HDFS 414Summary of Function Rubric
Student Points / 0-1 / 2-3 / 4-5STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS
· More than one element is missing from the assignment
· Summary of function is cut and pasted from previous summaries
· No comparison of the three assessments are presented, as they relate to the data collected
· No hypothesis of function is presented
· More than two statements contain explanatory fictions/non-observable terms / · Operational definition is missing from the data sheets or is not in observable terms
· ONE OF THE FOLLOWING:
· 1-2 statements are not in observable terms (with the exception of the hypothesis of function)
· 1-2 Explanatory fictions are used in the summary (with the exception of the hypothesis of function)
· Summary is too short/too long / · Operational Definition is in a header in the summary and is in observable terms
· Assessments are compared as they relate to the data collected (i.e., patterns and contradictions in the data collected)
· Summary of the data and graphing is at least 4 paragraphs but not more than 2-3 pages.
· 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 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
· Summary does not in any way reflect the assessment(s) conducted
· Suggests causes related to internal events
· Conclusion ends with “this will help me in future classrooms”
· Summary is merely a reflection on the process / · 1-2 statements contain explanatory fictions/non-observable terms
· Summary reflects some of the data collected, but the analysis is incomplete
· 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 / · 1 paragraph discusses patterns and similarities in findings among the MAS or FAI, ABC, and data collection
· 1 paragraph discusses differences/contradiction in the data collected across all three data collection methods (MAS or FAI, ABC, and data collection)
· Factors that might influence the data collection are discussed (e.g., time of day, physiological factors, bias, etc..)
· Summary avoids causes related to internal events (explanatory fictions)
· Discussion “sticks to the data” as opposed to a reflection on the process
HYPOTHESIS OF FUNCTION / 0-1 / 2-3 / 4-5
· Hypothesis is written with ANY non-observable terms/explanatory fictions
· Does not in any way reflect the data collected or the summary
· No hypothesis of function is put forth
· Hypothesis is not justified / · Hypothesis reflects only 1 or 2 of the data methods used
· Hypothesis is not stated in one of the 4 functions
· Justification partially reflects summary and data collected / · Hypothesis is in observable terms and explanatory fictions
· Reflects the summary of the Indirect, Data Collection, and ABC
· Hypothesis is one or more of the following: 1) Escape, 2) Attention, 3) Materials 4) Sensory
· 2-3 sentence Justification for the hypothesis is provided
· Justification relates to the summary of assessments and the data collected
· Discussion “sticks to the data” as opposed to being a reflection on the process
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