Classroom Performance Assessment Rubric
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Class Conduct: Shows willingness to
participate in group and class
activities and consistently
completes them to a high
standard.
Initiates and maintains
interaction with the other
students and the instructor by
asking questions and
responding to answers.
Preparedness Comes to class having studied Comes to class having not
for lessons: the assigned materials
Brings the necessary books
and materials and uses them
in class.
Language use: Speaks English in class 100%
of the time and attempts to
use target vocabulary and
structures from the lessons to
give elaborated answers.
0 What it isn’t:
Does not participate in one or
two activities/lessons or
produces work which is clearly
sub-standard.
Does not interact with other
students or the teacher on
one or two occasions in a
week, or doesn’t ask
questions when not
understanding.
completed preparation
activities once or twice in a
week.
Does not bring books or
materials for one or two
lessons in a week.
Uses English at least 80% of
the time and uses some of the
target vocabulary and
structures in conjunction with
level-standard language they
are more comfortable with to
give answers with some detail.
Refuses to participate in more
than two activities/lessons in a
week or routinely produces
low quality work after being
given feedback.
Willingly refuses interaction
with other students on more
than two occasions in a week
or consistently completes
tasks without asking for
feedback from peers or the
teacher.
Comes to class having not
completed preparation
activities more than twice a
week.
Does not bring books or
materials for more than two
lessons in a week.
Use English in class less than
50% of the time or uses
below-level standards to
produce short, dismissive
answers.
The student does not engage with classroom
tasks and refuses to do them
The student completes work quickly with
minimum effort or lack of care
The student disengages from group or pair
work and lets their partner(s) complete the
task without their input.
The student does not make an effort to
physically or verbally engage with the teacher
during classes or activities.
The student does not make an effort to talk to
or reply to other students before, during or
after a task.
The student doesn’t ask questions to other
students or the teacher the target language
for clarification or extension.
The student finishes a task and shuts their
book without checking their work with peers
or questioning aspects with the instructor.
The student does not read the book chapter
before a reading discussion group activity.
The student does not complete an at home
writing assignment for a feedback session
The student does not do a preparation task
that is essential to engaging in a lesson or
activity.
The student only brings certain books, or
doesn’t bring any books.
The student does not bring their computer
when requested.
The student does not bring writing materials,
or does not take notes in class or annotate
materials in any way.
Responding to complex, open questions with
single word replies
Refusing to use English in favour of additional
languages when support is given
Only engaging with other students in
languages other than English for language
tasks as well as other matters
Preferring simple ways of responding when
target language is highlighted as an
alternative.