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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,