Rubric for Classroom Discussion

Task Description: (Teacher may explain specific assignment in this space.)

weight
Criteria Exemplary Effective Minimal Unsatisfactory

 Contributes to  Contributes to class  Occasionally  Fails to contribute to

class activities by activities by offering contributes to class class activities
offering quality ideas ideas and asking activities by offering  Fails to invite
and asking questions on a ideas and asking comment/opinions
appropriate questions regular basis questions from other students
on a regular basis  Often engages others  Sometimes engages  Demonstrates little
 Actively engages in class discussions others in class understanding of
others in class by inviting their discussions main points
Level of discussions by comments  Sometimes has an  Does not identify or
50 inviting their  Challenges the understanding of summarize main
Engageme % comments accuracy and main points points
nt  Constructively relevance of  Identifies and
challenges the statements made summarizes some of
accuracy and  Identifies and the main points
relevance of summarizes main
statements made points
 Effectively
identifies and
summarizes main
points
 Always prepared for  Usually prepared with  Seldom prepared  Consistently
class with assignments and with assignments and unprepared for class
assignments and required materials required materials  Expresses no
required materials  Expresses basic  Expresses limited relevant foundational
Preparedn 25
 Accurately expresses foundational foundational knowledge
ess %
foundational knowledge pertaining knowledge pertaining
knowledge pertaining to class discussions to class discussions
to issues raised
during the discussion
Attitude 25  Consistently positive,  Usually positive and  Seldom actively  Rarely if ever

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 cooperative attitude cooperative with participates in participates in
during class classroom projects classroom projects classroom projects
 Always supportive of and discussions and discussions and discussions
%
other students’ ideas  Often supportive of  Sometimes  Occasional
other students’ ideas supportive of other disruptive behavior
students’ ideas

Assignment Score ______________ + Beyonder/Bonus ______________ = Final Score

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