Writing Final Exam Scoring Rubrics Semester 2023-2024 | Môn Writing AE2 - Trường Đại học Quốc tế, Đại học Quốc gia Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh

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INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LANGUAGES -----------------
SAMPLE FINAL EXAMINATION Scoring rubrics Date: _/_/2023 Time: _:_ Offline Closed book Exam Duration: 60 minutes
Semester 1, 2023 – 2024
SUBJECT: WRITING AE2 (ID: EN011IU)
Approval by the School of Languages Signature
Checked by Writing AE2 coordinator Signature
Full name: Assoc.Prof. Pham Huu Duc
Full name: Dr. Nguyen Huy Cuong
Checked by Head of the Testing board Signature Full name: Dr. Vu Hoa Ngan
INSTRUCTIONS (100-score scale, equivalent to 40% of the course) 1. Purposes:
‒ Test students’ skills in making a summary from a given text/ source (CLO 2).
‒ Evaluate students’ knowledge and skills in writing an argumentative essay (CLO 1).
‒ Help students to use the acquired knowledge and skills in a writing research paper (CLO3).
2. Requirements:
‒ Write your FULL NAME and STUDENT ID below the Student Information. Missing name and ID may end up
with file loss and a zero in the result.
‒ Read the instructions carefully and write the answer(s) on the provided Answer sheet.
‒ All electronic devices, reference materials, discussion and material transfer are strictly prohibited. Plagiarism in
any form is strictly punished.
‒ Students are required to submit both the Test paper, scratch paper, and the Answer Sheet at the end of the test. 1 / 5 lOMoAR cPSD| 58137911 Task 1 : (30 points)
Read the following text and write a summary on the answer sheet. ELECTRORECEPTION
Open your eyes in sea water and it is difficult to see much more than a murky, bleary green colour. Sounds,
too, are garbled and difficult to comprehend. Without specialised equipment humans would be lost in these
deep sea habitats, so how do fish make it seem so easy? Much of this is due to a biological phenomenon known
as electroreception – the ability to perceive and act upon electrical stimuli as part of the overall senses. This
ability is only found in aquatic or amphibious species because water is an efficient conductor of electricity.
Electroreception comes in two variants. While all animals (including humans) generate electric signals,
because they are emitted by the nervous system, some animals have the ability – known as passive
electroreception – to receive and decode electric signals generated by other animals in order to sense their location.
Other creatures can go further still, however. Animals with active electroreception possess bodily organs that
generate special electric signals on cue. These can be used for mating signals and territorial displays as well
as locating objects in the water. Active electroreceptors can differentiate between the various resistances that
their electrical currents encounter. This can help them identify whether another creature is prey, predator or
something that is best left alone. Active electroreception has a range of about one body length – usually just
enough to give its host time to get out of the way or go in for the kill.
One fascinating use of active electroreception – known as the Jamming Avoidance Response mechanism – has
been observed between members of some species known as the weakly electric fish. When two such electric
fish meet in the ocean using the same frequency, each fish will then shift the frequency of its discharge so that
they are transmitting on different frequencies. Doing so prevents their electroreception faculties from
becoming jammed. Long before citizens’ band radio users first had to yell “Get off my frequency!” at hapless
novices cluttering the air waves, at least one species had found a way to peacefully and quickly resolve this type of dispute.
Electroreception can also play an important role in animal defences. Rays are one such example. Young ray
embryos develop inside egg cases that are attached to the sea bed. The embryos keep their tails in constant
motion so as to pump water and allow them to breathe through the egg’s casing. If the embryo’s
electroreceptors detect the presence of a predatory fish in the vicinity, however, the embryo stops moving (and
in so doing ceases transmitting electric currents) until the fish has moved on. Because marine life of various
types is often travelling past, the embryo has evolved only to react to signals that are characteristic of the
respiratory movements of potential predators such as sharks.
Many people fear swimming in the ocean because of sharks. In some respects, this concern is well grounded
– humans are poorly equipped when it comes to electroreceptive defence mechanisms. Sharks, meanwhile,
hunt with extraordinary precision. They initially lock onto their prey through a keen sense of smell (two thirds
of a shark’s brain is devoted entirely to its olfactory organs). As the shark reaches proximity to its prey, it tunes
into electric signals that ensure a precise strike on its target; this sense is so strong that the shark even attacks
blind by letting its eyes recede for protection.
Normally, when humans are attacked it is purely by accident. Since sharks cannot detect from electroreception
whether or not something will satisfy their tastes, they tend to “try before they buy”, taking one or two bites
and then assessing the results (our sinewy muscle does not compare well with plumper, softer prey such as
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heightened by salt in the blood which creates the perfect setting for a feeding frenzy. In areas where shark
attacks on humans are likely to occur, scientists are exploring ways to create artificial electroreceptors that
would disorient the sharks and repel them from swimming beaches.
