Assessment Tools Criteria and Assessment: Specific measures used to determine that competencies are demonstrated and fulfilled. How will I know if the student has this ability? What would be the indicators? How would the outcome be measured? Assessment of Competencies and Grading Criteria for Student Performance: STANDARDS OF QUALITY OF WORK: 4 The work (oral and written) is excellent (A). It shows creative and critical thinking, original responses to the material; strong analytical skills; strong descriptive and bibliographic skills; and the ability to synthesize material. The work draws critical connections between research materials; their historical, cultural, political, social and economic contexts and uses an excellent level of detail to demonstrate knowledge and skills development. The work draws on multiple research sources and shows excellent bibliographic, annotation and synthesizing skills. Written and oral work shows logical and clear thought and expression, unity and coherence of analysis and creativity. Excellent spelling, punctuation and grammar are evident. Presentations are professional, original and engaging. Student is always prepared and strongly contributes to the group learning process. 3 The work is better than average (B). There is some original thought and response to the material. The work demonstrates good interpretive, descriptive and synthesizing skills. The work shows the ability to make critical connections between the historical, cultural, political, social and economic contexts. It provides an appropriate level of detail to demonstrate knowledge and skills development. The work draws on multiple research sources and shows good bibliographic, annotation and synthesizing skills. Written and oral work shows logical and clear thought and expression, unity and coherence of analysis and creativity. There are a few spelling, punctuation and grammar errors, but they do not seriously interfere with meaning or reading. Presentations are generally professional and somewhat original. Student is usually prepared and contributes to the group learning process. 2 The work is somewhat below average (C). It remains at the surface level and is more descriptive than analytical. It does not make use of original thought or response to the material. There is evidence of difficulty in synthesizing material and reflecting critically. The work draws on one or two research sources and is lacking in bibliographic completeness and accuracy. Written and oral presentations lack clarity or accuracy. Sufficient errors in spelling, punctuation and grammar interfere with meaning and reading. Presentation of the work is incomplete, minimal or unclear. The student is sometimes unprepared and often unable to contribute to the group learning process. 1 The work is below average (D). The work lacks organization, thoughtfulness and shows difficulty in understanding the readings and expressing ideas. There is evidence of an inability to interpret the material beyond a minimal description. There is an inability to critically interpret materials and analyze connections between materials. Multiple errors in bibliographic sources, spelling, punctuation and grammar seriously interfere with meaning and reading. The work is not presented with originality or care. The student is frequently unprepared and unable to engage in the group learning process.