Espaol 101/ Colburn/ Class participation rubric

4 3
always brings all materials
Preparation & and completed homework to
Attendance class; regularly raises
informed questions about
content prepared; never
misses class and always
arrives on time
uses Spanish the entire class,
Use of Spanish initiating conversations,
asking and responding to
questions in Spanish with
both professor and
classmates
actively listens to and
Interaction & supports classmates and
Attention professor, and plays active
role in group/class activities in
Spanish
pays attention to correct
Quality of usage of vocabulary, verbs,
participation etc. and self-corrects
frequently; group dynamic is
better because of student's
presence
2 1
usually brings all materials and
completed homework to class;
occasionally raises general
questions about content; misses
more than 1 class and usually
arrives on time
usually uses Spanish the entire
class, and attempts to initiate
conversations, ask and respond
to questions in Spanish with
professor and classmates
usually listens to and supports
classmates and professor, and
participates regularly in
group/class activities in Spanish
attempts to use correct word
choice, etc. and pays attention
to feedback/correction; group
dynamic is usually better
because of student's
participation
frequently does not bring
all materials or completed
homework to class; misses
more than 2 classes and/or
is sometimes late to class
uses Spanish with the
professor, but oftentimes
uses English to initiate, ask
and/or respond to
questions with classmates
sometimes listens to and
supports classmates and
professor, and
occasionally participates in
group/class activities in
Spanish
at times uses correct word
choice, etc., but often
ignores feedback/
correction; group dynamic
is sometimes disrupted by
student
rarely brings all materials or
completed homework to
class; misses more than 3
classes and/or is frequently
late to class
uses English with professor
and classmates to initiate
conversation, ask and/or
respond to questions
rarely listens to and supports
classmates and professor,
and rarely participates in
group/class activities in
Spanish
makes little effort to use
appropriate vocabulary,
verbs, etc.; group dynamic is
regularly disrupted by
student
adapted from Lanza and Heller

Self-evaluation checklist:

_____ I speak Spanish during small and large group activities.

_____ I try to ask questions in Spanish, and if I need to use English, I ask permission to do so.

_____ I participate actively with my classmates, without dominating the activity.

_____ I am a good listener, and when I hear something I don't understand, I ask for clarification.

_____ I pay attention in class. (e.g., Of course, I would never, ever even think about texting in class, etc. J )