Graduate Quantitative Reasoning Rubric
| Analytic Inquiry | Quantitative Fluency | Visual Representations of Data and Information (e.g., tables and graphs) |
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|---|---|---|---|
| 4 (Advanced) |
1. Develops and implements new ideas, techniques, or methods. OR
2. In-depth application of existing analytical methods that generate new insights. |
Development of new, or revision of, existing logical, mathematical, or statistical methods. |
1. Innovative and creative visual representations (e.g., tables, graphs, schematics) of data or concepts are complete and accurate. 2. Visual representations are effectively utilized to make conclusions that are correct, detailed, and consistent with the visual representations.
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| 3 (Competent) |
Disaggregates, reformulates, and adapts principal ideas, techniques, or methods at the forefront of the field of study. | Uses and is able to justify the logical, mathematical, or statistical methods appropriate to addressing a topic or issue in a primary field. |
1. Visual representations of data or concepts are accurate. 2. Conclusions are consistent with the visual representations. |
| 2 (Emerging) |
Uses principal ideas, techniques, or methods of the field of study. | Uses logical, mathematical, or statistical methods appropriate to addressing a topic or issue in a primary field. |
1. Visual representations contain minor flaws, inaccuracies, or inconsistencies, and may be difficult to understand. 2. Conclusions contain minor inaccuracies or lack sufficient detail but are generally consistent with the visual representations. |
| 1 (Beginning) |
Inconsistent or inappropriate use of principal ideas, techniques, or methods of the field of study. | Inaccurate or inappropriate uses of logical, mathematical, or statistical methods. |
1. Visual representations are inaccurate, imprecise, and/or inappropriate. 2. Conclusions contain inconsistencies with the visual representations. |