The sampler is a potpourri of rubrics based on a
variety of criteria applicable to many subject areas including ICT, Language
Arts, Mathematics, Science and Social Studies. The rubric samples originate
from performance assessments developed by teachers working with the Alberta
Assessment Consortium (AAC).
The language used within each rubric needs to be
understandable to students. Student involvement in discussing, designing,
selecting or modifying criteria and rubric language is essential in order to
realize the learning and assessment potential of performance assessments and
rubrics.
The sampler is a resource for developing your own
performance assessments and rubrics.
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Level
Criteria |
4
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3
Proficient
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2
Adequate
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1
Limited * |
Insufficient /
Blank * |
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Identifies and supports favorite
part
(Add outcome code with each
criteria)
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Identifies precisely what was liked and includes significant
supporting evidence |
Identifies
what was liked and includes supporting evidence |
Identifies what
was liked and includes some supporting evidence |
Identifies what
was liked with little, if any supporting evidence |
No score is
awarded because there is insufficient evidence of student
performance based on the requirements of the assessment task.
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Expresses feelings
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Expresses
feelings eloquently and with conviction
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Expresses feelings clearly |
Expresses
feelings incompletely |
Expresses few,
if any feelings |
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Summarizes main idea
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Summarizes main
idea thoroughly and insightfully |
Summarizes main
idea |
Summarizes main
idea partially
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Unable to
summarize main idea
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Illustrates opinions
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Chooses visuals
and sounds that effectively and completely support opinions
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Chooses visuals
and sounds that support opinions |
Chooses visuals
and sounds that provide incomplete support for opinions |
Chooses visuals
and sounds that offer little, or no support for opinions
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Collects data
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Collects relevant data and enters it accurately on the tally sheet |
Collects
data and completes tally sheet correctly |
Collects data,
but tally sheet contains some errors |
Collects little
data and produces an incomplete tally sheet |
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Displays data
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Accurately
displays data using rank ordering and skillful organization
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Accurately
displays data using rank ordering |
Displays data
using rank ordering with some errors |
Displays data
unclearly or in a confusing way
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Makes a
recommendation
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Uses data to
make an insightful, creative recommendation about preferences
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Uses data to
make a recommendation about preferences |
Uses data to
make a recommendation about preferences that are partially supported
by the data
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Makes a
recommendation about preferences that are not based on the data |
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Presents data
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Uses technology
to effectively display data that is organized and easy to interpret
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Uses
technology to display data that is accurate and clear |
Uses technology
to display compiled data, but presentation may be muddled or contain
errors |
Uses technology
to present incomplete data that does little to assist in solving the
problem
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Draws conclusions
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Uses technology
to create a menu that represents a thoughtful interpretation of the
data
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Uses technology
to create a menu that represents an accurate interpretation of the
data |
Uses technology
to create a menu that partially reflects the data |
Uses technology
to create a menu that does not reflect the data
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Supports conclusions
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Uses data to
provide convincing support for conclusions |
Uses data to
support conclusions |
Uses data to
provide partial support for conclusions |
Draws
conclusions that are not related to data |
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Organizes ideas to
emphasize key points
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Key
points are insightful, memorable, and clearly organized |
Key points
are logical, credible, and well organized |
Key points are generally organized |
Key points are
vague |
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Selects visuals to inform and engage
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Selects visuals
that are vivid and engaging |
Selects
visuals that are appealing and appropriate |
Selects visuals
that are generally appropriate |
Visuals lack appeal |
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Selects vocabulary to enhance writing
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Selects words that are vivid and enhance
meaning |
Selects words
that are appealing and support meaning |
Selects words
that are predictable and partially support meaning |
Word selection
is basic and does little to support meaning |
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Identifies main idea
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Main
idea is specific and insightful |
Main idea is
meaningful and relevant |
Main idea is general |
Main idea is
vague |
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Creates concept map
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Displays in-depth, precise details that
indicate main idea |
Displays clear and correct details that indicate main idea |
Displays
partially correct details that indicate main idea |
Displays
incorrect or sketchy details that indicate main idea |
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Provides supporting evidence
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Supports main
idea skillfully with relevant information from own experience and/or
text |
Demonstrates
connection between text and/or own experience thoughtfully |
Shows credible
relationship of main idea to text and/or own experience |
Makes vague
connection between main idea and text and/or own experience |
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Gathers effective
resources
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Supporting details are insightful and highly relevant to task |
Supporting
details are appropriate and relevant to task |
Supporting
details are relevant to topic but general |
Supporting
details are minimal and unspecific |
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Organizes information
