Assessment

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Instructor: Dr. Eugene Takle Email: gstakle@iastate.edu Office: 3010 Agronomy

Teaching assistant: Mike Taber Email: mtaber@iastate.edu Office: 3010 Agronomy

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Portfolio Assessment for Block 1

Assignments		Due Dates	Standards		Points Possible
			Unacceptable Standards	Acceptable Standards
Informal Internet discussion on lecture topics	Electronic dialog homepage or access each discussion page from lecture pages	February 17	Minimum 5 entries		5
			Responded to at least 2 other students		5
			Received at least on response from another student		5
Post-lecture activity	1:1 Overview lecture	January 15	No response made; repeat of someone else's response	Temperature comparison reported as requested	7
Post-lecture activity	1:2 Evolution of the Earth's atmosphere	January 17	No discussion of cloud movement, or incorrect direction described	Correct recognition of different directions of movement at different locations	8
Web discussion of ethical issue	Block 1:$3.00/gallon for gasoline	February 17	Restates someone else's position; shallow thinking, idea unrelated to topic; disrespectful of other views	Presents an idea not already given; reveals senior-level thinking; promotes discussion; respects other views	5
Web discussion of block topic	Block 1:Iron solution	February 17	Restates someone else's position; shallow thinking, idea unrelated to topic; disrespectful of other views	Presents an idea not already given; reveals senior-level thinking; promotes discussion; respects other views	10
Review paper of a journal article	Submit paper topic on Atmospheric chemistry	February 3	Reference is from a secondary, unrefereed source	Reference is from a primary, refereed source	No points
	Submit paper on Atmospheric chemistry	February 10
			Relying on information from course text or unrefereed source	Summary of a refereed paper; indicates student originality	5
			Not presenting material beyond that presented in class	Demonstrates senior-level library research; synthesizes article with class materials	4
			Paper consists of phrases cut from journal article	Paper demonstrates senior-level analysis and interpretation of research results	4
			Lacking organization (no headings or paragraph divisions, lack of continuity)	Well organized; paper flows nicely	4
			Having numerous grammatical mistakes	Few or no grammatical mistakes	4
			Having numerous misspellings	Few or no misspellings	4
Sub-total points for paper					25
Exam 1					30
Total points for block					100

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Completed Work

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