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Unacceptable (1)
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Acceptable (2)
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Target (3)
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Teaching as a career
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Failed to specify sufficient or relevant reason(s)
for selecting teaching as a career.
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Clearly specified and discussed sufficient and
relevant reason(s) for selecting teaching as a career.
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Contained a well-defined and in-depth discussion of
reason(s) for selecting teaching as a career.
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Examples (1-2) of experiences working with children
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Failed to provide specific or appropriate example(s)
of working with students/children and/or an adequate discussion of what was learned
about teaching and learning from the experience(s).
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Provided appropriate and sufficient example(s) of
working with students/children and an adequate discussion of what was learned
about teaching and learning from the experience(s).
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Provided highly relevant example(s) of experiences
working with students/children and an insightful discussion of what was
learned about teaching and learning from the experience(s).
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Dispositions – indicators needing improvement
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Failed to identify and/or discuss at least one
indicator for EACH of the 8 TEP dispositions.
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Identified and adequately discussed at least one
indicator for EACH of the 8 TEP dispositions.
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Provided a detailed and thoughtful discussion of at
least one indicator for EACH of the 8 TEP dispositions.
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Improvement plan for dispositions
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Failed to describe an adequate or relevant plan to
improve upon the identified areas for EACH of the 8 TEP dispositions.
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Described a clear and appropriate plan to improve
upon the identified areas for EACH of the 8 TEP dispositions.
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Described a detailed and thoughtful plan to improve
upon the identified areas for EACH of the 8 TEP dispositions.
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Organization of content
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Content lacks logical organization and is difficult
to follow.
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Content is sufficiently organized, cohesive, and
coherent within each section.
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Content is well organized, cohesive, and coherent
throughout the paper.
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Spelling, grammar, sentence structure, and writing
mechanics
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Paper is not written well; it contains excessive
errors in spelling, punctuation, and/or grammar. Common errors include
incomplete sentences, sentence fragments, run-on sentences, comma splices,
noun/pronoun disagreement, incorrect word forms, etc.
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Paper is written well; it contains appropriate
paragraphing, complete sentences, and no or few errors in spelling,
punctuation, or grammar.
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Paper is exceptionally well written; it contains no
mechanical, spelling, or grammatical errors and includes a variety of
sentence structures.
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