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Organization of
information is astute and categories are distinct and useful |
Organization of information is logical and categories are clear and
useful |
Organization of information is partial and
categories are general |
Organization of
information is ineffective and haphazard |
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Designs brochure
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Design of
brochure is engaging and memorable |
Design of
brochure is effective and interesting |
Design of
brochure is appropriate but simplistic |
Design of
brochure is basic and lacks impact |
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Analyses character
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Provides
insightful and perceptive examples to develop an in-depth analysis
of the character in terms of behaviour, motivation and plausibility,
and thematic connection
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Provides thoughtful examples to develop a detailed analysis of the
character in terms of behaviour, motivation and plausibility, and
thematic connection |
Identifies
predictable examples to develop a partial analysis of the character
in terms of behaviour, motivation and plausibility, and thematic
connection |
Sketchy and
ineffective examples are used to develop an analysis of the
character in terms of behaviour, motivation and plausibility, and
thematic connection |
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Presents orally
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Presentation is perceptive and captivates the audience
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Presentation
is thoughtful and engages the audience |
Presentation is
simplistic and only partially connects with the audience |
Presentation is
vague and lacks audience appeal |
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Provides insights
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Presents a
perceptive and astute understanding of how the character profile
project interconnects with self
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Presents an appropriate and clear understanding of how the character
profile project interconnects with self |
Presents a
general understanding of how the character profile project
interconnects with self |
Demonstrates
minimal understanding of how the character profile project
interconnects with self |
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Présente son choix de métier
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Presentation vivante avec raisons claires et bien soutenues |
Présentation claire avec raisons valables |
Présentation prévisible avec raisons supperficielles |
Présentation minimale avec peu de raisons soutenues |
L’évaluation du rendement de l’apprenant n’a pas été possible ŕ
cause de l’absence d’un produit ou de l’insuffisance des réponses. |
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Décrit
avec un vocabulaire approprié
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Utilise un vocabulaire pertinent en phrases complčtes
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Utilise un vocabulaire approprié en phrases fonctionnelles |
Utilise un vocabulaire général en phrases simples |
Utilise un vocabulaire limité en phrases incomplčtes |
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Explique comment ce métier aide la communauté |
Articule clairement le lien
entre le métier et les besoins de la communauté |
Démontre le lien entre le métier et les besoins de la communauté
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Identifie le lien entre le métier et les besoins de la communauté
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Peu de
connections entre le métier et les besoins de la communauté
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Formule
la question
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Question exacte avec choix valables |
Question claire avec choix appropriés |
Question générale avec choix partiellement reliés |
Question inexacte avec choix sans rapport |
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Choisis la méthode de prise de données |
La méthode
utilisée est efficace
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La méthode utilisée est logique |
La
méthode utilisée est suffisante |
La
méthode utilisée est faible |
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Partage
ses trouvailles
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Présentation clairement basée sur son graphique
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Présentation raisonnablement basée sur son graphique |
Présentation partiellement basée sur son graphique |
Présentation faiblement basée sur son graphique |
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Construit un instrument de musique |
Instrument original et fonctionnel |
Instrument
approprié et utilisable |
Instrument simpliste ŕ fonction partielle |
Instrument mal conçu et inutilisable |
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Produire des sons variés |
Produit des sons
exceptionnels
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Produit
des sons clairs |
Produit des sons
adéquats |
Produit des sons
minimaux |
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Présente son choix de métiers
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Présentation complčte et bien organisée |
Présentation
détaillée et organisée |
Présentation
générale |
Présentation peu
précise |
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Décris
son métier
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Vocabulaire et structures riches et précises
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Vocabulaire et
structures pertinents
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Vocabulaire et structures simples mais appropriés
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Vocabulaire et structures minimals peu reliés au sujet
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Explique comment ce métier
aide la communauté |
L’élčve soutient son point complčtement |
L’élčve soutient son point raisonnablement |
L’élčve soutient son point partiellement |
L’élčve soutient son point faiblement |
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Determines volume of right
rectangular prism
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Diagram
of box is clearly labeled and fulfills all the stated requirements
correctly calculated volume. |
Diagram of
box is clearly labeled and fulfills the requirements for a
calculated volume that contains minor errors. |
Diagram of box
only partially fulfills requirements related to volume. |
Diagram
demonstrates little understanding of the concept of volume. |
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Determines the surface area of right rectangular prisms
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Uses an
efficient an effective strategy to correctly determine the surface
area of the chocolate box. |
Uses an
appropriate strategy to determine the surface area of chocolate box
with minor errors in calculation. |
Strategy chosen
demonstrates partial understanding of surface area with obvious
errors in calculation. |
Strategy chosen
demonstrates little understanding of surface area with significant
errors in calculation. |
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Communicate ideas and justifies choices
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Provides clear
and compelling reasons that support design choice |
Provides
plausible reasons that support design choice |
Provides reasons
with minimal support for design choice |
