Working Together Rubric
Working in a small group or with a partner requires that you employ good listening and speaking
skills, as well as good personal skills. Rate yourself on a recent collaborative activity by circling
the statement that best describes you. Reflect on how you can become a better “team player.”
Collaboration
Level
Skill
1 - Poor
2 - Fair
3 - Good
4 - Excellent
Contributing
to the Work
Does not carry Does assigned
Does assigned
Carries out
 Completing
out
assigned
tasks
incomtasks,
but
does
assigned task in
assigned tasks
tasks.
pletely.
not beyond the a thorough
assignment.
fashion.
Does not share Shares when
Volunteers to
Volunteers in Sharing
with
the
group.
prompted.
share
without
formation and
information
being asked.
prompts others
to do so.
Does not ask
Asks questions Asks questions Asks questions
 Asking
questions
or
that are mostly that relate to
that extend the
appropriate
asks inapproon topic.
the topic.
learning of the
questions
priate ones.
group.
Personal
Skills
Does not listen Listens some of Listens actively Listens actively
 Listening
to others.
the time; off
to others and
to others and
attentively
task part of the shows interest. responds
time.
appropriately.
Works together Usually consid- Team player!
 Getting along Dominates the
discussion or is only when
erate of other’s Tries to get the
disagreeable.
agreeing with
viewpoints.
group to come
the group.
to consensus.
Is not sensitive Occasionally
Careful of the
Works to
 Showing
to the opinions reacts to others feelings of
engage all in
sensitivity
or feelings of
in an insensigroup
the work in a
others.
tive manner.
members.
positive way.
Speaking
Skills
Mumbles or is
Thoughts are
Ideas are well- Speaks clearly
 Presenting
silent.
not expressed
organized, but
and shares
Ideas
in organized
not delivered in ideas that are
way.
clear way.
well-organized.
Speaks when
Takes turns in
Takes turns as
 Taking Turns Dominates the
discussion or
prompted but is speaking as
appropriate and
speaks out of
sometimes out
appropriate.
prompts others
order.
of order.
to speak.