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National Teacher Enhancement Project

Middle School Home Energy Audit PROJECT RUBRIC

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Demonstrates knowledge of energy

3	The student demonstrates the knowledge of energy and has several sources and an worksheet cited.
2	The student demonstrates the knowledge of energy and has 2 sources or worksheet cited.
1	The student demonstrates the knowledge of energy and has only 1 source or worksheet cited.
0	Student does not demonstrate the knowledge of energy.

Demonstrates knowledge of power

3	The student demonstrates the knowledge of power and has several sources and an worksheet cited.
2	The student demonstrates the knowledge of power and has 2 sources or worksheet cited.
1	The student demonstrates the knowledge of power and has only 1 source or worksheet cited.
0	Student does not demonstrate the knowledge of power.

Demonstrates knowledge of energy production

3	The student demonstrates the knowledge of energy production and has several sources and an worksheet cited.
2	The student demonstrates the knowledge of energy production and has 2 sources or worksheet cited.
1	The student demonstrates the knowledge of energy production and has only 1 source or worksheet cited.
0	Student does not demonstrate the knowledge of energy production.

Demonstrates knowledge of efficiency

3	The student demonstrates the knowledge of efficiency and has several sources and an investigation cited.
2	The student demonstrates the knowledge of efficiency and has 2 sources or investigation cited.
1	The student demonstrates the knowledge efficiency and has only 1 source or investigation cited
0	Student does not demonstrate the knowledge of efficiency

Analyzes the importance of energy efficiency of the home.

3	Multiple validation techniques are used that produce accurate and conclusive energy efficiency information.
2	Validation techniques are effective and produce conclusive energy efficiency results.
1	Efforts are made to validate the energy efficiency information but is incomplete, irrelevant, or inconclusive.
0	Efforts are made to validate the energy efficiency information but is incomplete, irrelevant, or inconclusive.

Point Value	Points Earned	Status
12 - 15		Advanced
9 - 11		Proficient
6 - 8		Non-Proficient
0 - 5		Not Meeting Standard

Other Rubrics

Assessing Student Work
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The following rubrics assess research skills common to all NTEP projects. These is a one-to-one correspondence between learner outcomes and the items assesed in these rubrics. In addition, each project has its own content-based rubric.

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* Conducting Research Study

* Working in a Group

* Keeping Records

* Publishing Results
* Electronic Publishing

* Presentation

* Research Paper

* Poster