Assessing Your Work - Rubric 1


Student Researcher: _____________________

Partners: _____________________ _____________________ _____________________
For ongoing assessment follow the guidance your teacher gave you at the beginning of the project.

For final assessment the following rubric assesses how well you accomplished the tasks in the student guide. Rubric 2 assesses how much you learned about exploring and analyzing risks and make decisions accordingly.


Step 1 - Define the Project

15-20 Points

10-14 Points

5-9 Points

0-4 Points
Gather enough information from a wide variety of sources to clearly describe risk factors associated with the project. Gather enough information from a variety of sources to describe the risk factors associated with the project. Gather information from a few sources to describe some risk factors associated with the topic. Fail to gather necessary information and/or seek sufficient sources to describe risk factors associated with project.
Identify the perspectives and/or biases related to each risk factor. Identify the perspectives and/or biases related to most risk factors. Identify the perspectives and/or biases related to some risk factors. Fail to identify the perspectives and/or biases related to risk factors.
Points Earned

/20

Step 2 - Gather Information

15-20 Points

10-14 Points

5-9 Points

0-4 Points
Research topics on the Internet without assistance using several search tools. Research topics on the Internet without assistance. Research topics on the Internet with some assistance. No attempt or unsuccessful attempt to research topics on the Internet.
Submit coherent, high-level questions to experts. Continue the dialogue with experts until adequate understanding is reached. Submit high-level questions to experts. Continue the dialogue with experts. Submit questions to experts. No interaction with experts.
Incorporate information into the project. Cite all references properly. Incorporate information into the project. Cite most references properly. Incorporate some information into the project. Cite some references properly. No information incorported into the project. No references cited.
Points Earned

/20

Step 3 - Collaborate with Distant Students

15-20 Points

10-14 Points

5-9 Points

0-4 Points
Collaborate regularly with students/teams from other classrooms to share ideas, information and resources. Collaborate occasionally with students/teams from other classrooms to share ideas, information and resources. Collaborate with students/teams from other classrooms but are ineffective in sharing ideas, information and resources. No collaboration with other students.
Points Earned

/20

Step 4 - Synthesize Information with Originality/Creativity

15-20 Points

10-14 Points

5-9 Points

0-4 Points
Creatively synthesize information gathered using an original format. Synthesize information gathered. Some creativity is evident. Present information without interpretation. Creativity is weak. Words and information are copied from source(s). No creativity.
Points Earned

/20

Step 5a - Share via a Team Web Page

15-20 Points

10-14 Points

5-9 Points

0-4 Points
Design and post creative Web pages that organize findings and clearly delineate risks. The Web page includes a coherent narrative explanation of the findings, supporting statistics and references. Design and post Web pages that organize findings and delineate risks. The Web page includes a narrative explanation of the findings, supporting statistics, and references. Post Web pages that give some information about the project. The information is weak and fails to give the reader a complete picture of the topic and findings. No Web pages and/or Web pages present insufficient information to describe the project and/or findings.
Points Earned

/20

Step 5b - Share via a Team Presentation

15-20 Points

10-14 Points

5-9 Points

0-4 Points
All team members have a role in sharing information live to their classmates and via videoconferencing to other schools. Most of the team members have a role in sharing information live to their classmates and via videoconferencing to other schools. Some of the team members participate in sharing information about their project to classmates and via videoconferencing to other schools. Team members are not prepared to share information with students in class and/or via videoconferencing.
Speakers come prepared with an extensive understanding of their project and are able to field process and concept questions from the audience. Speakers come prepared with an adequate understanding of their project and are able to field most questions. The team is not sufficiently prepared to answer most questions from the audience. Speakers are not able to field questions and/or articulate the project and its findings.
Speakers use good eye contact, speak fluently using appropriate articulation and volume. Speakers use good eye contact and speak clearly. Speakers have poor eye contact and do not speak clearly. Speakers have weak presentation skills.
Points Earned

/20

TOTAL POINTS EARNED

  /120

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