Goal 7. Understand social, cultural, political, and economic institutions and their historical backgrounds, as well as human
behavior and the principles of social interaction. They are able to:
Outcome 7.1 Convey how issues relevant to social, cultural, political, contemporary/historical, economic, educational, or psychological
realities interact with each other.
Contexts and interactions
(adapted from University of
South Carolina
Social/Behavioral Science
rubrics)
Knowledge of public issues
(adapted from SUNY Geneseo
Gen Ed Rubrics, Social
Science)
Initial 1
Cannot accurately differentiate
social, cultural, political ,
contemporary/historical,
economic, educational, or
psychological phenomena;
understands that they effect the
behaviors of groups and
individuals, but cannot use
social science methods
accurately to discuss or analyze
a given situation or
phenomenon.
The student could not express
the social, cultural, political,
contemporary/historical,
economic, educational,
psychological, or moral aspects
of a public issue.
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Emerging 2
Describes basic social, cultural,
political, contemporary/
historical, economic,
educational, or psychological
structures and processes and
accurately uses basic
terminology; recognizes them
in contemporary issues and can
use structures and processes as
analytical frameworks;
understands the effects of these
structures and processes on
cultural, social or political
groups and individuals within
them.
The student could express the
social, cultural, political,
contemporary/historical,
economic, educational,
psychological, or moral aspects
of a public issue, but
overlooked important aspects or
made questionable judgments.
Developing 3
Describes social, cultural,
political, contemporary/
historical, economic,
educational, or psychological
structures and processes and
applies knowledge to
understanding and explaining
their effects on human
behavior; understands terms
used to discuss these
phenomena and the interactions
of structures and processes and
uses them to explain specific
social problems and their
effects on individuals.
The student demonstrated a
clear understanding of the
social, cultural, political,
contemporary/historical,
economic, educational,
psychological, or moral aspects
of at least one public issues.
Highly Developed 4
Accurately describes social,
cultural, political,
contemporary/historical,
economic, educational, or
psychological structures and
processes in depth and can use
several as frameworks for
analysis; applies knowledge and
appropriate terminology to
understanding cultures and in
explaining the interactions of
political, economic, psychological and social structures and
processes and their effects on
individuals and groups.
The student demonstrated a
clear understanding of the
social, cultural, political,
contemporary/historical,
economic, educational,
psychological, or moral aspects
of at least two public issues.
as of February 2012