Assignment Rubric Contribution Form

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Your Activity or AssignmentActivity/Assignment Title:

Type of Activity
Problem Set
Classroom Activity
Lab Activity
Project
Field Activity
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Brief three-line description of the activity or assignment and its strengths (you will have an opportunity to expand on this description later in this form).

ContextTo help your colleagues understand when or how they might successfully use your activity with their own students, please provide the following information on context.

Briefly describe the type and level of course in which you use this activity or assignment (e.g., undergraduate required course, introductory course for non-majors, graduate level seminar):

Briefly describe or list the skills and concepts that students must have mastered before beginning the activity:

Briefly describe how the activity is situated in your course (e.g., as a culminating project, as a stand-alone exercise, as part of a sequence of exercises):

Goals of the Activity or AssignmentTo help your colleagues understand the role of this activity or assignment in your course, please provide a statement of the goals that you have for students in the following three areas:

Briefly describe the content/concepts goals for this activity (e.g., understanding of climate change mechanics, geomorphology mechanisms, accurate description of samples):

Briefly describe the higher order thinking skills goals for this activity (e.g., those involving analysis of data, formulation of hypotheses, synthesis of ideas, critical evaluation):

Briefly describe any other skills goals for this activity (e.g., those involving writing, operating analytical equipment, searching the WWW, oral presentation, working in groups):

Description

Please provide a short description of your activity or assignment and its outcomes. Be sure to include essential key words or index terms to help users find resources using our search/browse functions.

Your Description

RubricDescribe the rubric associated with this activity. (Upload the actual rubric at the end of the form.)

Supporting references and/or URLsPlease list any supporting references or URLs for this activity:

Upload files

We encourage you to upload files with the full activity description or actual assignment, instructor's notes, and a solution set. You may also upload additional supporting materials such as grading rubrics, data files, images, and sample student work. Please be sure that your files are smaller than 50 Mb. This is a hard upper limit – we hope that your files will, in fact, be much smaller than this!

Please be sure to assign titles to your documents that clearly identify their contents and purposes. Please note that your files will be uploaded when you submit this form.

Activity Description/Assignment

A single file containing a complete description of the activity or the actual assignment given to students. Please be sure to include a cover page with at least a title, author(s), affiliation, and contact information. We encourage you to provide relevant background information, context, and goals on the same cover sheet.

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Rubric

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Instructor's Notes

A single file with additional background information for the instructor. This might include a discussion of the background knowledge and skills needed to complete the activity, lecture notes, instructions on how to run the activity, tips for success, etc.

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