are vague
and/or incorrect. To
improve your essay, make
sure that you fully and
correctly describe which
stage the preschooler and
9 year-old are in. Also, be
sure to use clear and
appropriate examples of
the thinking patterns found
in each stage.
Organization Try again, the lack of
10% organization in your essay
interferes with the readers
understanding of your
point of view. To improve
your essay, reorganize your
thoughts, add transitions
to help the reader follow
your response, and check
to make sure that you have
an effective introduction
and conclusion.
Conventions Try again, your response
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Fair
Points:50
Good try, but your
response only somewhat
describes that the
preschooler is in Piagets
preoperational stage and
describes few of the
examples from the
preoperational stage.
Your response also only
somewhat describes that
the 9 year-old is in
Piagets concrete
operations stage and
describes few of the
examples from the
concrete operations
stage. To improve your
essay, make sure that
you fully describe each
stage and include
additional examples.
Good try, but your essay
lacks organization which
interferes with the
readers understanding
of your point of view.
Check to make sure that
you include transitions
connecting concepts to
help the reader follow
your essay and that
youve included both an
effective introduction
and conclusion.
Good try, but your
Average
Points:75
Good job, youre almost there. Your
response mostly describes that the
preschooler is in Piagets
preoperational stage and describes
some of the examples from the
preoperational stage including the
core idea that the preschooler is
unable to perform operations (or to
think logically). Also, your response
mostly describes that the 9 year-old is
in Piagets concrete operations stage
and describes some of the examples
from the concrete operations stage
including the core idea that the 9
year-old cannot think abstractly (or
has concrete thinking). To improve
your essay, make sure that you fully
describe each stage and include
additional examples.
Good job, youre almost there. Your
organization helps the reader
understand your point of view and
your essay contains an appropriate
introduction and conclusion, but
check to make sure that you include
connecting transitions for all of the
concepts in your essay, not just some
of them.
Good job, youre almost there. Go
Exemplary
Points:100
Congratulations! Your response
correctly describes that the
preschooler is in Piagets
preoperational stage and
correctly describes various
examples from the
preoperational stage including
the core idea that the
preschooler is unable to
perform operations (or to think
logically). Your response also
correctly describes that the 9
year-old is in Piagets concrete
operations stage and correctly
describes various examples
from the concrete operations
stage including the core idea
that the 9 year-old cannot
think abstractly (or has
concrete thinking).
Congratulations! Your
organization is clear and helps
the reader understand your
point of view. Transitions
connect concepts and guide the
reader. Your essay contains an
effective introduction and
conclusion.
Congratulations! Your essay is
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Conventions Try again, your response
contains a large number of
10%
errors in grammar,
spelling, punctuation,
and/or sentence structure.
Poorwith the
These interfere
readers Points:25
understanding of
your response. To improve
your essay, thoroughly
proofread your response,
add variety in your
sentence structure, and
review your basic writing
conventions.
Voice Try again, your writing
10% lacks a voice that
demonstrates your point of
view and clearly conveys
your ideas. To improve
your essay, be sure to
avoid word choices are
simplistic, inappropriate, or
incorrect. Revise your
sentence structure to add
variety and remove any
awkward fragments or run-
ons which produce a
halting voice.
Focus and Try again, your response
Coherence provides no significant
20% justification for its
conclusions. To improve
your essay, make sure that
you use logic, examples,
and illustrative language to
strengthen your ideas. You
should also revisit your use
of references to theories,
concepts, etc. to make sure
that they are correct and
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Good try, but your
response contains a
substantial number of
errors in grammar,
spelling, punctuation,
Fair
and/or sentence
Points:50
construction. These
errors interfere with the
readers understanding
of your response. To
improve your essay,
thoroughly proofread
your response, add
variety in your sentence
structure, and review
your basic writing
conventions.
Good try, but your
writing contains an
uneven, or even artificial,
tone. Your choice of
words may be correct for
the subject matter, but
try to incorporate more
of your own voice and
demonstrate a more
varied vocabulary. To
improve your essay,
revise any sentences that
are choppy, rambling, or
repetitive in a way that
limits fluency.
Good try, but your
response provides only
some justification for its
conclusions. You use
some combination of
logic, examples, and
illustrative language, but
they are inconsistent or
somewhat ineffective. To
improve your essay,
make sure youre
providing justification for
Good job, youre almost there. Go
back and thoroughly proofread your
essay, checking for errors in grammar,
spelling, punctuation, or sentence
construction. Most of these errors do
Average
not interfere with the readers
understandingPoints:75
of your response, but
should be corrected. You demonstrate
adequate control over a variety of
conventions.
Good job, youre almost there. Your
writing has a clear voice and your
word choice is appropriate and
functional. Your sentences are varied,
making your response easy to read.
To improve your essay, try to add a
more authoritative tone to your
writing to demonstrate a high level of
comfort with the material. Also, look
for ways to incorporate figurative
language and make your sentences
more graceful to demonstrate fluency.
Good job, youre almost there. Your
response justifies its conclusions
through some combination of logic,
examples, and illustrative language
and your references to theories,
concepts, etc. effectively demonstrate
a good command of psychology. You
can improve your essay by
strengthening your logic and
examples and demonstrating a
stronger command of psychology
through your references to the
Congratulations! Your essay is
well written and does not
contain a significant number of
errors in grammar, spelling,
punctuation, or sentence
Exemplary
construction. Any errors you
may have Points:100
do not interfere with
the readers understanding.
Your response demonstrates
variety in sentence structure
and sophistication and skill
with a wide variety of
conventions.
Congratulations! Your writing is
appropriately authoritative
indicating a high level of
comfort with the material. Your
choice of words is precise and
natural and figurative language
has been used appropriately.
Your sentences are graceful
and clear with a natural rhythm
and variety that demonstrate
fluency.
Congratulations! Your response
persuasively justifies its
conclusions through logic,
examples, and illustrative
language. Your references to
theories, concepts, etc.
effectively demonstrate a
strong command of
psychology.
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that they are correct and providing justification for through your references to the
demonstrate a strong your conclusions through material.
understanding of references to theories,
psychology. concepts, etc. to
demonstrate a strong
Poor understanding
Fair of Average Exemplary
Points:25 psychology. Also, revisit
Points:50 Points:75 Points:100
your use of logic,
examples, and
illustrative language.

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