Philippine Christian University – Dasmarinas

Aguinaldo Highway, Sampaloc 1, City of Dasmarinas, Cavite

_______ Semester, Academic Year ______

INTRODUCTION TO POLITICAL ANALYSIS AND RESEARCH

Assessment Sheet

Name: Enabling Assessment No. & Title: Chapter 1-Research Fundamentals

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Discussion Questions:

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Rubric
Thesis • Easily understood with insightful and interesting proposition. It is clear and plausible. Logic and Arguments • Arguments are
reasonable, clear, precise, and accurate. It is easily identifiable with clear supporting arguments and counter-arguments. Style and
20 – 19 points
Structure • Sentences are easily understood with evident, explained information of ideas and concepts. Essay is focused and unified with
Excellent
excellent transitions between points. Citation and Sources * Used of in-text citation is correct, and resources are cited in correct APA
citation format.
Thesis • Generally understood with clear, acceptable, and appropriate proposition, but thought is slightly unclear. Logic and Structure •
Arguments are clear with logic ideas and concepts. However, some counter-arguments are not fully explained or logically expressed. Style
18 - 17 points
and Structure • Sentences are slightly understood due to lack of unexplained information of ideas and concepts. Essay is sometimes
Satisfactory
unified, but often not unified due to insufficient transitions between points. Citation and Sources * Used of in-text citation is correct, but some
points and arguments often not cited. Some resources are not cited correctly, and some details are missing or insufficient.
Thesis • Unclear and poorly articulated, lacking in insight and originality. Logic and Arguments • Arguments are in poor quality with
16 – 15 points
undeveloped ideas and concepts, not logically constructed. Style and Structure • Sentences are inconsistently written due to insufficient
Needs
ideas and concepts. Essay is not academically written and structured, often no transition between points. Citation and Sources * Used of in-
Improvement
text citation is often not observed. Some resources are cited incorrectly with missing or insufficient details.

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