Lists reasons
that do not support for design choice. |
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Clarifies and shapes ideas in a group
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Clarifies and
shapes understanding through effective and extensive collaboration
with others |
Clarifies and
shapes understanding through collaboration with others |
Shares
understanding with others |
Shares little or
no understanding with others |
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Participates in and contributes to
group work
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Contributes enthusiastically and invites
suggestions from other group members to develop an effective
advertising strategy
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Contributes to
group and accepts others’ ideas to develop an effective advertising
strategy |
Contributes to
group to develop an advertising strategy |
Participates
only when encouraged that does not develop an effective advertising
strategy |
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Creates
advertisements
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Produces a wide
variety of advertisements that clearly and persuasively sell the
product based on the advertising strategy
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Produces a range
of advertisements that sell the product based on the advertising
strategy |
Produces similar
advertisements to sell the product based on the advertising strategy
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Produces
advertisements that are lacking in persuasion and originality and
may not be based on the advertising strategy
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Communicates key ideas and information
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Communicates key
ideas and information convincingly throughout the presentation that
considers purpose and audience
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Communicates
ideas and information effectively throughout the presentation that
considers purpose and audience |
Communicates
some ideas and information during the presentation that may consider
both purpose and audience |
Communicates few
ideas during the presentation that does little to consider both
purpose and audience
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Accesses and retrieves information
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Effectively and efficiently accesses and retrieves relevant
information from a variety of electronic sources |
Accesses and
retrieves relevant information from a range of electronic sources |
Accesses and
retrieves some relevant information from provided electronic sources |
Accesses, but
has difficulty retrieving relevant information from provided
electronic sources |
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Creates folder and organizes information
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Organizes
information effectively and efficiently in an electronic folder
enabling easy access by group members.
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Organizes information in an electronic folder enabling fairly
efficient access by group members. |
Information is
somewhat organized within an electronic folder making it awkward for
group members to access |
Information is
disorganized within an electronic folder making it difficult for
group members to access |
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Creates
a multimedia presentation
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Designs a
multimedia presentation that skillfully features a variety of visual
images, sounds and animated images that persuasively sells the
product to a particular audience
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Designs a
multimedia presentation that features meaningful visual images,
sounds or animated images to sell the product to a particular
audience |
Designs a
multimedia presentation that uses some visual images, sounds or
animated images to sell the product to a particular audience |
Designs a
multimedia presentation that uses few, if any visual images, sounds
or animated images to sell the product and may not consider audience
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Composes story
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Composes
original and compelling story with rich supporting details |
Composes
original story with supporting details |
Composes simple
and predictable story with few supporting details |
Composes
incomplete, uninteresting or disjointed story |
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Uses conventions
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Spelling,
grammar, capitalization and punctuation is accurate and enhances
impact of story; errors are hardly noticeable |
Spelling,
grammar, capitalization and punctuation has few errors and do not
interfere with writer’s intended meaning |
Spelling,
grammar, capitalization and punctuation applications are
inconsistent and interfere with writer’s intended meaning |
Spelling,
grammar, capitalization and punctuation errors are evident and
interfere significantly with writer’s intended meaning |
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Presents story
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Presents story
that engages and holds the interest of the audience
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Presents story
that communicates to audience |
Presents story
that communicates to audience, but does not sustain interest
throughout |
Presents story
that does not suit the needs or interests of the audience |
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Clarifies
problem
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Shows an
insightful understanding of the problem by making pertinent
predictions that can be researched and tested
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Shows an
understanding of the problem by making reasonable predictions that
can be researched and tested |
Shows a partial
understanding of the problem by making predictions that are may be
difficult to research or test |
Shows minimal
understanding of problem by making predictions that are not testable |
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Designs and carries out a plan
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Sets up and
carries out a procedure designed to provide complete, relevant and
accurate data and a model
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Sets up and
carries out a procedure designed to provide accurate data and a
model |
Sets up and
carries out a procedure that provides incomplete, data and a
workable model
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Sets up and
carries out a procedure that provides little data and an unworkable
model
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Conducts experiments
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Conducts
exhaustive trials to provide complete, valid and accurate data about
the effects of the adaptations
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Conducts sufficient trials to be considered a
fair test and provides relevant and accurate data about the effects
of the adaptations |
Conducts simple
tests that provide incomplete data about the effects of the
adaptations |
Conducts tests
that provide little data about adaptations
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Identifies alternatives and
evaluates effects
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Uses data and
observations to provide a clear and logical explanation of which
design characteristic adaptations led to peak performance
