Standard-Based Problem Solving Rubric
6th-8th Grade Students
Student’s Name________________________________________________
Date __________________________
Period ______
Total Points _______
Big Ideas: Through problem solving, students are given the opportunity to fluently apply a variety of strategies and add to their conceptual understanding.
Having a systematic approach will make problem solving more efficient.
Performance
Expert - 4
Practitioner - 3
Apprentice -2
Novice - 1
Problem
I chose, adjusted/changed (if
I chose and used a mathematical
I chose and used a strategy, BUT
 I did not use a strategy
Solving
needed) and used…
strategy that
 it only worked for solving part of
to solve the problem or
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 an efficient mathematical
 allowed me to correctly
the problem.
 the strategy I chose did
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strategy that led to
solve the problem, BUT
not lead to a solution
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to any part of the
 a correct solution

I could have chosen a more
efficient strategy
problem.
Representation
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7 S5C2PO4,6
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I used appropriate mathematical
representations in my response and
they showed…
 effective problem solving AND
 my flexibility to use multiple
representations.
I used mathematical reasoning to…
 justify my strategy AND
 I used a different strategy to
prove my conclusion.
I used appropriate representations
in my response and they…
 were mathematical AND
 showed effective problem
solving.
I used representations in my
response but they…
 were not mathematical AND/OR
 did not show effective problem
solving.
I did not use any
mathematical
representations in my
response.
I used mathematical reasoning to…
 justify my strategy OR
 I used a different strategy to
prove my conclusion.
I attempted to use mathematical
reasoning, but got confused before I
could…
 justify my strategy
 prove my conclusion.

Communication
6 S5C2PO5,6
7 S5C2PO4,6
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I used math language to…
 communicate my strategies in an
organized, sequenced, labeled
manner AND
 explain why I chose the strategies
I did.
I used math language to…
 communicate my strategies in
an organized, sequenced,
labeled manner.
I communicated my strategy, but…
 I did not explain why I chose
that strategy AND
 I used limited math language.

Connections
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7 S5C2PO2,5,8
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I made connections to other
subjects, experiences and/or math
concepts that I did show were useful
to…
 solving the problem AND
 extending my thinking to
future problems.
I made connections to other
subjects, experiences and/or math
concepts AND
 I did show they were useful to
solving the problem
I made connections to other
subjects, experiences and/or math
concepts, BUT
 I did not show they were useful
to solving the problem.
I did not make any
connections to other
subjects, experiences
and/or math concepts.
Reasoning
and
Proof
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7 S5C2PO4,7
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
I did not give any
reasoning for my
strategy AND/OR
I did not prove my
solution.
I did not explain my
thinking AND
I did not use any math
language.
Points
4
4
4
4
4
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