Evaluation


Beginning

1

Developing

2

Accomplished

3

Exemplary

4

Score

Understanding of content (e.g., concepts, ideas, relationships among facts.) 

Demonstrates limited understanding of content. 

Demonstrates some understanding of content.

Demonstrates considerable understanding of content.
Demonstrates thorough understanding of content.

 

Use of planning skills (e.g., generating ideas, gathering information, focusing research, organizing information) 

Uses planning skills with limited effectiveness. 

Uses planning skills with some effectiveness.

Uses planning skills with considerable effectiveness.

Uses planning skills with a high degree of effectiveness.

 

Use of processing skills (e.g., analyzing, interpreting and evaluating data) Uses processing skills with limited effectiveness Uses processing skills with some effectiveness.
Uses processing skills with considerable effectiveness.Uses processing skills with a high degree of effectiveness.
Use of critical thinking processes (e.g., research, critical analysis, invention)Uses critical thinking processes with limited effectiveness.
Uses critical thinking processes with some effectiveness.Uses critical thinking processes with considerable effectiveness. Uses critical thinking processes with a high degree of effectiveness.
Expression and organization of ideas and information.

 

Expresses and organizes ideas and information with limited effectiveness.
Expresses and organizes ideas and information with some effectiveness.
Expresses and organizes ideas and information with considerable effectiveness.Expresses and organizes ideas and information with a high degree of effectiveness.
Making connections within and between various contexts. (e.g., between text, personal knowledge and experience)Makes connections within and between various contexts with limited effectiveness.
Makes connections within and between various contexts with some effectiveness.Makes connections within and between various contexts with considerable effectiveness.Makes connections within and between various contexts with a high degree of effectiveness.
Ability to work effectively in a team.

 

Worked with other team members with limited effectiveness.Worked with other team members with some effectiveness.Worked with other team members with considerable effectiveness.Worked with other team members with a high degree of effectiveness.
Use of class time.

 

Class time was used with limited effectiveness.
Class time was used with some effectiveness.Class time was used with considerable effectiveness.Class time was used with a high degree of effectiveness.

Group Presentation 

Presented material with limited effectiveness 

Presented material with some effectiveness

Presented material with considerable effectiveness

Presented material with a high degree of effectiveness