International Care and Education PowerPoint Assignment
Assignment point total = 100
Make up a pretend family of 2 full time working parents with 2 children, ages 6
months and 6 years. They are planning to move from the U.S. due to job
relocation. You will select a country other than the United States and research
the care and education systems of that country. As your final product, you will
prepare a PowerPoint which will better prepare the family. You will also
prepare a reference list in APA format, which must contain a minimum of 5
academic sources (Wikipedia and similar websites are NOT acceptable!).
REQUIRED sources are the national departments for care, and education, for the
country. Be sure that you include (and properly cite) information from all
sources listed in your references in your brochure. If you use any pictures to in
your brochure, they must also be properly cited.
You must include the following information in your presentation:
1. A brief description of the country, including location, population, type of
governance, and the major driving force of the economy
2. A historical perspective on care and education in the country
3. The current management structure, for early care (national)
4. The current organizational structure for education (not including higher
education)
5. Structure of school year/school day
6. Language of instruction
7. Eligibility requirements for attendance (if any)
8. Costs (if any)
9. Educational requirements for teachers
For ECED students, keep in mind that even in the U.S. there are two systems of care and education for the age
groups mentioned in the scenario. In other countries, there may also be two systems, or no formalized systems
for both. You will need to investigate non-formal arrangements possible in the culture also, in order to address
care and education for both age groups in the family.
ECED 120-80N International Care and Education Research Project Scoring Rubric
Grading Notes:
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Highlighted or circled bullet points indicate areas of need for improvement.
No citations or missing citations = plagiarism! Project grade will be 0 until project is revised to
include parenthetical citations and a reference list. Final grade for project revised due to
citations will not reflect full credit.
Country Information – Content
Exemplary
10-9
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Proficient
8-6
Developing
5-3
Unacceptable
2-1
All required information is provided with accuracy,
objectivity, clarity, and precision [country location,
population, governance, economy, language(s)]
Provides evidence of extensive and valid research with
multiple and varied sources
In-depth discussion, analysis, and synthesis of ideas,
Includes only relevant information
Mixture of presenter’s own words with paraphrased/quoted
sources woven into text
Organization
Exemplary
10-9
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Proficient
8-6
Developing
5-3
References Page
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Proficient
15-11
Developing
6-10
Exem
Proficient
Developing
Unacceptable
plary
8-6
5-3
2-1
10-9
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All required information is provided with
accuracy, objectivity, clarity, and precision
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Provides evidence of extensive and valid
research with multiple and varied sources
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In-depth discussion, analysis, and synthesis of
ideas,
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Includes only relevant information
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Mixture of presenter’s own words with
paraphrased/quoted sources woven into text
Exem
Proficient
Developing
Unacceptable
plary
15 - 11
6-10
5-1
20-15
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All required information is provided with accuracy,
objectivity, clarity, and precision (current
management structure, current organizational
structure, language of instruction, eligibility, school
year/school day information, costs, teacher
educational & licensure requirements)
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Provides evidence of extensive and valid research
with multiple and varied sources
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In-depth discussion, analysis, and synthesis of ideas,
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Includes only relevant information
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Mixture of presenter’s own words with
paraphrased/quoted sources woven into text
Exem
Proficient
Developing
plary
8-6
5-3
10-9
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Spelling is correct
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Grammar is correct
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Punctuation is correct
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Capitalization is correct
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Usage is correct
Unacceptabl
e
2-1
Parenthetical Citations
Exem
Proficient
Developing
Unacceptable
plary
8-6
5-3
2-1
10-9
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All paraphrases have parenthetical citations
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All quotations have parenthetical citations
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All ideas from sources have parenthetical citations
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No errors in format
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Citations correspond to sources listed in references
Presentation Design & Graphics
Unacceptable
5-1
Title, References, is centered and not bolded or underlined
Double spaced throughout
Sources correctly alphabetized
Formatting is correct with all required information included
All sources listed correspond to sources cited in the
presentation
A minimum of 5 sources
One source is the text book from the course
There is no overload of one reference
Total Score:
Additional Information - Content
Conventions/Mechanics
Unacceptable
2-1
Order and structure are strong from beginning to end
Ideas and details are sequenced logically
Strong guiding theme
Presented clearly and concisely
Headings and subheadings supported by content
Exemplary
20-16
Care and Education Historical
Perspective – Content
/100 points
Exem
Proficient
Developing
Unacceptable
plary
8-6
5-3
2-1
10-9
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Presentation contains no more than 20 and no
less than 10 slides (includes title slide, table of
contents, at least 7 topic slides, and references
slide)
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Layout is visually pleasing with creative and
attractive use of color and style with a
background that enhances the readability of the
text
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Font choice, color, and size are consistent
throughout each page; pages do not have visual
overload
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