Group Participation Rubric
Category
Below Basic
(1)
Basic
(2)
Proficient
(3)
Advanced
(4)
Attention
Rarely pays attention and
attends to tasks
Pays little attention and
attends to tasks half of the
time
Pays attention with prompts
and attends to tasks for
most of the time
Pays attention with no
prompts and attends to tasks
all of the time
Instructions
Does not follow instructions
Follows instructions half of
the time
Follows instructions most
of the time
Follows all directions
independently
Independency
Needs continuous
prompting to stay engaged
Needs moderate prompting
to stay engaged
Needs minimal prompting
to stay engaged
Stays engaged with no
prompts
Peer Interactions
Does not initiate
conversations or respond to
peers
Does not initiate
conversations and
sometimes responds to
peers
Sometimes initiates
conversation and usually
responds to peers
Independently initiates
conversations and responds
to peers
Staff Interactions
Does not initiate
conversations or respond to
staff
Does not initiate
conversations and
sometimes responds to staff
Sometimes initiates
conversation and usually
responds to staff
Independently initiates
conversations and responds
to staff
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