To support student assessment and evaluation, we have prepared a generic assessment rubric for your use. Feel free to adapt to your own purposes.
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Absent / Incomplete |
LEVEL 1 (Below Expectations) |
LEVEL 2 (Approaches Expectations) |
LEVEL 3 (Meets Expectations) |
LEVEL 4 (Exceeds Expectations) |
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Understanding Content (e.g., ideas, opinions, concepts, relationships among facts)
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Demonstrates limited understanding of content |
Demonstrates some understanding of content |
Demonstrates considerable understanding of content |
Demonstrates thorough understanding of content |
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Understanding Context(s) (e.g., relationship of content to big ideas, such as “fairness,” “democracy,” and “inclusion vs. exclusion;” themes; frameworks)
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Demonstrates limited understanding of context(s) |
Demonstrates some understanding of context(s) |
Demonstrates considerable understanding of context(s) |
Demonstrates thorough understanding of context(s) |
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Applying Critical Thinking Skills (e.g., analyzing, evaluating, inferring, interpreting, revising, refining, reviewing, reflecting, forming conclusions, detecting bias, synthesizing)
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Uses critical thinking skills with limited effectiveness |
Uses critical thinking skills with some effectiveness |
Uses critical thinking skills with considerable effectiveness |
Uses critical thinking skills with a high degree of effectiveness |
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Using Collaborative Group Learning Skills (e.g., communication skills, questioning, active listening, problem solving, focus on task, level of engagement, teamwork)
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Shows communication skills and collaborative group learning skills with limited effectiveness |
Shows communication skills and collaborative group learning skills with some effectiveness |
Shows communication skills and collaborative group learning skills with considerable effectiveness |
Shows communication skills and collaborative group learning skills with a high degree of effectiveness |
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Demonstrating Civic Disposition (e.g., respects diversity of opinion, recognizes that rights come with responsibilities, considers what is good for society as a whole)
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Expresses few civic dispositions |
Expresses some civic dispositions |
Expresses few civic dispositions |
Expresses a considerable number and range of civic dispositions |