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Uses data and observations to provide a
reasonable explanation of which design characteristic adaptations
led to peak performance |
Uses data and
observations to provide some support for choice of design
characteristic adaptations that led to peak performance |
Choice of design
characteristic adaptations is not based on data or observations |
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Communicates recommendation
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Uses technology effectively to create a highly
visual and practical recommendation that is persuasive and engages
the audience
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Uses technology to create a readable
recommendation with visuals that appeal to the audience |
Uses technology to create a recommendation that
conveys information in a straight forward manner with little
audience appeal
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Uses technology to create a recommendation that
provides little, if any information about forestry management and
lacks audience appeal |
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Solves problem
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Insightfully, accurately and effectively provides solution to
forestry management problem by sorting, organizing and classifying
data, using a technology tool(s) |
Provides solution to forestry management problem by sorting,
organizing and classifying data, using a technology tool(s) |
Provides partial solution to forestry management problem by sorting,
organizing and classifying data, using a technology tool(s) |
Provides an incomplete or indefensible solution to solve forestry
management problem by sorting, organizing and classifying data,
using a technology tool(s) |
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Demonstrates understanding
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Demonstrates a thorough and insightful
understanding of the chosen theme and comprehensively explains
historical significance using relevant facts |
Demonstrates a clear understanding of the
chosen theme and explains historical significance using relevant
facts |
Demonstrates some understanding of the chosen
theme and explains historical significance using generalities |
Demonstrates little, or no understanding of the
chosen theme with an unclear explanation of historical significance |
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Locates information based on
research questions
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Selects
and organizes specific, comprehensive information related to the
theme |
Selects and
organizes information related to the theme |
Selects and
organizes information partially related to the theme |
Selects
irrelevant or inaccurate information related to the theme |
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Synthesizes information
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Synthesizes information, determines patterns
and links ideas to effectively present the theme
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Synthesizes information, determines patterns
and links ideas to present the theme |
Partially synthesizes information, determines
patterns and links ideas to present the theme |
Partially synthesizes information to present an
incomplete theme |
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Builds chemical models
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Constructs
models that effectively depict structures and scientific principles
accurately
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Constructs models that depict structures and scientific principles |
Constructs models that partially depict
structures and may lack scientific accuracy |
Constructs
models that have little scientific accuracy |
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Explains organic chemical reactions
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Provides
in-depth scientific descriptions of chemical processes including
complete and accurate chemical equations
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Provides scientific descriptions of chemical processes including
accurate chemical equations |
Provides partial
scientific descriptions of chemical processes with some chemical
equations |
Provides
scientifically incorrect descriptions of the chemical processes;
equations, if included, contain many errors |
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Evaluates environmental impact
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Presents a
comprehensive list of various sides of the issue that represent
important possible alternatives in detail and makes a recommendation
that is effectively supported by an insightful analysis of the
issues
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Identifies
various sides of the issue representing important possible
alternatives and makes a recommendation that is supported by an
analysis of the issues
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Identifies some
important sides of the issue and others that are not relevant and
presents a recommendation that is partially supported |
Identifies sides
of the issue, most or all of which are not relevant and presents a
recommendation that is not supported by the analysis of the issues
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Creates an hypothesis
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Makes an
insightful and testable hypothesis based on logical reasoning
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Makes a testable
hypothesis |
Makes an
hypothesis that may be difficult to test |
Makes an
hypothesis that is not testable
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Formulates a position
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Formulates a well-organized, completely
developed position based on the assigned role and presents logical
and persuasive arguments
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Formulates a reasonable position based on the
assigned role and presents sound arguments |
Formulates a position based on the assigned
role and presents questionable arguments |
Formulates a position based on the assigned
role that is disorganized, difficult to follow and provides little
or no support
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Presents and defends a position
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Proposes a realistic and justifiable position;
thoroughly explains several strengths and weaknesses of each
alternative solution provided by others |
Proposes a reasonable position and explains
strengths and weaknesses of each alternative solution proposed by
others |
Proposes a position and explains strengths and
weaknesses of some alternatives proposed by others |
Proposes an irrelevant position and is unable
to identify strengths or weaknesses for solutions proposed by others |
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Participates in on-line forum
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Participates in depth in an on-line forum
discussion to effectively present and defend a position; debates the
position of others
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Participates in an on-line forum discussion to
present and defend a position; debates the position of others |
Participates in an on-line forum discussion to
present and defend a position that contains errors; may be unable to
debate the position of others |
Participates in an on-line forum discussion to
present a position, but is unable to defend the position nor to
debate the position of others |
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