Grading

Grades are a reflection of your learning progress. There are no hidden points in this class. You do the work, give it your full effort, and complete the assignment to expectations (including incorporating feedback), you will get a good grade and earn the points. 

I welcome your questions and am happy to help you think through your ideas. Sometimes just a five minute conversation in person or via Zoom is all you need. If you feel challenged by the course content then lean into this challenge but if you find yourself frustrated then it is definitely time to ask for help. I am an email away! 

I use the comments function in gradebook to provide extra support and feedback on course assignments. I will do my best to grade assignments and offer feedback within a week of their submission (provided assignments are submitted in a timely manner).  

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Participation: Response to entry/exit questions (9X10 = 90 points) 

Responses to entry/exit questions are how I will assess your engagement with class content and the readings for the in-person course meetings. You will respond to the prompts and your responses must be submitted by FRIDAY of that week EACH time the class meets in-person (Note. Class meets in-person ten times; lowest score for one class meeting will be dropped thus the scores will be out of a total maximum of 90 points). Responses to entry/exit prompts for each in-person class meeting is worth 10 points. 

At each class session, you will be asked to make connections using ideas from the readings and class discussions. 

Responses will be graded on the following:

●        Thoughtful responses that tie to course discussions and readings

●        Reflective of class participation and contributions

●        Application to practice

·       You will receive full credit if 1) responses are thoughtful and connected to readings/class discussions.

·       You will receive half credit if 1) responses are brief and disconnected, and 2) if you were in class, but did not submit an entry/exit reflection, and 3) if you were absent and communicated with me ahead of time for an opportunity to complete a thoughtful reflection of the readings for the class session you missed.

Educational Achievement Self-Study (55 points)

You will be expected to complete a short educational history of yourself. As a class, we will talk about the kinds of data that we might need to better understand our "research" into our own educational histories.  This will begin with very basic and short answers to record. You will then need to reconcile your own, individual data with the appropriate school, state, and national level data (which you will need to research using online databases). You will produce a 2 page, double-spaced write up of your  personal educational history and achievement as it relates to larger, more general trends. 

Asynchronous Activities Completion (9 X 10 = 90 points)

From the first week of the quarter, students will complete asynchronous activities for the Tuesday class meeting. The asynchronous activities will be another way to deepen learning for the materials assigned for that class meeting date and will include a variety of activities including; individual work, small group work, responses to prompts, online discussion board prompts, personal reflection, annotated document etc. Completion of activities for each asynchronous meeting date is worth 8 points. Your responses must be submitted by Wednesday of that week EACH time.   

Research Project Overview (50 X 3= 150 points)

To maintain consistency across student work, papers turned in should be typed, proofread, double-spaced, and use Arial 12-point font, 1-inch top and bottom margins and 1-inch left and right margins, and have page numbers (1 of xx pages). Cite ideas and words that are not your own using APA Style and Bibliography (References). BEDUC 300 builds toward a research paper and research presentation. The weekly assignments help you build this larger project. You will get peer feedback and instructor feedback along the way as well. Specifically the Research Questions, Significance, Theoretical Constructs and Definition of Key Terms, Literature Review, Methods section mini-assignments help you in writing the full paper. 

Research Paper (10 pages) + Self Review (50 points)

It is time to bring all the different sections of your research into a research paper. You will have received peer reviews throughout the quarter. And you will have done more reading and analysis of your primary and secondary sources. Include what you gained from these in your draft. You are expected to have information in each of the section headers, a lead paragraph, and some content in each of the required sections.  

Your Research Paper Draft should have:

• • Title Page:  This includes your title and author information. The title describes your research briefly. It does not have to be a complete sentence. Oftentimes your thesis is embedded in the title.

  • Author information: This includes your full name, class name, and professor name.

  • Abstract:  This 150- to 200-word summary of your research. It integrates interesting portions of the sections that follow. People use abstracts to understand the nature and scope of your research, identify your research question(s), and understand your thesis. 

  • Introduction:  This 1- to 2-page section should introduce your research and argue why it is important to ask the question(s) you do. It should include a thesis statement and evidence-based claims. Consider incorporating the ‘Significance’ section you wrote earlier in this section or write the ‘Significance’ section  as a separate section.

  • Theoretical Constructs and Definition of Key Terms: This 1-to-2 page section should introduce the key terms you will be using in your paper. You will also provide definitions of these key terms that draw upon prior research.

