ADD COMMENTS ON EACH ESSAY OF THINGS I HAVE TO ADD OR TAKE OUT APA FORMAT
**Gr
ADD COMMENTS ON EACH ESSAY OF THINGS I HAVE TO ADD OR TAKE OUT APA FORMAT
**Grading an Essay, a Term Paper, and PROVIDING Feedback ADD TO BOTH ESSAYS
Purpose: The purposes of this assignment are twofold. The first purpose is for students to demonstrate (learn) how to score an essay and a term paper using Holistic versus Analytic rubrics and to provide constructive feedback to the students who wrote the papers. Another purpose for this assignment is to analyze the paper scores of your MSN peers to determine if there are any discrepancies in grading and determine why these discrepancies exist.
Process: There are two parts to this assignment; GRADING two (2) papers (using the textbook assigned rubrics) and sharing your work with peers in the DISCUSSION forum.
Scenario: You are a professor of nursing in the UNA Anderson College of Nursing and Health Professions. After a thorough analysis of the curriculum, faculty have decided that scholarly writing is needed in every nursing course. The two courses you have been assigned to teach semester are an Introduction to Nursing Course and an Evidence-Based Practice Research Course. Thus, the introduction course, which is a pre-nursing course, has a short essay as an evaluation method and the Research course, which is a sophomore level course, has a term paper requirement.
Essay Rubric/Grading Instructions. Use the following two resources to guide you as you grade the student essay. Write comments to the student.
Resource 1: Utilize the Suggestions for Writing (page 110) and Criteria for Assessing/Scoring Essay Items (pages 165-172)
Resource 2: AND utilize a Holistic Scoring (page 114) or Analytic Scoring Rubric (page 115) to score the student’s essay.
The student essay that will be graded is located in the Module 2 Assignment list. Additional things to consider as you grade the student’s essay: From your research on the short essay health topic, did the student provide multiple perspectives? If not, what additional perspectives were needed (cite the source for the student in your comments). How was theory and research used? How could the paper be organized differently? Provide rationale to the student. You are required to provide substantive comments and feedback on the rubric or paper. Be sure to type comments on the paper providing the student examples of what was done well and what needs improvement. Also list resources that will help them be successful if needed.
APA Writing Style. Note APA format is a requirement for term papers (not essays) in the Anderson College of Nursing and Health Professions. Although points are not deducted for APA format errors in the essay assignment, you, the teacher, are to provide students with APA instructions and feedback for future papers. Begin teaching them the principles of APA in this assignment but do not count off points for APA problems.
TERM PAPER: Grade a student term paper. Term Paper Rubric/Grading Instructions. Use the following three resources to guide you as you grade the student essay listed in Module 2.
Resource 1: For the term paper use Exhibit 9.1 Criteria for Assessing Papers and Other Written Assignments (page 166) to guide you as you grade the term paper.
Resource 2: Utilize the Sample Scoring Rubric for Term papers and Other Written assignments Table 9.1 (pages 167-168).
Resource 3: Utilize Checklist for Writing Structure and Style Table 9.2 (pages 153-154) to grade the Term Paper. Write comments to the student.
Things to consider as you grade the student’s term paper: Score the term paper using the rubric and add significant comments and feedback to the student. From your research on the term paper topic, did the student provide a clear introduction and conclusion?). How was theory and research used? How could the paper be organized differently? What was confusing or disorganized and what could be done to improve the term paper? Provide rationale to the student. You are required to provide substantive comments and feedback on the rubric or paper. Be sure to give the student examples of what was done well and what needs improvement and list resources that will help them be successful if needed.
APA Writing Style. Note APA format IS a requirement for all term papers in the Anderson College of Nursing. Hint: remember the current APA edition that is required when grading 🙂
Give and Receive Feedback: The final step is to share your work in the discussion forum. In your post, include your comments to the students, as well as your rubrics. Give and receive feedback to/from your peers. Were your grades similar or different? Why? What could be done to ensure that all faculty grade work equally and fairly? (15 points) See Grading Rubric.
Review the instructions listed below for Grading the Essay and Term Paper and then use this information to grade the two student papers listed in the Module 2 Assignment. (125 points)
Module 2 Rubric/Grading Essay and Term Paper
Module 2 Rubric/Grading Essay and Term Paper
Criteria Ratings Pts
Utilized two different rubrics to grade a short essay and term paper. Use of the rubric was congruent with the assignment type. Use holistic scoring or analytic scoring and explain why.
30 pts
Both Rubrics congruent with assignment type and rationale for use provided in a very thorough fashion
13 pts
Some congruence.Ratonale is general and not specific.
0 pts
No congruence of rubrics with assignments. Rationale not provided. Does not demonstrate an understanding of the differences between holistic and analyti scoring
/ 30 pts
Each section of the rubric containes a score and written feedback to the student
20 pts
Each section of the rubrics contains a score and thorough explainations and relevant feedback to studens
13 pts
Scores provided but feedback is insufficient or not relevant.
0 pts
No scores for each section and no feedback
/ 20 pts
Utilizes the criteria for assessing essay items: content, organization, and process.Was the content relevant and accurate? If not, what would you ask the student(s) to add? Was the research current? Was the information presented in a logical fashion? Was sound rationale provided? What recommendations or suggestions will you recommend to the student in the teacher comments on the rubric?
30 pts
Content, organizaton, and process evaluated with rationale provided and recommendatons or suggestions to students on how to improve content, organizaton, and process
13 pts
Some of criteria used. Minimal feedback and recommendations.
0 pts
Insufficient use of criteria and very little if any recommendations for improving the paper. Rationale is vague or absent
/ 30 pts
Evaluation of writing style (APA), helpful hints and feedback (links) provided to the student as needed. No grammatical errors.
20 pts
APA style utilized with 100% accuracy, helpful hints for use of APA provided with links to additional information. No grammatical errors found.
13 pts
Missed a few APA errors. Missed one or two grammatical errors. Very little additional information provided to students
0 pts
Missed all APA errors. Missed the grammatical errors. Did not provide substantial feedback
/ 20 pts
In the healthcare issue essay, was a thorough analysis provided? If not, what additional information would you ask the student to add? Were multiple perspectives considered? If not, what additonal perspectives would you recommend to the student? Was theory and research/evidence-based noted? If not, what would your recommend the student add?
25 pts
Additional information reported regarding analysis and multiple perspectives. Recommendations for APA and additional prerspectives provided. Shared with student additonal research or theory that might be used. Responded to 3 peers
13 pts
Minimal analysis of perspectives and a few recommendations but they lack depth. Minimal understanding of comments regarding adding more evidence and theory. Responded to two peers