PROBLEM SOLVING VALUE RUBRIC for more information, please contact value@aacu.org Definition Problem solving is the process of designing, evaluating and implementing a strategy to answer an open-ended question or achieve a desired goal. Evaluators are encouraged to assign a zero to any work sample or collection of work that does not meet benchmark (cell one) level performance. Capstone Milestones Benchmark 4 3 2 1 Demonstrates the ability to Demonstrates the ability to Begins to demonstrates the Demonstrates a limited construct a clear and construct a problem ability to construct a ability in identifying a Define problem insightful problem statement statement with evidence of problem statement with problem statement or with evidence of all relevant most relevant contextual evidence of most relevant related contextual factors. contextual factors. factors, and problem contextual factors, but statement is adequately problem statement is detailed. superficial. Identifies multiple Identifies multiple Identifies only a single Identifies one or more approaches for solving the approaches for solving the approach for solving the approaches for solving the Identify strategies problem that apply within a problem, only some of which problem that does apply problem that do not apply specific context. apply within a specific within a specific context. within a specific context. context. Propose Proposes one or more Proposes one or more Proposes one Proposes a solutions/hypotheses that solutions/hypotheses that solution/hypothesis that is solution/hypothesis that is solutions/hypotheses indicates a deep indicates comprehension of the shelf rather than difficult to evaluate “off ” comprehension of the the problem. individually designed to because it is vague or only problem. Solutions/hypotheses are address the specific indirectly addresses the Solution/hypotheses are sensitive to contextual contextual factors of the problem statement. sensitive to contextual factors as well as the one of problem. factors as well as all of the the following: ethical, following: ethical, logical, logical, or cultural and cultural dimensions of dimensions of the problem. the problem.
PROBLEM SOLVING VALUE RUBRIC for more information, please contact value@aacu.org Definition Problem solving is the process of designing, evaluating and implementing a strategy to answer an open-ended question or achieve a desired goal. Evaluators are encouraged to assign a zero to any work sample or collection of work that does not meet benchmark (cell one) level performance. Capstone 4 Milestones 3 2 Benchmark 1 Define problem Demonstrates the ability to construct a clear and insightful problem statement with evidence of all relevant contextual factors. Demonstrates the ability to construct a problem statement with evidence of most relevant contextual factors, and problem statement is adequately detailed. Begins to demonstrates the ability to construct a problem statement with evidence of most relevant contextual factors, but problem statement is superficial. Demonstrates a limited ability in identifying a problem statement or related contextual factors. Identify strategies Identifies multiple approaches for solving the problem that apply within a specific context. Identifies multiple approaches for solving the problem, only some of which apply within a specific context. Identifies only a single approach for solving the problem that does apply within a specific context. Identifies one or more approaches for solving the problem that do not apply within a specific context. Propose solutions/hypotheses Proposes one or more solutions/hypotheses that indicates a deep comprehension of the problem. Solution/hypotheses are sensitive to contextual factors as well as all of the following: ethical, logical, and cultural dimensions of the problem. Proposes one or more solutions/hypotheses that indicates comprehension of the problem. Solutions/hypotheses are sensitive to contextual factors as well as the one of the following: ethical, logical, or cultural dimensions of the problem. Proposes one solution/hypothesis that is “off the shelf ” rather than individually designed to address the specific contextual factors of the problem. Proposes a solution/hypothesis that is difficult to evaluate because it is vague or only indirectly addresses the problem statement.
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