ETEC 424.01W EPS Peer Review Educational Philosophical Statement Rubric (EPS Rubric) Criterion Undocumented 0 Minimal 1 Basic 2 Proficient 3 Advanced 4 Comments Unacceptable Unacceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Idea Development The statement does not The statement Statement Using Using sound 4 address the author’s views expresses the logically generally assumptions Your philosophy clearly states about the purposes of author’s views develops the sound and the principles of education. Your education, guiding about the author’s views assumptions arguments, experiences as a parent and as educational principles, purposes of about the and the statement understanding of learning, education, purposes of arguments, logically an instructor has helped you and/or the most guiding education, based on develops the gain the knowledge on effective appropriate strategies for educational guiding practical author’s strategies that will work in the teaching. The statement is principles, educational experience, views about field of education. You have incoherent or extremely understanding principles, the statement the purposes also gained knowledge to brief or contains major of learning, understanding logically of education, identify student’s needs. logical inconsistencies. and/or the most of learning, develops the guiding appropriate and/or the author’s educational strategies for most views about principles, teaching, but is appropriate the purposes understanding ambiguous or strategies for of education, of learning, not connected. teaching. guiding and/or the However, the educational most statement is principles, appropriate not always understanding strategies for consistent of learning, teaching. The and/or and/or the statement convincing. most includes appropriate sound ethical strategies for or teaching. psychological arguments and not just practical ones. Illustrative No illustrative Supporting Examples in Supporting Specific 4 Examples examples are included. examples are support of examples examples The examples that you have inadequate or of points are from the from the provided give a good picture of unclear relevant but writer’s writer’s why you want to become a relevance. general or not experience personal based are specific experience, teacher. Sounds like role models inexperience. and pertinent. academic have been an inspiration to you work, or field to become an educator. Also, experience your experiences have been a illustrate big eye opener to you on what points in a students need to be successful in vivid or the classroom. I know you will memorable way. be a very caring teacher! Quality of Writing The statement is very The statement, The statement The In addition to difficult to read because though is statement is being clear, 2 of its style, usage, comprehensible, understandable clear, well well Your philosophy in education mechanics, or has obvious plus two of the organized, organized, was very enjoyable to read but, I organization. problems in two following: free from free from of the following 1) organized, errors of errors of noticed some orthographic areas: style, 2) free from mechanics mechanics mistakes. Please make sure to usage, and errors of and usage, and usage, use the correct punctuation mechanics, or mechanics and written in and written in when writing sentences. By organization. and usage, an an doing this you could avoid run- 3) in an appropriate appropriate on sentences. There are some appropriate academic academic websites that could be beneficial academic style. style, the style. statement: to help write papers without 1) has a errors. single, unifying theme and 2) is strongly suggestive of the writer’s voice.