Wikipedia talk:Education program archive/Duquesne University/UCOR 143 Global and Cultural Perspectives (Spring 2015)/Grading

Grading

Wikipedia contributions will be graded as follows:

	0 points	2 points	4 points
20% Approved Article	The article referenced was not from a peer reviewed article.	The article was from a peer-reviewed source but dated more than six years ago.	The article was from a peer-reviewed journal within the last 6 years.
20% Appropriately Situated into Wikipedia	Unaware of the topic themes and how they interrelate.	Demonstrates knowledge of the topic but places information out of context.	Themes are addressed in proper context. Citation is correctly formatted.
20% Knowledge of Religion or Spirituality	Failure to tie the article into the topic of religion or spirituality.	Summarizes the article’s outline.	Illustrates several unique insights into the religion and spirituality the article communicated.
20% Idea Analysis	Lacks basic understanding of the issue or assignment, little or no analysis.	Demonstrates basic understanding of the issue or assignment, at times resorts to summarizing rather than analysis.	Original, thoughtful and perceptive, demonstrating complete command of the material.
20% Grammar	Numerous errors that show lack of care and impede understanding of argument, notable mechanical errors.	Some errors, uneven use of language, occasionally errant sentence structure or inappropriate word choice.	Free of errors; good use of language, none or few mechanical errors and on time.