Creative/Critical Thinking and Scientific Reasoning Rubric Category Emerging Developing Proficient Exemplary 1 2 3 4 Logic Strategies to solve Strategies are Thesis and purpose Thesis and purpose problem are logical, but lead to are evident and are logically, illogical. incomplete stated. coherent and solutions. explicitly stated. Understanding Does not understand Understands the Understands the Understands the the problem. problem and problem, identifies problem, identifies identifies alternate and develops and develops solutions using some alternate solutions, alternate solutions as creative thinking. but does not well as formulates a formulate a plan to plan to solve it by solve it using using sophisticated, original and creative original and creative thinking. thinking. Analysis Analysis and point Analysis and point Analysis and point Analysis and point of view present a of view present a of view include a of view are limited, biased limited perspective comparative discussed and perspective and fail and acknowledge at perspective that include a to acknowledge least one other point considers one other comparative other points of view. of view with limited point of view perspective that bias. without bias. considers more than one point of view without bias. Category Emerging Information Developing Literacy Proficient Exemplary 1 2 3 4 Problem Solving Cannot identify data Can identify data Identifies applicable Identifies applicable necessary to solve necessary to solve data, and analyzes data, analyzes data the problem. problem, but data correctly, but correctly, and analyzes data does not justify justifies results. incorrectly. results.
Category Emerging 1 Developing 2 Proficient 3 Exemplary 4 Problem Solving Cannot identify data necessary to solve the problem. Can identify data necessary to solve problem, but analyzes data incorrectly. Identifies applicable data, and analyzes data correctly, but does not justify results. Identifies applicable data, analyzes data correctly, and justifies results. Creative/Critical Thinking and Scientific Reasoning Rubric Category Emerging 1 Developing 2 Proficient 3 Exemplary 4 Logic Strategies to solve problem are illogical. Strategies are logical, but lead to incomplete solutions. Thesis and purpose are evident and stated. Thesis and purpose are logically, coherent and explicitly stated. Understanding Does not understand the problem. Understands the problem and identifies alternate solutions using some creative thinking. Understands the problem, identifies and develops alternate solutions, but does not formulate a plan to solve it using original and creative thinking. Understands the problem, identifies and develops alternate solutions as well as formulates a plan to solve it by using sophisticated, original and creative thinking. Analysis Analysis and point of view present a limited, biased perspective and fail to acknowledge other points of view. Analysis and point of view present a limited perspective and acknowledge at least one other point of view with limited bias. Analysis and point of view include a comparative perspective that considers one other point of view without bias. Analysis and point of view are discussed and include a comparative perspective that considers more than one point of view without bias. Information Literacy
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