Upper Division History Courses Assessment Rubric AY 2021-2022 Name:
| Exemplary=4 | Accomplished=3 | Developing=2 | Beginning=1 | Score | |
| Thesis – SLO 1 | Can easily identify the main thesis and distinguish thesis from its supporting arguments. | Can easily identify and paraphrase the main thesis. | Has difficulty identifying and/or paraphrasing the main thesis. | Unable to identify the main thesis and supporting arguments. | |
| Evidence – Identify SLO 2 |
Can accurately identify all the assigned primary and secondary sources support the thesis. | Can accurately identify the majority of the assigned primary and secondary sources to support the thesis. | Identifies some sources; confuses primary and secondary sources | Unable to identify sources; unable to distinguish between primary and secondary sources. | |
| Evidence – Evaluate SLO 2 |
Can evaluate how well the evidence warrants/justifies the claims of the thesis. | Can distinguish the claims made from the evidence used to warrant/justify those claims. | Frequently confuses claims with factual evidence. | Unable to distinguish claims from factual evidence. Focuses on tangential or unimportant facts as they relate to the thesis | |
| Summary – Completeness SLO 3 |
Summary is concise and with no missing information. | Summary is clear, with no important missing information. | Summary is missing important information. | Unable to summarize document; important elements missing. | |
| Writing Mechanics SLO 3 |
The writing is free or almost free of errors. | There are occasional errors, but they don’t represent a major distraction or obscure the meaning. | The writing has many errors, and the reader is distracted by them. | There are so many errors that meaning is obscured. The reader is confused and stops reading. . | |
| Introduction SLO 3 |
Includes an introduction that fully and concisely introduces the argument. | Includes an introduction that introduces the argument. | Introduction fails to adequately introduce argument. | Introduction is missing | |
| Conclusion SLO 3 |
Includes a conclusion that fully and concisely summarizes the argument. | Includes a conclusion that summarizes the argument. | Conclusion fails to adequately summarize the argument. | Conclusion is missing. |
Adapted from the work of UMBC Center for History Education (http://www.umbc.edu/che/arch/rubric.php)
History Article Review