Assessment Overview: Event Study Assignment & Rubric

Assessment Overview: Event Study Goal & Rubric
Weeks 5, 8, 11, and 14

Goal: Share your Sphere Group knowledge with your Event Team. Draw from this knowledge to do an Event Team sphere to sphere (S > S) analysis. Then synthesize the E > S, S > E, and S > S interactions into causal chains.

Rubric
Your Event Team assignment needs to include:

List of the Sphere (S > S > S) interactions with reasoning and support.
List of causal chains between the event and 3 or more spheres.

You should post S > S > S interactions that include accuracy, depth of reasoning, and quality of support. Use the rubric below to evaluate and improve your S > S analysis.

Using last week's E > S and S > E interactions and this week's S > S > S interactions, create causal chains. Your work will be graded based on each criterion being applied to your entire earth system analysis. Each criterion (Accuracy, Depth of Reasoning, Quality of Support, and Number of Causal Chains) that earns a 3 or 4 rating will be worth two points toward the maximum eight points you can earn for this assignment. A two rating earns one point.

Accuracy
4 Rating: Presents precise and meticulous scientific understanding.	3 Rating: Conforms nearly exactly to accepted scientific understanding.	2 Rating: Deviates only slightly from accepted scientific understanding.	1 Rating: Strays from accepted scientific understanding.
Depth of Reasoning
4 Rating: Reasoning completely supports the hypothesized effect or interaction.	3 Rating: Uses scientific reasoning, concepts, and processes to explain the interaction.	2 Rating: Includes science concepts and processes in the reasons for the effect and the interaction.	1 Rating: Explains at least two reasons for the effect or interaction.
Quality of Support
4 Rating: Compelling use of existing research and knowledge.	3 Rating: Uses logical support that is convincing using data and authority.	2 Rating: Uses reliable data from multiple sources.	1 Rating: Uses relevant and respected authorities.
Number of Causal Chains
4 Rating: More than eight causal chains.	3 Rating: Six to eight causal chains.	2 Rating: Three to five causal chains.	1 Rating: One or two causal chains.