HDFS 414Data Collection and Graphing Rubric

Student Points / 0-1 / 2-3 / 4-5
STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS
  • More than one element is missing from the assignment
  • No graph is included with the assignment
  • No summary of the results of the data collection
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  • Operational definition is missing from the data sheets or is not in observable terms
  • ONE OF THE FOLLOWING:
  • Raw data sheets are missing from data collection
  • Dates of data collection are missing from data sheets
  • Summary is too short/too long
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  • Operational Definition is on each data sheet and is in observable terms
  • Graph is completed and either scanned or uploaded in Excel
  • Data collected (scanned or converted) is included with paper and includes dates of data collection
  • Summary of the data and graphing is at least 2 paragraphs but not more than 1 page

DATA COLLECTION / 0-1 / 2-3 / 4-5
  • Data collection are not appropriate to the operational definition
  • Data are not collected according to best practices for data collection
  • Only one data collection session represented
  • Data are missing from the assignment
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  • Data collection system is appropriate to operational definition
  • Length of data collection session is too short to get a representative sample
  • Only two data collection sessions are represented
  • Data are collected using best practices in for the method selected
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  • Data collection system is appropriate to the operational definition
  • Length of each data collection session is appropriate given the data collection system
  • Data are collected using best practices for the method selected
  • Three data collection sessions are implemented over a minimum of two days

GRAPHING THE DATA / 0-1 / 2-3 / 4-5
  • Data are not appropriately transformed for graphing
  • Data points are not plotted correctly
  • At least three elements of the graph are missing
  • Graph is missing from the assignment
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  • Data are transformed appropriately for graphing
  • Data points are plotted correctly
  • 1-2 elements of the graph are created incorrectly
  • Graph needs explanation to be understood (does not stand on its own)
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  • Data are transformed appropriately for graphing (e.g., rate, % of bins)
  • Graph is titled correctly
  • Y axis is created appropriately (e.g., spacing, 0 lies above the X axis)
  • X axis reflects time or observations
  • Axes are titled appropriately
  • Data points are plotted correctly
  • Graph can stand on its own (i.e., does not need a paragraph describing what the graph is about)

SUMMARY OF WHAT THE DATA SHOW / 0-1 / 2-3 / 4-5
  • Summary is missing from the assignment
  • At least two elements are missing from the assignment
  • More than two statements contain explanatory fictions/non-observable terms
  • Neither trend nor level is discussed
  • Conclusion suggests causes related to internal events
  • Conclusion ends with “this will help me in future classrooms”
  • Summary is merely a reflection on the process
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  • Discussion includes a summary of either level or trend, but not both
  • 1-2 statements contain explanatory fictions/non-observable terms
  • Conclusions are qualified by statements such as “I observed” or “it seems to be”
  • The word “data” is used as a singular noun
  • Discussion “sticks to the data” as opposed to a reflection on the process
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  • Trend of the data are discussed
  • Level of the data are discussed
  • Factors that might influence the data collection are discussed (e.g., time of day, physiological factors, etc..)
  • Summary is in observable terms and passes the “Dead Man Test”
  • All conclusions are qualified by statements such as “I observed” or “it seems to be”
  • Summary avoids causes related to internal events (explanatory fictions)
  • The word “data” is used as a plural noun
  • Discussion “sticks to the data” as opposed to a reflection on the process

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