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Rubric for peer review
Updated January 27, 2009
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Please indicate the quality of the submission and provide comments in each major section.
| Characteristics of the uploaded document | ||
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| Subject area: Does the content fit within the discipline of ecology? |
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| [ ] Yes. | [ ] Partially. | [ ] No. It is more closely related to another discipline. |
| Learning Objectives: Are learning objectives clearly stated? Does the resource as it is conceived and presented help instructors and/or students achieve these objectives? |
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| [ ] Yes. | [ ] They are somewhat unclear or unsupported by the activity. | [ ] No. The activity does not seem to support the learning objectives, or they are not clearly stated. |
| Timeline: Does the time required for the major parts of the activity (both instructor preparation and student procedure) seem reasonable? |
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| [ ] Yes. | [ ] The timeline needs some editing. | [ ] No. The time required is vague or seems unrealistic. |
| Teacher instructions: Is the procedure for instructors clear, organized, and complete? If applicable, is there a complete materials list? |
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| [ ] Yes. | [ ] It requires some editing or needs additional information. | [ ] No. The instructions are incomplete. |
| Student instructions: Is the procedure for students clear and complete? If applicable, are prerequisite student knowledge and skills listed? |
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| [ ] Yes. | [ ] It requires some editing or needs additional information. | [ ] No. The instructions are incomplete. |
| Safety: Are any applicable safety issues addressed? Does the description provide any key information needed to interpret the photograph? |
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| [ ] Yes. | [ ] Some safety issues need clarification. | [ ] No. An important safety issue is not addressed. |
| Student engagement: Is the resource designed to actively engage students? |
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| [ ] Yes. | [ ] It involves some active engagement. | [ ] No. It does not actively engage students. |
| Innovation: Does the activity present new concepts or meet learning objectives in an new way? Note: not required but encouraged. |
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| [ ] Yes. | [ ] It includes something new. | [ ] No. It does not include anything new. |
| Accessible language: Is the language used in the resource and its metadata descriptions worded so that a non-ecologist who is teaching ecology can understand them? Are any specialized terms defined? |
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| [ ] Yes. | [ ] There are one or two undefined specialized terms. | [ ] No. There is significant use of jargon. |
| Characteristics of the submitted metadata | ||
| Ecological metadata | ||
| Title: Is the title accurate? It is descriptive enough to be helpful when someone searches for resources? |
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| [ ] Yes. | [ ] It needs better description or minor corrections. | [ ] No. It does not reflect the submission. |
| Ecological Significance: Is the ecological significance of the activity clearly and accurately explained? Does the description provide any information needed understand the ecological context? |
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| [ ] Yes. | [ ] It needs better description or minor corrections. | [ ] No. Ecological significance is inaccurate or unclear. |
| Core Ecological Concepts: Are the selected ecological concepts appropriate for the resource? Are these the categories where you would expect to find the resource is you were browsing? |
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| [ ] Yes. | [ ] One concept should be changed. | [ ] These categories are not where I would expect to find this resource. |
| Uniqueness: Does this activity contribute something new to the current EcoEd Digital Library catalog? Does it fill a gap in the existing resources? |
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| [ ] Yes. | [ ] Somewhat. It would still be a useful contribution for EcoEd DL. | [ ] No. It is of the same or poorer quality than very similar existing content. |
| Pedagogical metadata | ||
| Audience level: Is the activity appropriate for the intended education level(s)? |
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| [ ] Yes. | [ ] Somewhat. It would be useful for some students at this level(s). | [ ] No. It's inappropriate for students at this education level(s). |
| Ways to use this learning resource: Does the author briefly summarize how the activity can be used effectively in the classroom? Is it clear what concepts and/or skills students should learn during the activity? |
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| [ ] Yes. | [ ] It needs more detail or some edits for clarity. | [ ] No. Classroom use is inadequately described or very unclear. |