CTS Project Marking Guide

Basic Competencies

Scale & Focus

Planning Design Process

Excellent (5)

Does the student

understand and
adhere to all health,
safety and operating
procedures?

Diligently follows and

promotes all established
classroom routines, health,
safety and operating
procedures.

Are professionalism
and workmanship
demonstrated?

Excellent housekeeping,
tool maintenance and
storage practices.

Has the student

shown organization
and time
management skills?

Always prepares materials

before class and makes
efficient use of time.

How does the student

interact with others?

Equipment and Materials

Project Description:

Consciously assists others

with safety and job tasks;
works effectively as a
team leader.

Satisfactory (3)

Limited (2)

Consistently follows all

established classroom
routines, health, safety
and operating procedures.

Proficient (4)

Adheres to all established

classroom routines, health,
safety and operating
procedures.

Requires reminders to follow

established classroom
routines, health, safety and
operating procedures.

Constant reminders to
follow established classroom
routines, health, safety and
operating procedures.

Poor (1)

Consistent housekeeping,
tool maintenance and
storage practices.

Conscious housekeeping,
tool maintenance and
storage practices.

Inconsistent housekeeping,
tool maintenance or storage
practices.

Infrequent housekeeping,
tool maintenance and storage
practices.

Always prepared for class

and makes effective use
of time.

Consistently prepared for

class and provides an
acceptable use of time.

Arrives at class late, often

unprepared, provides an
inconsistent use of time.

Sporadic attendance, often

late and unprepared for
shop work.

Considerately assists
others with safety and job
tasks; works effectively
as a team member.

Occasional assistance
offered to others with
safety and job tasks;
works as a team member.

Assists others when required.

Works solitary or is a
distraction to others.

Tutorial Suggestions (Basic Competencies)

Ensure that Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is worn at all times.
Consistent effort, attendance and punctuality will improve your grade.
Ensure that all workers in the shop adhere to all safety protocols.
Adhere to all classroom routines and procedures.
Carefully select the right tool for the right job.
Avoid being or becoming a distraction to others imminent danger!
Ensure that workspace is neat and tidy it is the mark of a professional!
Offer assistance and cooperate with others.
How effectively do the
Project design is unique
Project design modified or
Project design located,
Project design received from
Project design is incomplete
students ideas
and original, reflecting a
adapted, reflecting a
reflecting an acceptable
instructor, reflecting a limited
and/or not representative
translate into the
high degree of difficulty.
moderate degree of
degree of difficulty.
degree of difficulty.
of skill level.
finished project?
difficulty.
Detailed design (A-CAD)
Design (draft) with scale
Material estimate.
No additional planning.
What is the quality of
with accurate scale
Detailed design (draft)
dimensions, material
Limited material selection.
Material provided.
planning process?
dimensions, material
with scale dimensions,
estimate, and construction
estimate, construction
material estimate and
notes.
How accurately does
notes and cut diagram.
construction notes.
the student select and
Suitable material
utilize materials
Precise material selection
Appropriate material
selection.
selection.
Tutorial Suggestions (Planning - Design Process)
Choose a project for which a clear purpose is established.
Need more depth and complexity to your planning process.
Choose a project that challenges your skills and abilities.
Utilize resources to access more information.
Show initiative - locate materials and resources for your project.
More thorough planning will result in a higher quality product.
Utilize technology to enhance the quality and efficiency of your planning.
Avoid unnecessary distractions and focus on the task at hand.
Does the student
A judicious selection and
A purposeful selection
A considered selection
A discernable selection and
A haphazard selection and
select and use
precise use of all learning
and specific use of all
and correct use of all
generally correct use of all
incorrect use of learning
correct resources and
resources and tools.
learning resources and
learning resources and
learning resources and tools.
resources and tools results in
tools?
tools.
tools.
imminent danger.
Pre-job planning is
Pre-job planning is utilized
Does the student
consistently utilized,
Pre-job planning is
Pre-job planning is utilized
occasionally to reduce or
Pre-job planning underengage in pre-job
resulting in the frequent
frequently utilized,
as required to ensure all
eliminate hazards.
utilized to identify and/or
planning; recognize
recognition and elimination
resulting in the recognition
hazards are eliminated or
reduce hazards.
Operator License incomplete
risks, and take
of potential hazards.
and elimination of potential
minimized.
prior to tool use and rarely
Operator License incomplete
corrective action?
hazards.
Constantly ensures that
Ensures that Operator
assists others with tools or
due to absenteeism and
Does the student
Operator License is
Consistently ensures that
License is complete prior to
materials.
unwilling to assist others
ensure the safe and
complete prior to tool use,
Operator License is
tool use and assists others
with tools or materials.
secure handling of
and consistently assists
complete prior to tool use,
with tools and materials as
tools and materials?
others with tools and
and often assists others
required.
materials.
with tools and materials.
Tutorial Suggestions (Equipment and Materials)
Ensure to receive orientation or training for all tools prior to usage.
Engage the pre-job planning process to identify and eliminate hazards.
Ensure Operator License is complete prior to tool use.
Ensure the task at hand is clearly understood by all workers and assistants.
Consult SOP manual for more information or assistance in proper tool use.
Offer assistance to others in order that you may receive assistance from others.
Utilize specialists to gain a more thorough understanding of procedures.
Attend class regularly and catch up on missed assignments or orientation.

