Category 1 2 3 4 5 Individual Very little effort Inconsistent effort Good effort Makes a very Works to the best of their Participation good, consistent ability Poor and unfinished Partially or barely Assignments are effort work adequate completed most of Produces a high quality completion of the time Completes finished product Almost never on task assignments assignments with Regularly on task Consistently on task Very little focus Often not on task thoroughness and Generally focused Very focused Always on a cell on time Inconsistent focus phone/tablet during Regularly uses a Does not use a cell Mostly on task class Mostly uses a cell cell phone/tablet phone/tablet during class Often focused phone/tablet during class during class Hardly uses a cell phone/tablet during class Group Participation Impedes the learning of Seldom Good group work Offers to help or Superior leadership skills others contributes to skills (asks for explain things to (gets group members to group work help, offers help, members focus, leads out in Group work often disrupted Often engages compares and Shows respect for discussions, offers peer contrasts answers, tutoring) Engages students in students in peers and teacher etc.) conversations not most of the time Consistently shows respect conversations not involving the Generally shows for peers and teacher involving the assigned Does not engage assigned work respect for peers work students in side Never engages students in Shows and teacher conversations side conversations inconsistent Sometimes most of the time respect for peers’ engages students ideas in conversations not involving the assigned work Whole-Class Does not listen when Rarely asks Offers ideas and Offers ideas and Often questions or Participation others talk questions or offers asks questions on asks questions in challenges ideas in a Often makes ideas in class occasion which class which help to respectful way help to clarify clarify discussion inappropriate comments Occasionally Consistently offers ideas discussion for self for all or questions only to makes and asks questions that challenge inappropriate Questions Listens when clarify and extend comments sometimes do not others talk and will discussions for all Does not attempt to explain a problem to the Listens demonstrate offer additional Listens when others talk respect intended input class. inconsistently and will often when others talk Listens to Listens for incorporate/build on ideas Disrupts class and will rarely remember understanding of others discussions have anything to add
Category 1 2 3 4 5 Individual Participation Very little effort Poor and unfinished work Almost never on task Very little focus Always on a cell phone/tablet during class Inconsistent effort Partially or barely adequate completion of assignments Often not on task Inconsistent focus Mostly uses a cell phone/tablet during class Good effort Assignments are completed most of the time Regularly on task Generally focused Regularly uses a cell phone/tablet during class Makes a very good, consistent effort Completes assignments with thoroughness and on time Mostly on task Often focused Hardly uses a cell phone/tablet during class Works to the best of their ability Produces a high quality finished product Consistently on task Very focused Does not use a cell phone/tablet during class Group Participation Impedes the learning of others Group work often disrupted Engages students in conversations not involving the assigned work Seldom contributes to group work Often engages students in conversations not involving the assigned work Shows inconsistent respect for peers’ ideas Good group work skills (asks for help, offers help, compares and contrasts answers, etc.) Generally shows respect for peers and teacher Sometimes engages students in conversations not involving the assigned work Offers to help or explain things to members Shows respect for peers and teacher most of the time Does not engage students in side conversations most of the time Superior leadership skills (gets group members to focus, leads out in discussions, offers peer tutoring) Consistently shows respect for peers and teacher Never engages students in side conversations Whole-Class Participation Does not listen when others talk Often makes inappropriate comments or questions only to challenge Does not attempt to explain a problem to the class. Disrupts class discussions Rarely asks questions or offers ideas in class Occasionally makes inappropriate comments Listens inconsistently when others talk and will rarely have anything to add Offers ideas and asks questions on occasion which help to clarify discussion for self Questions sometimes do not demonstrate respect intended Listens to remember Offers ideas and asks questions in class which help to clarify discussion for all Listens when others talk and will offer additional input Listens for understanding Often questions or challenges ideas in a respectful way Consistently offers ideas and asks questions that clarify and extend discussions for all Listens when others talk and will often incorporate/build on ideas of others
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