John Carroll University http://www.jcu.edu/academic/planassess/pdf/Assessment%20Resources/Rubrics/AACU%20Teamwork.pdf Teamwork Rubric Contributes to team meetings Facilitates the contributions of team members Milestones Capstone Benchmark 4 3 2 1 Helps the team move forward Offers alternative solutions or Offers new suggestions to Shares ideas but does not by articulating the merits of courses of action that build on advance the work of the group. advance the work of the group. alternative ideas or proposals. the ideas of others. Engages team members in ways that facilitate their contributions to meetings by both constructively building upon or synthesizing the contributions of others as well as noticing when someone is not participating and inviting not participating and inviting them to engage. Engages team members in ways Engages team members in ways Engages team members by that facilitate their contributions that facilitate their contributions taking turns and listening to others without interrupting. to meetings by restating the to meetings by constructively views of other team members building upon or synthesizing and/or asking questions for the contributions of others. clarification. Individual contributions outside Completes all assigned tasks by Completes all assigned tasks by Completes all assigned tasks by Completes all assigned tasks by deadline; work accomplished deadline. of team meetings deadline; work accomplished is deadline; work accomplished advances the project. thorough, comprehensive and advances the project. advances the project. Proactively helps other team members complete their assigned tasks to a similar level of excellence. Page 1 of 2 Fosters constructive team climate Responds to conflict Page 2 of 2 Supports a constructive team climate by doing all of the following: • Treats team members respectfully by being polite and constructive in communication. Supports a constructive team climate by doing any three of the following: • Treats team members respectfully by being polite and constructive in communication. Supports a constructive team climate by doing any two of the following: • Treats team members respectfully by being polite and constructive in communication. Supports a constructive team climate by doing any one of the following: • Treats team members respectfully by being polite and constructive in communication. • Uses positive vocal or written tone, facial expressions, and/or body language to convey a positive attitude about the team and its work. • Uses positive vocal or written • Uses positive vocal or written • Uses positive vocal or written tone, facial expressions, and/or tone, facial expressions, and/or tone, facial expressions, and/or body language to convey a body language to convey a body language to convey a positive attitude about the team positive attitude about the team positive attitude about the team and its work. and its work. and its work. • Motivates teammates by • Motivates teammates by • Motivates teammates by • Motivates teammates by expressing confidence about expressing confidence about the expressing confidence about the expressing confidence about the the importance of the task and importance of the task and the importance of the task and the importance of the task and the the team's ability to accomplish team's ability to accomplish it. team's ability to accomplish it. team's ability to accomplish it. it. • Provides assistance and/or • Provides assistance and/or • Provides assistance and/or • Provides assistance and/or encourage to team members. encouragement to team encouragement to team encouragement to team members. members. members. Redirecting focus toward Passively accepts alternate Addresses destructive conflict Identifies and acknowledges conflict and stays engaged with common ground, toward task at viewpoints/ideas/opinions. directly and constructively, hand (away from conflict). helping to manage/resolve it in it. a way that strengthens overall team cohesiveness and future effectiveness.