Insufficient

Insufficient is not an indicator of quality. Assign insufficient when:

The student has completed so little that it is not possible to assess modular objectives OR Project does not demonstrate the curricular
outcomes required to complete a module OR The only evidence of project planning is the selection of the project OR The instructor can
discern no evidence of an attempt to fulfill the assignment as presented.

Student Name:

Task and Performance

Construction and Assembly

Does the student

create and follow
goals to complete
module and/or project?

Does the student

interpret
information and
follow directions?

Does the student

solve problems and
overcome challenge?
Does the student
demonstrate the
requisite knowledge
skills and abilities?

Adheres to specific goals.

Demonstrates initiative,
adjustment and evaluation
of work processes to
exceed requirements of
module and/or project.

Follows specific goals.

Demonstrates initiative,
adjustment and evaluation
of work processes to meet
requirements of module
and/or project.

Establishes specific goals,

demonstrates adjustment
and evaluation of work
processes to meet
requirements of module
and/or project.

Considers goals for

completion of project and
demonstrates adjustment of
work processes to meet
requirements of module and/or
project.

Accurately interprets and

synthesizes information;
precisely performs all
classroom instructions.

Accurately interprets
information and
consistently performs
classroom instructions.

Consistently interprets
information and applies
classroom instructions.

Occasionally interprets
information and applies
classroom instructions.

Anticipates problems and

accepts challenges by
thinking critically and
creatively.

Considers problems and

accepts challenges by
thinking critically and
creatively.

Responds to problems
and challenges by thinking
critically or creatively.

Responds to problems and

challenges by requesting
assistance.

Demonstrates all requisite

knowledge, skills and
abilities. Uses correct
terminology.

Demonstrates most of the

requisite knowledge, skills and
abilities. Uses some correct
terminology.

Does not acknowledge

time schedule or make
accommodations for the
completion of module and/or
project.
Rarely interprets information
and/or applies classroom
instructions.
Ignores or denies possible
problems and challenges.
Does not demonstrate
requisite knowledge, skills
and abilities in accordance
with assigned grade level.
Does not use correct
terminology.

Always demonstrates
Consistent demonstration
required knowledge, skills
of requisite knowledge,
and abilities. Uses
skills and abilities. Uses
advanced terminology.
appropriate terminology.
Tutorial Suggestions (Construction and Assembly)

Create, follow and modify daily, weekly and monthly work goals.

If unsure as how to proceed, ask a classmate or specialist for assistance.

Ensure you follow established timelines to meet or exceed deadlines.

Engage the planning process to anticipate and remedy problems before they occur.

Take ownership of your own learning and work be efficient in all tasks.

Ensure understanding, apply learning, and utilize skills in alternate task completion.

Pay attention to instructions follow directives to demonstrate understanding.

Use the correct terms for tools and materials.

Does the finished

All joints are tight fitting;
Most joints are tight
Some joints are tight
Few joints are tight fitting;
Joints are carelessly fitted;
product reflect care
stock has been precisely
fitting; stock has been
fitting; stock has been
stock has not been cut and
stock has been haphazardly
and attention to
cut and secured according
accurately cut and
appropriately cut and
secured according to plan.
cut and secured.
detail?
to plan with accurate
secured according to plan
secured according to plan
Project is unevenly sanded
Project is not sand or
choice of fasteners.
with appropriate choice of
with suitable choice of
and/or prepared for finish.
prepared for finish.

Has the project been

fasteners.
fasteners.
Project is flawlessly
finished in accordance
The lack of finishing and
Product is replete with
sanded and prepared for
Project is suitably sanded
Project is evenly sanded
with quality control?
presence of imperfections
imperfections and blemishes
finish.
and prepared for finish.
and prepared for finish.
detract significantly from
and/or does not function in

Does the project

Precise application of
Appropriate application of
Acceptable application of
the overall quality of the
accordance with planning.
reflect a functional
finish; imperfection and
finish; imperfections and
finish; few imperfections
product
and aesthetic
blemish free.
blemishes have been
and blemishes present.
product?
hidden or repaired.
Proportion of error to
complexity of project
must also be considered.
Tutorial Suggestions (Matters of Correctness)

Follow your planning process and make adjustments as required.

Consider flaws in material prior to construction to hide or eliminate imperfections.

Show pride in workmanship correct errors in construction as required.

Use the properties of the material to enhance finished product. (ie. Wood grain)

Dry fit your project prior to assembly to ensure correct fastening and appearance.

Use trim and finishing techniques to enhance finished appearance of your project.

Take care to produce a work that is aesthetically pleasing AND functional.

Apply finish in accordance with anticipated function or usage.

Additional Comments (please see highlighted tutorials above):

Total Mark:

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