The Scientific Method

SCS 200 Week 2 Short Response Guidelines and Rubric

Overview: The short response activities in the webtext throughout this course are designed to show your understanding of key concepts as you engage with course content.

Prompt: During the second week of the course, you will respond to several questions in the webtext as you complete each assigned learning block. At the end of Week 2, you will review your answers to these questions and ensure that you have responded to each question. It is important that you answer each question. Otherwise, the words no response will appear in brackets when you submit the assignment. The questions and their original locations in the webtext are listed in the table below in case you want to refer back to the reading as you edit, but you can edit your responses to all the questions directly in Theme: Exploring Social Science Issues, learning block 2-4 (page 2), before exporting to Word for submission to your instructor in the learning environment.

Question 1 Describe one of the beliefs and values of the Navajo as illustrated in your readings.

Theme: Exploring Social Science Issues, learning block 2-2 (page 3)

Question 2 Describe one way in which the Navajo have incorporated their beliefs and values into the societal structure on the reservation since regaining some autonomy in the 1970s.

Question 3 What beliefs and values can be found in your culture? How do these beliefs and values influence your day-to-day life?

Question 4 Adopt the social science perspective to create a list of questions about this issue. Write at least two questions each from the point of view of a psychologist, a sociologist, and an anthropologist.

Theme: Exploring Social Science Issues, learning block 2-3 (page 3)

Rubric Guidelines for Submission: Each short response should be about 2 to 3 sentences in length unless specifically noted otherwise in the instructions. Follow the instructions at the bottom of Theme: Exploring Social Science Issues, learning block 2-4 (page 2), to download your work and submit it to your instructor as a single Microsoft Word document uploaded in the learning environment. Refer to the Submitting Webtext Assignments Guide for assistance on downloading, saving, and submitting this assignment.

Critical Elements Proficient (100%) Needs Improvement (85%) Not Evident (0%) Value

Engagement and Relevance Written responses directly and comprehensively address short answer prompts, drawing from presented course concepts and terminology

Written responses are topically related to short answer prompts, but responses do not consistently draw from presented course concepts and terminology

Written responses do not address topics identified in short answer prompts

60

Critical Thinking Written responses demonstrate understanding of course content through inclusion of original ideas and examples

Written responses demonstrate understanding of course content through reiteration of provided materials but do not consistently include original ideas and examples

Written responses do not reflect original ideas and examples

30

 

 

Articulation of Response Written responses are captured in complete sentences without errors impacting legibility and the clarity of response

Written responses are captured in incomplete sentences or include numerous errors that negatively impact legibility and the clarity of response

No written responses are captured in complete sentences

10

Total 100%