Performance assessment rubric:
Level
Criteria
Overall
understanding
of basic
concepts
Communication
of required
knowledge
Exceeds
Expectations
Meets
Expectations
Approaches
Expectations
Needs
Improvement
Shows
understanding of
all the basic
concepts.
Shows
understanding of
most basic
concepts
Shows
understanding of
some basic
concepts.
Does not show
understanding of
basic concepts.
Communicates
with clarity and
always uses
precise scientific
termonology
Communicates
with good clarity
and uses precise
scientific
termonology
most of the time.
Answers were
solid and
showed good
depth and
understanding.
Work center is
neat and shows
good attention to
details.
Communicates
with some
clarity and uses
precise scientific
termonology
sometimes.
Answers were
partially
complete and
lacked depth and
full
understanding.
Work center is
neat but missing
attention to
details.
Communicates
with no clarity
and does not
useprecise
scientific
termonology .
Answers were
incomplete or
missing and did
not demonstrae
adequate
understanding.
Work center is
messy with no
attention to
details.
Contributes and
participates in
the group. There
is a concerted
effort to create
an effective
group most of
the time, yet
there is room for
improvement.
Attempts to
contribute and
participate in the
group.
Sometimes is
judgmental or
nonparticipating.
There is clearly
room for
improvement.
Does very little
to participate or
contribute to the
group or
dominates the
group or has no
sense of the
group and its
needs.
Responses to
analysis
questions
Answers were in
depth,well
developed and
showed thorogh
understanding.
Neatness and
general
apperance.
Work center is
shows
outstanding
neatness and
attention to
details.
Always
contributes and
participates
(verbally and
nonverbally) in
the group,
integrates to the
collaborative
nature of the
group (e.g.
accepting ideas,
presenting ideas,
refining
procedures,
reflecting, etc.)
Team
Work