|
Attribute |
15-20
Points |
10-14
points |
5-9
points |
0-4
points |
Points Earned |
|
Use
of Internet for Research |
Students demonstrate the ability to
conduct Internet-based research without assistance using several
searching tools. |
Students are able to conduct Internet-based
research without assistance. |
Students are able to research topics
with some assistance. |
Students did not attempt or were not
successful at conducting Internet-based research. |
/20 |
| Expert Connections |
Students have coherent, high-level questions
to submit for discussion with experts. Students continue the
dialogue with experts as appropriate until adequate understanding
is reached. Students incorporate information from experts into
their project and site references as appropriate. |
Students have high-level questions to
submit for discussion with experts. Students engage in dialogue
with experts and incorporate information into their project siting
references as appropriate. |
Students submit questions to experts
and incorporate some of the information into their project. |
Students do not interact with experts. |
/20 |
| External Sources |
Students make contact with several outside
sources to acquire further information. Requests are clear and
state the purpose and time line of the information needed. |
Students make contact with a few sources
to acquire further information. Information requests supply adequate
details. |
Students make minimal contacts with
outside sources to acquire further information. Requests lack
necessary information to facilitate useful responses. |
Students do not make contact with external
sources. |
/20 |
| Collaboration with distant students |
Students regularly collaborate with
students/teams from other classrooms (via email and video-conferencing)
to share ideas, information, and resources. |
Students occasionally collaborate with
students/teams from other classrooms (via email and video-conferencing)
to share ideas, information, and resources. |
Students collaborate with students/teams
from other classrooms (via email and video-conferencing) but
are ineffective in communicating/sharing ideas/resources. |
Students do not collaborate with other
students. |
/20 |
| Originality/
Creativity |
Student teams creatively synthesize
information gathered using an original format. |
Student teams synthesize information
gathered. Some creativity is evident. |
Student teams present information without
interpretation. Creativity is weak. |
Words and information are copied from
source(s). No creativity. |
/20 |
| Team
Web Page |
Student teams design and post creative
web pages that organize their findings and clearly delineate
the risks associated with their chosen topic. The web page includes
a coherent narrative explanation of their findings, supporting
statistics, and references. |
Student teams design and post web pages
that organize their findings and delineate the risks associated
with their chosen topic. The web page includes a narrative explanation
of their findings, supporting statistics, and references. |
Student teams post web pages that give
some information about their project. The information, however,
is weak and fails to give the reader a complete picture of the
topic and findings. References are not appropriately cited. |
Student teams do not post a web page and/or postpone
with insufficient information to describe their project and/or
findings. |
/20 |
| Team
Presentation |
All team members have a role in sharing
information live to their classmates and via video conferencing
to other schools. Speakers come prepared with an extensive understanding
of their project and are able to field process and concept questions
from the audience. Speakers use good eye contact, speak fluently
using appropriate articulation and volume. |
All team members have a role in sharing
information live to their classmates and via video conferencing
to other schools. Speakers come prepared with an adequate understanding
of their project and are able to field most questions. Speakers
use good eye contact and speak clearly. |
Most of the team members participate
in sharing information about their project to classmates and
via video conferencing to other schools. The team is not sufficiently
prepared to answer most questions from the audience and have
weak presentation skills. |
Teams are not prepared to share information
with students in class and/or via video conferencing. Information
is poorly organized. Speakers are not able to field questions
and/or articulate the project and its findings. |
/20 |
| |
|
TOTAL |
POINTS |
EARNED |
/140 |
