Communicate 4.1.2 Rubrics Quest

Methods & Materials for the Gifted

Unit Assessment Rubric

 

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Categories for Review	Unsatisfactory (0-2)	Developing (3-4)	Adequate (5-7)	Exemplary  (8)
Focus of Lesson aligned with Unit Standard(s)	Focus of lesson is basic and only one standard is provided	Focus of lesson is provided;  at least one standard is provided	Focus of lesson is well stated and is aligned with unit standards	Focus of lesson is well suited to gifted learners and standards are clearly aligned to unit focus
Essential Questions & Enduring Understandings	EQs and EUs do not fit topic or are unclear for unit topic	3 or fewer essential questions; EUs are minimal or basic for unit topic	4 questions clearly stated and appropriate for the unit topic/ concepts along with EUs	5 or more highly appropriate questions stated with enduring understandings for this unit/topic
Resources and/or handouts	Does not contain adequate resources/ handouts to guide students.	The unit contains minimal resources/ or handouts to guide students.	The unit contains sufficient resources and handouts to guide students’ work.	The unit contains a wealth of resources and handouts to guide students’ work.
Research and/or gathering/ manipulation of information	No requirement for research or gathering of information	Minimal requirement for research or gathering of information	Appropriate activities require research or gathering of information	Activities are extremely well planned to guide the research and/or the gathering of information.
Student choice of activities/topics	No choices are offered	Choice is only included in one activity	Contains at least two opportunities of student choice	Contains three or more student choices from multiple learning styles
Open-ended Products/ Responses	No open-ended tasks are included	One activity calls for open-ended responses/ products	At least two activities call for open-ended responses/products	Three or more activities call for open-ended responses or products
Multiple sources of information/ different perspectives	Little, if any, use of varied sources of information or different perspectives	Minimal use of multiple sources of information or different perspectives	At least one main project requires students to seek multiple sources of information or to consider different perspectives on the topic.	Two or more activities use multiple sources of information and involve students in examining various perspectives.
Assessment/ Rubrics	None or poorly developed; no Pre-test	Two evaluations provided but levels of quality need improvement for student guidance; Pre-test is minimal for topic	At least three appropriate evaluation methods are utilized with at least 2 rubrics with well-defined levels of performance; Pre-test is appropriate for topic	Four or more appropriate evaluation methods are utilized with at least 3 rubrics with well-defined levels of performance;  Pre-test is appropriate for topic
Samples of student work	No student samples are included	Only one sample of student work is included	At least three samples of student work are included for major project(s)	At least three samples of student work are included for two different products/projects
Higher Levels of Thinking	Minimal use of creative or critical thinking required	25% of activities promote use of creative and/or critical thinking	50% of activities promote use of creative and/or critical thinking/ problem solving	75% of activities promote creative and/or critical thinking/ problem solving
Organization and Overall Quality	Poorly developed and not organized	Somewhat developed but not  well organized	Well developed and organized	Extremely well developed and organization is easy to follow.
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