There is much that we do not yet know concerning how electroreception functions. Although researchers have
documented how electroreception alters hunting, defence and communication systems through observation,
the exact neurological processes that encode and decode this information are unclear. Scientists are also
exploring the role electroreception plays in navigation. Some have proposed that salt water and magnetic fields
from the Earth’s core may interact to form electrical currents that sharks use for migratory purposes. SUMMARY
According to the essay, electroreception includes two factors: while active electroreception which is all animals ( consisting in
humans) overspread eletric signals by nervous system, passive electroreception receive and decode electric signals so as to sense
their habitants. In research using of active electroreception-as Jamming Avoidance response mechanism in weakly electric fish,
which allow them to advoid interference by shifting discharge frequences when two such electric fish meet in the ocean. In addition,
electroreception has a significant position in animal defences. A good example is young ray embryos, which is only to react to
signals the movement of potential predators such as sharks. There are many people fear swimming in the ocean due to the scare of
sharks. This is because they do not have equipped when it comes to electroreceptive defence machanisms. Researchers are
investigating in artificial electroreceptors to protect humans and exploring the role of electroreception in navigation, potentially
involving Earth's magnetic fields Suggested keys
Tentative answer and rubrics CATEGORIES CRITERIA POINTS CLO Accuracy and
‒ The summary contains all of the key ideas in the 10 CLOs 1, 2 completeness of
original, reflecting complete and accurate information the content (10 about the source. pts) Paraphrasing
‒ All sentences should reveal students’ ability in varying 10 CLOs 1, 3 (10 pts)
the language to avoid repetition. Organization (5
‒ The summary starts with a general evaluation and 3 CLOs 1, 3 pts)
includes several sub-topics that explain key ideas from the original. 2
‒ The summary is organized and coherent. Grammar, usage
‒ All sentences are clear, accurate and complete. The 3 CLOs 1, 3 and mechanics
‒ summary contains one or two minor errors, but 2 (5 pts)
these do not obscure the meaning. Total 30 Task 2 : (70 points)
Write an argumentative essay of about 350 words on ONE of the following topics:
1. Some students think cheating at school is really a serious moral offence.
To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement?
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own experience or knowledge.
Pay attention to the use of academic language and a clear text structure.
2. Computer games should be used for instructional purposes.
To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement?
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own experience or knowledge.
Pay attention to the use of academic language and a clear text structure. lOMoAR cPSD| 58137911 Suggested rubrics Content
All main points relevant to the topic The 20 CLOs essay question fully answers 1,2,3 Organization
Topic and purpose of the essay discussed in the introduction 20 CLOs
Each main point discussed in a paragraph 1,2,3
All main points summarized and rephrased in the conclusion Coherence
Paragraphs are ordered in a systematic manner based on, for 15 CLOs
example, importance, priority, etc. 1,2,3
Compare/contrast transitions are properly used. Style and Tone
Formal writing with full forms 15 CLOs Polite writing 1,2,3 Academic vocabulary
1. Some students think cheating at school is really a serious moral offence
About the problems of defrauding at school, which is popular in the school community. Therefore, there
are two arguments on this case. Some people advocated that cheating in the exam at schools is a normal
issues and do not impact significantly on moral offence. On the other hand, some critics argued that the
troubles of pocketing in examination is a unacceptable behaviour and effect on moral offence of this
individual. It is vitual that cheating is a behaviour effect on serious moral offence.
First of all, cheating at school is a unforgivable behaviour, people or candidates will feel unfair in this
examination. This is because most of students and candidates who learn by heart all the contents of lessons
and they have knowledge about these lesson to prepare for this exam. While some of people using cheating
which is the negative ways to complete the exam with highest score, this problem will make this
examination is unfair with others.
Secondly, supporters of defrauding at school hold that the problems of cheating during the exam are not
serious, they are also the normal trouble in social. However, it is those distorted thoughts that make things
become more and more wrong. Some of students who simply think that the trouble copying documents
during the exam is normal because their lack of knowledge or memorize lessons. That’s why reasons
creating the unfair in competitions. Therefore, these issues about cheating is condemned as part of a serious ethical violation at school.
Thirdly, those who favor the pocketing at school contend that given the immense pressure on sudents to
achieve the top grades, they agrue that cheating becomes a copying mechanism to manage unrealistic
expectation. On the other hand, these behaviour mechanisms will harm themselves. For example, when
they are caught copying documents, they will be made record and deduct 25% of the score. That is in terms
of regulations in the examination, but about the ethical behaviour, other students in exam who feel
inequitable about the exam because they study decently and upright, another ones are cheating thoughout.
Hence, the cheating is a serious problem about ethical volation at school. lOMoAR cPSD| 58137911
In conclusion, the cheating is a serious problem in moral offence