This assignment will use the Assignment Rubric displayed earlier in the course. Your original posts and responses are to be reflective of the current literature, clearly state your position and be brief but thorough. Your responses should also be respectful of the person whose post you are responding to. In this discussion, you will present two effective RTI and/or EBP strategies. You can do 2 of EBP or RTI or 2 of either one of the topics. Your discussion should reflect best practices as found in the literature and not a personal preference. Your posts do not have to be long but complete enough that others can understand the intervention or strategy and how it is used. Cite the literature you reviewed supporting your position.
RTI and EBP cover a lot of territory. Obviously, you could not cover the entire area of responses in these topics so focus your posts on a specific element(s) of RTI or EBP such as the state of the literature in these topics, issues, and problems with some element of RTI or EBP or issues with implementation of RTI or EBP. Please free to focus on any elements of EBP or RtI that you find interesting.
Rubic
Critera Ratings
Grasp of readings
Excellent
Writing and oral expression represents researched perspective, evidence and conclusions accurately, fairly, and eloquently; Demonstrates a firm understanding of the implications of researched arguments.
Good
Writing and oral presentation represents the researched perspective, evidence, and conclusions accurately but with little detail.
Developing
Writing and oral presentation mostly represents the researched perspective, evidence, and conclusions though not clearly and/or there are minor inaccuracies. Some opinion.
Needs Improvement
Writing and/or poor oral presentation represents the researched perspective, evidence, and/or conclusions. Mostly opinion.
Critical analysis
Excellent
Presents a clear, focused, and compelling position. Recognizes and presents the complexity of the issue.
Good
Position/opinions articulated well but needs more support and refining.
Developing
Analysis and thought are limited. Lacks support from research. Some opinion.
Needs Improvement
Vague and general comments. Mostly opinion.
Evidence
Excellent
Evidence is cited, detailed, and well-chosen. Evidence is clearly articulated.
Good
Evidence is well chosen but not well articulated, is not particularly presented and not clearly substantiated.
Developing
Evidence is weak and lacking in detail.
Some opinion.
Needs Improvement
Evidence does not support ideas. Mostly opinion.
Organization & Clarity
Excellent
Thoughts flow logically with good transitions, including supported research.
Good
Thoughts are mostly well-structured and mostly presented clearly.
Developing
Jumps from one idea to another without structure, transitions or connections.
Needs Improvement
Thoughts are not presented logically. Mostly opinion.
Mechanics
Excellent
When applicable, thoughts/paper are appropriately organized using APA format throughout. There are no incomplete or run on sentences. No spelling or grammar issues.
Good
Thoughts/paper is appropriately organized with only minor grammatical issues.
Developing
There are many formatting, spelling, word usage and grammar issues.
Needs Improvement
Unacceptable. There are incomplete and/or run-on sentence(s). Thoughts are characterized by spelling and grammar errors.
