stays within existing develops some original uses idea-generating Developing and • • • frameworks; does not ideas for product(s), but techniques to develop Revising Ideas use idea-generating could develop more with several original ideas for and Products techniques to develop better use of product(s) Generate and new ideas for techniques carefully evaluates the • Select Ideas product(s) evaluates ideas, but not quality of ideas and selects • selects one idea thoroughly before the best one to shape into a • without evaluating the selecting one product quality of ideas asks a few new questions asks new questions, takes • • does not ask new but may make only minor different perspectives to • questions or elaborate changes to the selected elaborate and improve on on the selected idea idea the selected idea reproduces existing shows some imagination uses ingenuity and • • • ideas; does not imagine when shaping ideas into a imagination, going outside new ones product, but may stay conventional boundaries, within conventional when shaping ideas into a does not consider or • boundaries product use feedback and critique to revise considers and may use seeks out and uses • • product some feedback and feedback and critique to critique to revise a revise product to better product, but does not meet the needs of the seek it out intended audience Expands a novel or unique Novel and exciting idea or approach to generate new knowledge or creative thinking works. Ensure creativity and innovation Only few students of the All members of the group All members of the group Teamwork group can interact and can work productively interact and collaborate Ensure work together at an although the quality effectively in a wide range of collaboration acceptable level and of their interactions is learning situations. They and effective communicate their varied and collaboration is communicate their findings interaction findings. limited. They communicate clearly. their findings adequately. Oral Presentation Present Work to does not meet meets most requirements meets all requirements for • • • requirements for what for what should be what should be included in should be included in included in the the presentation the presentation presentation has a clear and interesting • does not have an has an introduction and introduction and conclusion • • introduction and/or conclusion, but they are organizes time well; no part • conclusion not clear or interesting of the presentation is too uses time poorly; the generally times short or too long • • whole presentation, or presentation well, but
Developing and Revising Ideas and Products Generate and Select Ideas • stays within existing frameworks; does not use idea-generating techniques to develop new ideas for product(s) • selects one idea without evaluating the quality of ideas • does not ask new questions or elaborate on the selected idea • reproduces existing ideas; does not imagine new ones • does not consider or use feedback and critique to revise product • develops some original ideas for product(s), but could develop more with better use of techniques • evaluates ideas, but not thoroughly before selecting one • asks a few new questions but may make only minor changes to the selected idea • shows some imagination when shaping ideas into a product, but may stay within conventional boundaries • considers and may use some feedback and critique to revise a product, but does not seek it out • uses idea-generating techniques to develop several original ideas for product(s) • carefully evaluates the quality of ideas and selects the best one to shape into a product • asks new questions, takes different perspectives to elaborate and improve on the selected idea • uses ingenuity and imagination, going outside conventional boundaries, when shaping ideas into a product • seeks out and uses feedback and critique to revise product to better meet the needs of the intended audience Novel thinking Ensure creativity and innovation Expands a novel or unique and exciting idea or approach to generate new knowledge or creative works. Teamwork Ensure collaboration and effective interaction Only few students of the group can interact and work together at an acceptable level and communicate their findings. All members of the group can work productively although the quality of their interactions is varied and collaboration is limited. They communicate their findings adequately. All members of the group interact and collaborate effectively in a wide range of learning situations. They communicate their findings clearly. Oral Presentation Present Work to • does not meet requirements for what should be included in the presentation • does not have an introduction and/or conclusion • uses time poorly; the whole presentation, or • meets most requirements for what should be included in the presentation • has an introduction and conclusion, but they are not clear or interesting • generally times presentation well, but • meets all requirements for what should be included in the presentation • has a clear and interesting introduction and conclusion • organizes time well; no part of the presentation is too short or too long