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Guide for Primary Trait Scoring of Thesis Support
Essays in Finance
 

Grading Criteria

Support of Theses
A. Clarity of support:  

B. Logic (relationship of support to thesis):

 
C. Sources of support  

      1. Quantity

  
      2. Quality  
Total microtheme grade  
Specific Features of Your Microtheme
  Grammatical errors are numerous enough to interfere with understanding your response.
  The organization of your response is not clear.
  The logic of your support is confusing or does not make sense.
  Your conclusions are not warranted by your support.
  Your support is too imprecise or too general.
(from John C. Bean, Engaging Ideas, San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1996. 261)
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