Activity Guide and Evaluation Rubric - Task 1 - Introduction To The Social Science
Activity Guide and Evaluation Rubric - Task 1 - Introduction To The Social Science
1. Activity Description
To recognize basic concepts related to the Social Science studies through the contrast
of previous knowledge and information given in the course material.
The activity consists of:
Individually, present a PDF. Document with answers to the three suggested questions,
based on general information from the course, to develop this task, follow these steps:
Step 1: Explore the course, read, and analyze the Syllabus that you will find in the
Learning Environment. In it, the student will read the objectives, recognize the units,
download the references, and analyze the number of materials that must be read. It
is important to check the dates proposed for the course development. Please focus on
the individual activities and those that are collaborative, and the dates/times you are
planning to work on as the steps you will follow. If possible, read or download the
activity guides.
Step 2: Go to the collaborative learning environment and enter the forum of Task 1,
introduce yourself and write the expectations you have about the course.
Step 3: Watch the video “An animated introduction to Social Science” its link is
available in the suggested bibliographical references for Unit 1.
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2. How can I use the theory seen in the video nowadays?
3. In your opinion, which is the Social Science field that could be used the most in
the Language Classroom? Why?
In the Learning Environment, you must: access the course syllabus, download
the guide, and check the links of the documents you must consider for the
development of the activity.
In the Evaluation Environment, you must: submit the final document, which
meets the requirements from the guide.
A PDF. Document containing a cover page, the expectations of the course, the
answers to the proposed questions in the activity guide and a page with all the
references of the documents used for the development of the task using APA style.
Evidences of collaborative work:
No collaborative evidence is required in this activity.
Please keep in mind that all individual or collaborative written products must comply
with the spelling rules and presentation conditions defined in this activity guide.
Regarding the use of references, consider that the product of this activity must
comply with APA style.
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In any case, make sure you comply with the rules and avoid academic plagiarism.
You can review your written products using the Turnitin tool found in the virtual
campus.
Under the Academic Code of Conduct, the actions that infringe the academic order,
among others, are the following: paragraph e) Plagiarism is to present as your own
work all or part of a written report, task or document of invention carried out by
another person. It also implies the use of citations or lack of references, or it
includes citations where there is no match between these and the reference and
paragraph f) To reproduce, or copy for profit, educational resources or results of
research products, which have rights reserved for the University. (Acuerdo 029 - 13
de diciembre de 2013, artículo 99)
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of 25 points of Low level: There is no evidence of participation in the activity
the activity. forum.
If your work is at this level, you can get between 0
points and 3 points
High level: The answers to all the questions demonstrate
Second evaluation course exploration and reflection of the video and the course
criterion: contents.
If your work is at this level, you can get between 7 points
Give high quality and 10 points
answers to the
proposed questions Average level: The answers to the questions demonstrate
in the activity some course exploration of the video and the course contents.
guide. If your work is at this level, you can get between 4 points
and 6 points
This criterion
represents 10 Low level: The answers to the questions do not demonstrate
points of the total course exploration of the video and the course contents, or there
of 25 points of is no evidence of course exploration and reflection.
the activity. If your work is at this level, you can get between 0
points and 3 points
High level: The final document presented contains the answers
to all the proposed questions, and a clear reflection related to
Third evaluation
the contents of the course, and the list of the references built
criterion:
according to the APA style.
If your work is at this level, you can get between 4 points
Present a final
and 5 points
document that
contains the
Average level: The final document presented partially contain
answers to the
the answers to the proposed questions, and a clear reflection
proposed questions.
related to the contents of the course, and the list of the
references built according to the APA style.
This criterion
If your work is at this level, you can get between 2 points
represents 5
and 3 points
points of the total
of 25 points of
Low level: There is no evidence of a final document delivered.
the activity.
If your work is at this level, you can get between 0 point
and 1 point.