  • Literature Review:  This 3- to 4-page section should say how the issue you raise has been addressed in scholarly literature. The best research papers provide an overview of this scholarship and identify a gap or question that emerges when comparing the literature. (So, as a hypothetical example, one might say that Asian American Studies literature discusses baseball but not soccer, History literature discusses arts but not sports, and Media Studies literature discusses soccer and sports but not Asian American soccer and sports. Because of this, there is an opportunity to study media coverage of Asian American soccer in the Pacific Northwest.) This section ends with the question or questions your research addresses. 

  • Methods:  This 1- to 2-page section should say how you will explore and respond to your research question. Central to this explanation is why you selected the sources you did as opposed to other sources you might have selected. Justify how you will approach your research question; including methodology and methods you will use to answer your research question. This provides a map for a person who might conduct this research.  

  • References:  These pages are not included in the page count of your paper. Follow the APA style for formatting. You do not need to separate primary and secondary sources. Your bibliography should include a minimum of seven peer-reviewed sources that are books, chapters of books, or articles that are 10-pages or longer and at least one primary source. 

  • Appendix or Appendices:  You should have at least one appendix to your paper. These pages are in addition to your minimum 10 pages. Include a copy of your primary artifacts or other material (like a graph) that takes up too much space in the body of your 10-page paper.

Self-Review

Respond to these prompts to demonstrate and provide evidence of your self-review of the research paper. Your responses to these prompts will accompany the research paper draft.

1. Does the paper meet the 10-page requirement (not including references, appendices)?

2. Do the references  follow APA (seventh edition) style?

3. Are there the required headers and appropriate content in each section?

4. How has the work been revised?

Research Presentations (10-page paper, handout) + Active Engagement (50 points)

True to a seminar class format, we will present research in a mini-conference fashion. This means that we will present sitting in the round-table classroom structure. Students will also engage actively for the day when we present our work. The presentations include handing out material to classmates at the beginning of the presentation.

Seminar-style Presentation + Active Engagement

Students will conduct a 10- to 15-minute practiced, engaged, and interactive seminar-style presentation of the research. Practice what you will say before arriving to class. And then come to class prepared to talk about your research in 10 to 15 minutes (the amount of time may be adjusted depending on class size) with classmates. The best discussions will engage the audience and be interactive. Additionally, students will conduct active in-person engagement with all of the student presentations.

Two-page Handouts

Students should create and share two-page handouts that relate to the presentation. There should be enough copies for everyone in the class. Upload a copy to Canvas.

• The handout’s first page should include six things: Paper title, Student name, Research question, Brief Literature Review, and Methods/Analysis.

• The handout’s second page (or back side) should have the reference list

Research Paper Final Version (10-page paper) + Revision Discussion (50 points)

Oftentimes an in-class presentation gives us insight into our research. That insight can improve the written presentation. Make a significant and final revision to the research paper. Upload to Canvas. Describe your revision. Add that to your Canvas submission as a separate Word Document or in the comment section of the assignment. This is required as part of a “W” class.

Peer Reviews (5X3=15)

Throughout the quarter, you will give and receive peer feedback on the different sections that will go in your full research paper (Research Topic & Questions, Significance, Theoretical Constructs and Definition of Terms, Literature Review, Methods Section). This feedback will help you write a stronger research paper. More details about this assignment can be found on Canvas. Keep in mind that late assignments can't be used in peer review if they are not available. If your assignment is not available you will earn a 0 for the peer review. 

Assessment/Activity (Points)

1. Participation: Response to Entry/Exit Questions (9 X10 = 90 points)

2. Educational Achievement Self-Study (55 points)

3. Asynchronous Activity Completion (9X10 = 90 points)

4. Research Project 

 Research Paper Draft + Self-review (50 points)

Research Presentations (10 page paper, handout) + Active Engagement (50 points)

Research Paper Final Version (10-page paper) + Revision Discussion (50 points)

5. Research Topic and Questions (Complete/Not Complete)

6. Significance of Research Question (Complete/Not Complete)

7. Theoretical Constructs and Definition of Terms (Complete/Not Complete)

8. Draft Literature Review (Complete/Not Complete)

9. Methods Section (Complete/Not Complete)

10. Peer Reviews (5X3 = 15 points)

Total: 400 points

Grading Scale (Undergraduate)

The final grade will be based on the percentage of possible points earned in the class using the conversion table below:

This scale is in accordance with the standard UW grading system. If you are interested in learning more about the grading scale, you can find it on this page. 

Please note that grades below 0.7 are recorded as a 0.0 by the Registrar and the student will not receive credit for the course. A minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 is required for graduation.