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Content Accuracy - Genetics

All information provided by the student on the wiki is accurate and all the requirements of the assignment have been met.

Almost all the information provided by the student on the wiki is accurate and all requirements of the assignment have been met.

Almost all of the information provided by the student on the wiki is accurate and almost all of the requirements have been met.

There are several inaccuracies in the content provided by the students OR many of the requirements were not met.

Content Accuracy - Other topics (Cell-make-up, Macromolecules, Rs, others)

All information provided by the student on the wiki is accurate and all the requirement of the assignment have been met.

Organization

Learning of Material

Wiki was exceptionally organized and it was very easy to navigate through the wiki.

The student has an exceptional understanding of the material included in the site and where to find additional information. Can easily answer questions about the content and procedures used to make the web site.

Wiki was well organized and it was easy to navigate through the wiki.

The student has a good understanding of the material included in the site. Can easily answer questions about the content and procedures used to make the web site.

Wiki was organized and we could navigate through the wiki.

The student has a fair understanding of the material included in the site. Can easily answer most questions about the content and procedures used to make the web site.

Wiki was not organized and/or it was difficult to navigate.

Student did not appear to learn much from this project. Cannot answer most questions about the content and the procedures used to make the web site.

Interest

The author has made an exceptional attempt to make the content of this wiki interesting to the people for whom it is intended.

The author has tried to make the content of this wiki interesting to the people for whom it is intended.

The author has put lots of information in the wiki but there is little evidence that the person tried to present the information in an interesting way.

The author has provided only the minimum amount of information and has not transformed the information to make it more interesting to the audience (e.g., has only provided a list of links to the content of others).

Links (content)

All links point to high quality, up-to-date, credible sites.

Almost all links point to high quality, up-to-date, credible sites.

Most links point to high quality, up-to-date, credible sites.

Less than 3/4 of the links point to high quality, up-to-date, credible sites.

Author has at least 5 links on EACH page to both other websites AND author-built pages.

Spelling and Grammar

There are no errors in spelling, punctuation or grammar in the final draft of the Web site.

There are 1-3 errors in spelling, punctuation or grammar in the final draft of the Web site.

There are 4-5 errors in spelling, punctuation or grammar in the final draft of the Web site.

There are more than 5 errors in spelling, punctuation or grammar in the final draft of the Web site.

Work Ethic

Student always uses classroom project time well. Conversations are primarily focused on the project and things needed to get the work done and are held in a manner that typically does not disrupt others.

Student usually uses classroom project time well. Most conversations are focused on the project and things needed to get the work done and are held in a manner that typically does not disrupt others.

Student usually uses classroom project time well, but occasionally distracts others from their work.

Student does not use classroom project time well OR typically is disruptive to the work of others.

Copyright

Easy-to-locate and accurate citations for all borrowed material. No material is included from Web sites that state that permission is required unless permission has been obtained.

Easy-to-locate and accurate citations for almost all borrowed material. No material is included from Web sites that state that permission is required unless permission has been obtained.

Easy-to-locate and accurate citations for most borrowed material. No material is included from Web sites that state that permission is required unless permission has been obtained.

Borrowed materials are not properly documented OR material was borrowed without permission from a site that requires permission

Graphics

Graphics are related to the theme/purpose of the site, are thoughtfully cropped, are of high quality and enhance reader interest or understanding.

Graphics are related to the theme/purpose of the site, are of good quality and enhance reader interest or understanding.

Graphics are related to the theme/purpose of the site, and are of good quality.

Graphics seem randomly chosen, are of low quality, OR distract the reader.