Personal Evaluation Rubric
Elements Weight 5 Points
You provide research
that is directly related to
the project’s problem or
need.
Conceptual You use technological
Understanding terminology precisely.
You provide input that
helps clarify the project’s
problem and solution.
You choose innovative
strategies for the design
solution.
Strategies and You prove that your
Reasoning approach to the problem
is valid. Your process
leads to a complete and
workable solution.
You are able to use
knowledge and skill to
select effective
equipment and material
Equipment and for the task. You are
Materials flexible in your use of
equipment and materials
to ensure adequate
acquisition and storage.
You are fluent, flexible,
and efficient in your
work habits, such as
being on time, meeting
deadlines, working on
your own, and practicing
Work Habits safe equipment usage.
You are able to use your
knowledge and skill to
adjust to novel, diverse,
and difficult contexts.
4 Points 3 Points 2 Points 1 – 0 Points Total
You understand the Your solutions and/or You have trouble You do not attempt to
project fully and interpret responses to the understanding the understand the problem
the information correctly. problem are not problem. You do not or to recognize
You recognize completely related to the recognize mathematical mathematical or
mathematical and problem. You use or scientific principles in scientific principles in the
scientific principles in the technological the solution. You do not solution. You do not
design solution. You use procedures that lead use the correct technical attempt to use the
technical language and only to a partial solution. language and drawings. correct technical
drawings to effectively language and drawings.
communicate.
You choose appropriate, You use an Your strategies are not You do not attempt to
efficient strategies for oversimplified approach appropriate to the develop strategies that
solving the problem. You to the project. You offer project. You do not are appropriate to the
justify each step of your little or no explanation seem to know where to project. You do not
work. The logic of your for your strategies. begin or how to finish. attempt to support your
solution is apparent. Your process leads to a Your reasoning does not project work with sound
partially complete support your work. reasoning.
solution.
You are competent in You rely on a limited use You use equipment and Despite instruction, you
your choice of of equipment and materials only with misuse equipment and
equipment and materials. You perform coaching. You rely materials. You do not
materials. You return well in familiar or simple heavily on scripted, accurately follow the
supplies to their contexts with some singular plug-in steps steps and procedures as
appropriate storage coaching. You are not and procedures. You they are outlined.
areas. careful with materials misuse the equipment
You do not waste and do not use and/or materials.
materials or haphazardly equipment to its full
use equipment. potential.
You are able to perform You rely on a limited You can perform only You do not adequately
well with knowledge and number of skills. You when given direct perform even when
skill in a few key areas. perform well in familiar instructions and with given direct instructions
You arrive on time to or simple contexts with coaching. or with coaching. You do
class, are prepared to some needed coaching. You are frequently tardy not attempt to improve
work, and meet You limit your personal and unprepared for class your performance. You
deadlines. You need responses or feedback. and miss most are frequently tardy and
minimal supervision and You need some deadlines. unprepared for class.
use your time effectively. supervision and are late You miss most
You practice safe work for some deadlines. deadlines.
habits around the
equipment.
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