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Foundations of Assessment Assignment Guide and Rubric

HSP3U – Introduction to Anthropology, Psychology, and Sociology, Grade 11 University


Preparation

1. Curriculum Expectations:

From the Research and Inquiry Skills strand, the following specific expectations are selected:

- A1.1: Explore a variety of topics related to anthropology, psychology, and sociology to


identify topics for research and inquiry.
- A2.1: Create appropriate research plans to investigate their selected topics, ensuring that
their plans follow ethical guidelines.
- A2.2: Locate and select information relevant to their investigations from a variety of
primary and secondary sources.
- A3.5: Synthesize findings and formulate conclusions.
- A4.1: Use an appropriate format to communicate the results of their research and inquiry
effectively for a specific purpose and audience.

Categories of learning:

The assessment will target:


- Knowledge and Understanding: Understanding research topics and concepts.
- Thinking: Developing and refining research plans, evaluating sources, and synthesizing
findings.
- Communication: Effectively presenting research findings using proper terminology and
formatting.
- Application: Applying research skills to design ethical, real-world investigations.

Student-Friendly Expectations:

In this assignment, student will:

- Pick a Topic (A1.1)


o Choose a topic about people, cultures, or behavior (anthropology, psychology, or
sociology) to focus on for your project.
- Plan Your Research (A2.1)
o Make a step-by-step plan for your research and follow the rules to make sure it’s
fair and respectful.
- Find Information (A2.2)

o Collect information for your project from different sources, including interviews,
surveys, books, or websites.
- Put It All Together (A3.5)

o Organize what you’ve learned and use it to draw clear conclusions.


- Present Your Work (A4.1)
o Share what you found in a way that makes sense for your audience, like a
slideshow, a poster, or a written report.
2. Assignment Instructions and Rubric:

1. Choose a Topic

 Pick a topic related to human behavior, society, or culture (e.g., the effects of social
media, identity development, or cultural traditions).
2. Make a Research Plan

 Create a plan to guide your research. Include the following:


o The goal of your project: What do you want to learn?
o The steps you will take: Write a list of steps in the order you will complete them
(e.g., "1. Research background information. 2. Create a survey. 3. Interview
participants.").
o The tools you will use: Will you use surveys, interviews, online articles, or other
methods?
o Ethics: Ensure your plan respects privacy and avoids bias (e.g., do not include
personal or sensitive questions in surveys without permission).
3. Gather Information

 Collect information from at least three different sources:


o Primary sources (e.g., interviews, surveys, observations).
o Secondary sources (e.g., books, academic articles, documentaries).
 Check your sources to make sure they are reliable and relevant to your topic.
4. Analyze and Organize Your Information

 Review all the information you’ve collected:


o Identify key patterns, connections, or surprising findings.
o Ask yourself: How does this information answer my research question?
o Decide which information is most important for your presentation.
 Organize your findings into clear sections (e.g., introduction, main findings, conclusion).
5. Create Your Presentation

Follow these steps to create a polished and professional presentation:

1. Choose Your Format


a. Select one of the following formats: slideshow (e.g., PowerPoint), written report,
poster, or video.
b. Ensure your format fits your topic and audience (e.g., use visuals for a slideshow
or a formal tone for a report).
2. Create an Outline
a. Divide your presentation into sections:
i. Introduction: Briefly explain your topic and research question.
ii. Methodology: Explain how you conducted your research (e.g., "I used
surveys and reviewed three articles.").
iii. Findings: Present the most important information you discovered.
iv. Conclusion: Summarize your main ideas and explain why they are
important.
v. References: List all your sources in APA format.
3. Add Visuals or Supporting Materials
a. Include visuals (e.g., graphs, charts, images) to help explain your findings.
b. Use captions to describe each visual clearly.
4. Check for Clarity and Organization
a. Make sure your presentation is easy to follow:
i. Use headings for each section.
ii. Write in complete sentences and use simple, clear language.
Evaluation Criteria:

Your work will be graded based on the following:

Criteria Excellent Good Satisfactory Needs


Improvement
Choosing a The topic is The topic is The topic is The topic is
Research Topic specific, specific and somewhat unclear, too
focused, and mostly connected to broad, or does
clearly connected to anthropology, not connect to
connected to anthropology, psychology, or anthropology,
anthropology, psychology, or sociology but is psychology, or
psychology, or sociology. too broad or sociology.
sociology. vague.

Planning Your The research The research The research The research
Research plan has detailed plan has clear plan is missing plan is
steps, includes steps, considers some steps, has incomplete, does
ethical ethics, and limited ethical not consider
considerations, includes considerations, ethics, or lacks
and uses effective tools. or does not tools for
effective tools include effective research.
(e.g., surveys, tools.
interviews).
Finding and The research The research The research The research
Using Sources uses many uses reliable uses some uses few or
reliable and sources that are sources, but poor-quality
high-quality mostly related to sources that are
they are not
sources (e.g., the topic. not useful or
interviews, always reliable related to the
books, websites) or related to topic.
that are directly the topic.
related to the
topic.

Explaining Your The presentation The presentation The presentation The presentation
Findings explains the explains the includes some does not clearly
results of the research results explanation of explain the
research clearly and connects the research research results
and connects all most findings to results, but or connect them
findings to the the research connections to to the research
research question. The the research question. The
question. The conclusions are question or conclusions are
conclusions are supported with evidence are not supported by
well-supported evidence. missing or weak. evidence.
with evidence.

Designing and The presentation The presentation The presentation The presentation
Presenting Your is well- is organized, is somewhat is disorganized,
Work organized, easy easy to follow, organized, but difficult to
to follow, and and includes parts are follow, or
includes visuals some visuals or confusing or missing visuals
or tools that help tools that help missing visuals or tools that help
explain the topic explain the or tools that help explain the
effectively. topic. explain the topic.
topic.

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