Gerontology Case Study Rubric for GRO 501 (SLO02)
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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