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Essay on teaching philosophy 
Essay on teaching philosophy
Students will write a personal essay that outlines their beliefs about basic aspects of early childhood education.
Rubric Code: M7B638
By Sisterteach
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Subject: Education  
Type: Writing  
Grade Levels: Undergraduate

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  Poor

1 pts

Fair

3 pts

Good

5 pts

Content

Relates to the four aspects of a student's teaching philosophy:
1) view of children and how children learn; 2) role of the teacher 3) program development 4) impact of social and political events on ECE field
60%
Poor

The essay addresses one or two of the four required aspects of the personal teaching philosophy
Fair

The essay addresses three of the four required aspects of the personal teaching philosophy
Good

The essay addresses all the required aspects of the personal teaching philosophy
Structure

Relates to the three parts of essay: introduction, body, conclusion. The supporting paragraphs support and develop the thesis. The conclusion summarizes the main ideas.
20%
Poor

The three parts of the essay are not identified. The main idea is not clearly stated. There is no logical relation between the parts of the essay.
Fair

All the three parts of the essay are present. The introduction contains a thesis statement. However, there are some faults in organization: 1) the body paragraphs generally support the thesis statement, but some ideas drift away from the main idea. AND/OR 2) the conclusion is not connected to the main ideas discussed in the essay.
Good

All the three parts of the essay are present. The introduction contains a clearly identifiable thesis statement. The body paragraphs clearly support the thesis statement with specific details. The conclusion briefly summarizes the ideas discussed in the essay.
Grammar, mechanics

Grammar and spelling are correct. Punctuation marks are used correctly. All the words are capitalized correctly
10%
Poor

There are many grammar, spelling, or mechanical errors, which makes the writer's ideas difficult to understand .
Fair

There are some errors in grammar, spelling, or mechanics, but they do not impede understanding the writer's ideas.
Good

The essay does not contain grammar, spelling, punctuation or capitalization errors.
References

Relates to avoiding plagiarism, in-text citations and references as well as using the required documentation style
10%
Poor

The author does not always cite sources AND the reference list has fewer than 3 sources OR sources are not cited according to APA style.
Fair

The author does not always cite sources OR the reference list has fewer than 3 sources OR sources are not cited according to APA style.
Good

The author cites sources both in text and in the reference list. The reference list has at least 3 sources. Sources are cited using APA style.



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