Educational Philosophical Statement Rubric (EPS Rubric)

Criterion Undocumented Minimal 1 Basic 2 Proficient 3 Advanced 4 Comments

0 Unacceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable
Unacceptable

Idea The statement Statement Statement Using generally Using sound Your paper is
Development does not address expresses the logically sound assumptions enjoyable to read.
the author’s author’s views develops the assumptions and and Your passion for
views about the about the author’s views arguments, based arguments, educating children and
purposes of purposes of about the in practical the statement providing the support
education, education, purposes of experience, the logically parents need to best
guiding guiding education, statement develops the assist their children is
educational educational guiding logically develops author’s evident. You provide
principles, principles, educational the author’s views about practical examples
understanding understanding principles, views about the the purposes throughout, but may
of learning, of learning, understanding purposes of of education, need to consider
and/or the most and/or the of learning, education, guiding describing more
appropriate most and/or the most guiding educational concrete benefits using
strategies for appropriate appropriate educational principles, academic terms for
teaching. The strategies for strategies for principles, understanding psychological
statement is teaching, but teaching. understanding of of learning, development, such as
incoherent or is ambiguous However, the learning, and/or and/or the long term memory,
extremely brief or not statement is the most most observational learning
or contains connected. not always appropriate appropriate (being a good
major logical consistent strategies for strategies for example), positive
inconsistencies. and/or teaching. teaching. reinforcement, etc.
convincing. Statement You allude to long-
includes term memory in
sound ethical regards of STAAR
or testing; maybe you can
psychological expand on your
arguments thoughts. For
and not just instance, what specific
practical ones. suggestions do you
give parents and how
do you help ‘shape’
parents and students?

Illustrative No Supporting Examples in Supporting Specific You provided great

illustrative examples are support of examples from examples personal experiences
examples are inadequate or points are the writer’s from the from your childhood
included. of unclear relevant but experience are writer’s that paint vivid
relevance. general or not specific and personal pictures of your views
based on pertinent. experience, on teaching. As a
experience. academic child, I also really
work, or field enjoyed going to
experience museums and
illustrate educational centers.
points in a You did an excellent
vivid or job providing
memorable supportive statements
way. for your claims.
Quality of The statement The statement, The statement The statement is In addition to Your paper definitely
Writing is very though is clear, well being clear, showcases your
Examples difficult to comprehensibl understandable organized, free well passionate voice.
read because e, has obvious plus two of the from errors of organized, Consider adding a
of its style, problems in following: mechanics and free from sentence to your
usage, two of the 1) organized, usage, and written errors of conclusion paragraph.
mechanics, or following 2) free from in an appropriate mechanics A formal paragraph
organization. areas: style, errors of academic style. and usage, should be at least three
usage and mechanics and and written to five sentences. In
mechanics, or usage, in an the sixth sentence of
organization. 3) in an appropriate the first paragraph,
appropriate academic you should replace
academic style. style, the ‘affect’ with ‘effect.’
statement: Additionally, in the
1) has a first paragraph, please
single, make sure you stay
unifying consistent with your
theme and capitalization of the
2) is strongly place in which you
suggestive of work (Head Start).
the writer’s Finally, in the last
voice. paragraph, please
make sure to put
punctuation inside
your quotations.

Additional Consider getting rid of your contractions (we’re, I’m, won’t, isn’t, etc.), Total: 9
Comments
replacing some of the pronouns (we, they, you) with nouns (educators,
teachers, students), and there should be commas after prepositional
phrases (I often make the same mistakes). Also, numbers should be
spelled out if they are below 100. This will elevate your paper and help
it sound even more professional. There are a few sentences that are a
bit unclear, and you may need to think about possibly elaborating a bit
more so that the transition between ideas is a bit smoother.

Reviewee: Date: 6/22/2019

Christian Ward

Evaluator: Date: 6/22/2019

Tayci Wallace