Decision Making /
Analytical Thinking
Problem Definition
Identify and understand
problem, need or opportunity
Needs Improvement
Progressing
toward
Expectations
Meets Expectations
Above
Expectations
Greatly Exceeds Expectations
 Student incorrectly identifies problem,
or fails to recognize need or
opportunity
 Unable to identify the scope of the
problem or success criteria
 Student correctly identifies problem, or
recognizes and articulates need or
opportunity
 Identifies the scope of the problem and
appropriate success criteria
Student correctly identifies problem
and includes supplemental analysis, or
uses creative or thoughtful approach
to identifying a need or opportunity
 Fails to gather data or gathers
incomplete data
 Does not use appropriate models or
techniques in understanding the
situation
 Need improved understanding and
insights into situation
 Cannot distinguish between
symptoms and causes
 Secures data as needed to assess
situation/identify possible issues
 Basic application of some models or
tools in understanding the situation
 Grasps basics of the situation
 Correctly distinguishes between
causes and symptoms of problem
 Creative and thoughtful approach
and/or original methodology for
securing data
 Applies most appropriate models or
tools in understanding the situation
 Strong understanding of situation
demonstrated through explanations
 Comprehensive analysis of problem
causes and symptoms
 Identifies no alternatives, one obvious
alternative or infeasible alternatives
 Unable to specify an appropriate
decision process
 Unable to use technology in problem
solving or selects inefficient /
ineffective analytical tool
 Identifies some but not all viable
solutions or alternatives
 Selects appropriate technology or
decision-making process
 Able to use technology to correctly
evaluate alternatives
 Identifies almost all viable
alternatives
 Creative and thoughtful approach to
selection of technology or decisionmaking process
 Clearly superior use of technology
to evaluate alternatives
 Does not evaluate alternatives or
does so incorrectly
 Does not evaluate criteria with
respect to success criteria
 Selects a sub-optimal solution
 Explains the pros/cons of each
alternative vis a vis the success criteria
 Selects a good solution
 Superior analysis and discussion of
pros/cons of available alternatives
vis a vis success criteria
 Selects the optimal solution
 Fails to explain how to monitor data
after implementation or actually do so
 Does not explain how feedback would
be used to make adjustments or
actually make adjustments
 If adjustments made, chooses
inappropriate adjustments based on
feedback
 Explains how to monitor data and/or
actually does so
 Explains how feedback would be
evaluated and used to make
adjustments or actually does so
 Makes appropriate adjustments when
needed
 Thoroughly explains how to monitor
data and/or actually does so
 Explains a creative and thoughtful
approach to evaluate feedback data
and or does so
 Proactively anticipates need for
adjustment based on feedback
Comments:
Situation Analysis
Gather information to
understand the situation,
identify and interpret
symptoms, determine
possible causes
Comments:
Solution alternatives
Identify and evaluate realistic
ways of addressing situation
Comments:
Select appropriate solution
Based on success criteria
previously identified, selects
the appropriate alternative
and provides support for
decision
Comments:
Follow-up on solution*
Develop implementation plan
and/or implement chosen
solution
Comments: