Lower secondary School English Language Teacher Training

Master's Degree Programme
major and minor

State Exam in Literature for Master’s Students

The Assessment Rubric

  PRESENTATION  RESPONSES TO QUESTIONS  PREPARATION SHEET  

A

Exceptional  

Student’s critical perspective is clear and ideas are original; they are well-supported by evidence from both the primary and secondary sources; source information is scholarly, it is analyzed and synthesized effectively and persuasively  Responses are thoughtful; their quality is consistently solid; students convincingly defend their position on the topic  The topic introduced in the abstract is focused; student’s perspective on the topic is original. Sources listed in the annotated bibliography are scholarly, their connection to student’s presentation is justified 

B

Above average  

Student’s critical perspective is clear; it is supported by evidence from both the primary and secondary sources; source information is mostly scholarly, it is analyzed and synthesized well   Responses are thoughtful, but their quality may appear slightly uneven; students convincingly defend their position on the topic   The topic introduced in the abstract is focused; student’s perspective on the topic is persuasive. Sources listed in the annotated bibliography are scholarly, their connection to student’s presentation is in most cases justified  

C

Average  

Student’s critical perspective is rather commonplace; it is partly supported by evidence from both the primary and secondary sources; source information is mostly scholarly, it is analyzed and synthesized well   Responses are thoughtful, but their quality is uneven; when defending their position on the topic, students may occasionally use vague generalities or clichés   The topic introduced in the abstract is quite broad; student’s perspective on the topic is commonplace. Sources listed in the annotated bibliography are both scholarly and popular, their connection to student’s presentation is justified but only in some cases  

D

Below average  

Student’s critical perspective is inconsistent; evidence from both the primary and secondary sources is limited; source information is mostly popular and too general, it is not analyzed and synthesized appropriately   Responses are too vague; when defending their position on the topic, students rely only on generalities or clichés   The topic introduced in the abstract is too broad; student’s perspective on the topic is rudimentary. Sources listed in the annotated bibliography are mostly popular, their connection the to student’s presentation is only vaguely explained  

E

Poor  

Student’s critical perspective is superficial; evidence from both the primary and secondary sources is limited; source information is mostly unreliable and too general, it is not analyzed and synthesized appropriately   Responses are rudimentary; students cannot defend their position on the topic convincingly   The topic introduced in the abstract is broad and superficial; student’s perspective on the topic is rudimentary. Sources listed in the annotated bibliography are unreliable, their connection to student’s presentation is not clearly stated  

F

Not passing  

Presentation lacks critical perspective, it is descriptive, and lacks relevant ideas. Source information is not analyzed or synthesized.   Responses are not satisfactory; students fail to defend their position on the topic   The abstract summarizes the content of the primary source and does not contain any topic. The sources listed in the annotated bibliography are missing or not reliable, their connection to student’s presentation is not explained  

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