Rubric for Classroom Discussion

Task Description: (Teacher may explain specific assignment in this space.)

weight
Criteria Exemplary Effective Minimal Unsatisfactory

Contributes to Contributes to class Occasionally Fails to contribute to

class activities by activities by offering contributes to class class activities
offering quality ideas ideas and asking activities by offering Fails to invite
and asking questions on a ideas and asking comment/opinions
appropriate questions regular basis questions from other students
on a regular basis Often engages others Sometimes engages Demonstrates little
Actively engages in class discussions others in class understanding of
others in class by inviting their discussions main points
Level of discussions by comments Sometimes has an Does not identify or
50 inviting their Challenges the understanding of summarize main
Engageme % comments accuracy and main points points
nt Constructively relevance of Identifies and
challenges the statements made summarizes some of
accuracy and Identifies and the main points
relevance of summarizes main
statements made points
Effectively
identifies and
summarizes main
points
Always prepared for Usually prepared with Seldom prepared Consistently
class with assignments and with assignments and unprepared for class
assignments and required materials required materials Expresses no
required materials Expresses basic Expresses limited relevant foundational
Preparedn 25
Accurately expresses foundational foundational knowledge
ess %
foundational knowledge pertaining knowledge pertaining
knowledge pertaining to class discussions to class discussions
to issues raised
during the discussion
Attitude 25 Consistently positive, Usually positive and Seldom actively Rarely if ever

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 cooperative attitude cooperative with participates in participates in
during class classroom projects classroom projects classroom projects
Always supportive of and discussions and discussions and discussions
%
other students ideas Often supportive of Sometimes Occasional
other students ideas supportive of other disruptive behavior
students ideas

Assignment Score ______________ + Beyonder/Bonus ______________ = Final Score

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