Gerontology Case Study Rubric for GRO 501 (SLO02) Ma Competency Level (check one, scoring key below) Name_______________________ Year________________________ Score_______________________ Mastery Competency Level :____ High Competency Level:______ Basic Competency Level:______ Not Meeting Competency Level:______ Score Levels 4 3 2 1 Demonstrated a minimal understanding of the topic(s) and issue(s) presented. Performance Demonstrates an understanding of the implications of an aging society of the policy issue/problem presented (SLM02) Analysis, evaluation, and recommendations for the policy and the implications of the issue/problem presented for an aging society (SLM02) Demonstrated a sophisticated understanding of the topic(s) and/or issue(s) presented Demonstrated an accomplished understanding of the topic(s) and/or issue(s) presented Demonstrated an acceptable understanding of the topic(s) and issue(s) presented Presented an insightful and through analysis of all issues/problems identified; made appropriate and powerful connections between issues/problems identified and the strategic concepts studied in the readings; demonstrated compete command of the concepts and theories studied; supported opinions with strong arguments and evidence; presented a balanced and critical view that is both reasonable and objective supported by the readings and literature covered in the course; provided strong recommendations clearly supported by the literature and readings Presented a thorough analysis on most issues/problems identified; made appropriate connections between issues/problems identified and the strategic concepts studied in the readings; demonstrated good command of the concepts and theories studied; supported opinions with reasons and evidence; presented a fairly balanced view with some support by the readings and literature covered in the course; provided specific recommendations with support by the readings Presented a superficial analysis on some of the issues/problems that could have been identified; made appropriate but vague connections between issues/problems that could have been identified in the case study; demonstrated limited command of the concepts and theories studied with little ability for application; opinions presented with limited evidence; arguments presented often one-sided with limited support; presented realistic or appropriate recommendations with limited support from the readings GRO 501 Case Study Page 1. Scores range from 16 to 0; Mastery, 16-14, High competency 13-12, Basic competency 11-10, No competency 9 and under Presented a crude analysis omitting the basic issues/problems identified; attempted to make connections between issues/problems studies in the readings; demonstrated very limited command of the concepts and theories studied; opinions were presented with no support from the readings; presented a onesided argument; no recommendations were provide with support from the readings Writing mechanics/APA Writing demonstrated sophisticated clarity, conciseness, and correctness; includes thorough details and relevant data and information; extremely well-organized; no grammatical or spelling errors Uses APA guidelines accurately and consistently to cite sources Writing was accomplished in terms of clarity and conciseness; contains some spelling, grammatical, or punctuation (35) errors ; includes sufficient details and relevant data and information; well-organized Writing was adequate but lacked clarity and conciseness; contained contains multiple spelling, grammatical, or punctuation (6-9) errors ; provided insufficient detail and relevant data; poorly organized; Writing lacks clarity and contains numerous spelling, grammatical, or punctuation (10 +)errors; omits detail and relevant data critical to the case; lacks organization Reflects incomplete knowledge of APA guidelines with major violations Does not use APA guidelines GRO 501 Case Study Page 2. Scores range from 16 to 0; Mastery, 16-14, High competency 13-12, Basic competency 11-10, No competency 9 and under