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York 4-point Assessment Rubric middle school

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Student & Teacher Evaluation

Level Descriptor

Task Details

Standard(s) being assessed:

0

0

The student does not reach a standard described by any of the descriptors below or there is no evidence of learning.

Descriptor menu: work is missing

1

1

  • Does not meet grade level standards even with significant support.
  • Learning is basic, limited, and contains many significant gaps or misunderstandings.
  • Opinions or judgments are rarely justified and lack supporting detail or evidence.
  • Infrequently demonstrates critical or creative thinking.
  • Rarely applies knowledge and skills without significant support.
  • Unable to transfer basic knowledge to new or different situations.
  • Restates or Retells information without explanation, elaboration, or application.

Bloom’s Level: recall, state, tell, list, match, label, choose, define, select, name

Descriptor menu: limited, rarely, little, no, basic, missing, without, lacking, below, inaccurate, inappropriate, insufficient,

 

2

2

  • Meets grade level standards with limited support.
  • Produces work of an acceptable quality.
  • Communicates developing understanding of some concepts with occasionally significant misunderstandings or gaps.
  • Begins to demonstrate some basic critical and creative thinking.
  • Use of knowledge and skills requires some support even in familiar classroom situations.

Bloom’s Level: outline, describe, summarize, extend, rephrase, use, show

Descriptor menu: adequate, acceptable, partial, appropriate, somewhat, satisfactory,

 

3

3

  • Consistently and independently meets grade level standards.
  • Produces generally good-to-high-quality work.
  • Communicates solid understanding of concepts.
  • Demonstrates critical and creative thinking.
  • Uses knowledge and skills in familiar classroom and real-world situations.
  • May use knowledge and skills in some unfamiliar real-world situations, with or without support.
  • Suggests solutions to problems set in unfamiliar situations / contexts
  • Sufficiently justifies ideas with examples and explanations.

Bloom’s Level: analyze, classify, model, formulate, explain, solve, interpret, discuss, build, compare, infer

Descriptor menu: competently, sufficiently, substantially, logically, considerable, thoughtfully, accurately, relevant, organized,

 

4

4

  • Exceeds grade level standards in a creative and innovative manner.
  • Produces high-quality or innovative work.
  • Communicates extensive understanding of concepts and can discuss concepts in multiple perspectives.
  • Demonstrates critical and creative thinking with sophistication.
  • Uses knowledge and skills in familiar and unfamiliar classroom and real-world situations, often with independence.
  • Transfers knowledge and skills with independence in a variety of complex classroom and real-world situations.
  • Effectively utilizes different styles of communication (written, spoken, graphic).
  • Compares and Contrasts concepts by making several connections to other known concepts.

Bloom’s Level: evaluate, judge, assess, critique, value, prioritize, justify, prove, verify, predict, adapt, combine, compose, design, improve, invent, synthesize

Descriptor menu: detailed, logical, excellent, high degree, extensive, precise, thorough, focused, completely, consistently, concise,