CO547ProjectIMPLICITSelf-AssessmentsResponse.pdf

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Project IMPLICIT Self-Assessments Response

General Instructions

 Visit Project Implicit on Harvard’s website:

https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/demo/selectatest.html

 Take self-assessments for four of the following: race, religion, gender, age, sexuality,

and disability.

 Write up a brief 1-page response to your experience including your results and your

reaction/response to this experience.

CACREP Standards Addressed: 2F.2.d and 2F.2.g

Scoring Guidelines

Points available: 100.

Components Unacceptable Revisions Required Target

Introduction
Establishes historical

background and defensible

thesis that supports a logical

line of reasoning (CACREP

2F.2.d, 2F.2.g)

Underdeveloped
introduction; reason for

culture selection is
unclear or missing;

historical background is
inaccurate or missing (0

points)

Coherent introduction
that includes a reason
for culture selection;

historical background is
accurate but limited (5

points)

Engaging, well
developed introduction
that includes a detailed

reason for culture
selection; historical

background is accurate
and thorough (10 points)

Focus & Purpose
Developed thesis and

attentive focus on topic

(CACREP 2F.2.d, 2F.2.g)

Missing thesis; confusion
about or

misunderstanding of
topic; no sense of
purpose (0 points)

Simplistic and unfocused
ideas; limited sense of

purpose (10 points)

Developed thesis;
represents sound

understanding of the
assigned topic; focused

(20 points)

Ideas, Support &
Development

Supports ideas and
reflections using specific
and relevant examples of

evidence/experiences

(CACREP 2F.2.d, 2F.2.g)

No or limited
evidence/experiences

are provided to support
ideas and reflections;

evidence is incomplete,
incorrect, oversimplified,
or disconnected from the

context (0 points)

Provides necessary
evidence/experiences to

support ideas and
reflections; the

importance/relevance of
all pieces of

evidence/experiences is
unclear or under

developed but does
support the ideas and
reflections presented
and is placed properly

Relies on compelling and
detailed

evidence/experiences to
support ideas and

reflections; the
importance/relevance of

all pieces of
evidence/experiences is
clearly stated; considers
alternate interpretations
of evidence/experiences

to enhance

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Components Unacceptable Revisions Required Target

within the context (10
points)

demonstration of cultural
intelligence (20 points)

Conclusion
Establishes clear conclusion

based upon

evidence/experiences

(CACREP 2F.2.d, 2F.2.g)

Missing or no connection
of evidence and analysis
to the reflections; fails to
summarize the argument

coherently (0 points)

Limited connection
between evidence and
analysis to reflections;

summarizes some ideas
and thoughts but repeats

ideas to support
reflections (5 points)

Engaging, strongly
connects evidence and
analysis to reflections;
summarizes the main

topics without repeating
previous ideas (10

points)

Structure &
Organization

Text has unity and
coherence to accomplish the

focused purpose

No paragraph structure;
or single, rambling

paragraph; or series of
isolated paragraphs (0

points)

Organization is
confusing or disjointed;

weak paragraph
structure; transitions are
missing or inappropriate

(5 points)

Clear organizational
structure; easily followed;

includes transitions;
structured format (10

points)

Sentence Structure
Demonstrates varied

sentence structures to
enhance meaning

Contains multiple and
serious errors of

sentence structure: i.e.
fragments, run-ons;

unable to write simple
sentences (0 points)

Formulaic sentence
patterns or overuse of

simple sentences; errors
in sentence structure (5

points)

Effective and varied
sentences; errors (if

present) due to lack of
careful proofreading (10

points)

Mechanics
The text has few

grammatical, spelling and
punctuation errors.

Frequent errors in
agreement, verb tense,

spelling, and
capitalization; intrusive

and/or inaccurate
punctuation;

communication is
hindered (0 points)

Contains several errors
in agreement, verb

tense, spelling,
capitalization, and

punctuation (up to 6);
errors interfere with
meaning (5 points)

Virtually free of errors in
agreement, verb tense,
spelling, capitalization,
and punctuation (no

more than 3); errors do
not interfere with

meaning (10 points)

Vocabulary & Word
Usage

Uses extended and
appropriate vocabulary

Vocabulary is
unsophisticated; or

subject specific
vocabulary or

sophisticated vocabulary
used incorrectly (0

points)

Proper, but simple
vocabulary used; subject
specific vocabulary used

infrequently (5 points)

Vocabulary is varied,
specific and appropriate;

uses subject specific
vocabulary correctly (10

points)