The Rubric

Criteria 4 (Exceeds 3 (Meets 2 (Partially Meets 1 (Does Not Meet

Expectations) Expectations) Expectations) Expectations)
Understanding of Student Student Student Student has a
Democratic demonstrates a demonstrates a demonstrates a limited
Societies deep solid basic understanding of
understanding of understanding of understanding of democratic
democratic democratic democratic societies and is
societies, societies and can societies but unable to apply
including the apply this struggles to apply this knowledge to
principles and knowledge to the this knowledge to the simulation.
practices of simulation with the simulation.
democracy, and some support.
can effectively
apply this
knowledge to the
simulation.
Critical Thinking Student Student generally Student Student rarely
and Problem- consistently demonstrates sometimes demonstrates
Solving demonstrates strong critical demonstrates critical thinking
strong critical thinking and critical thinking and problem-
thinking and problem-solving and problem- solving skills and
problem-solving skills but may solving skills but often struggles to
skills, making struggle to make may struggle to make effective
sound decisions effective decisions make effective decisions or adapt
and adapting or adapt decisions or adapt strategies.
strategies as strategies strategies.
needed.
Application of Student Student Student has a Student is unable
Economic, Social, effectively applies demonstrates limited ability to to apply their
and their knowledge some ability to apply their knowledge of
Environmental of economic, apply their knowledge of economic, social,
Knowledge social, and knowledge of economic, social, and
environmental economic, social, and environmental
issues to create a and environmental issues to create a
sustainable environmental issues to create a sustainable
society, making issues to create a sustainable society and makes
informed sustainable society, often decisions that are
decisions that society but may prioritizing one detrimental to
balance economic struggle to area over others. one or more
growth, social balance areas.
justice, and competing
 environmental priorities.
protection.
Communication Student Student generally Student Student rarely
and Collaboration consistently communicates sometimes communicates
communicates effectively with communicates effectively with
effectively with their team effectively with their team
their team members and their team members and
members and collaborates to members and collaborates to
collaborates to make decisions collaborates to make decisions
make decisions and strategies make decisions and strategies
and strategies that are in the and strategies that are in the
that are in the best interest of that are in the best interest of
best interest of their country, but best interest of their country,
their country. may need some their country, but often working in
support. may struggle to isolation or
work well with causing conflict
others.
Reflection and Student Student generally Student Student rarely
Evaluation consistently reflects on their sometimes reflects on their
reflects on their experiences in the reflects on their experiences in the
experiences in the simulation and experiences in the simulation and
simulation and evaluates their simulation and evaluates their
evaluates their progress in evaluates their progress in
progress in creating a progress in creating a
creating a sustainable creating a sustainable
sustainable society, providing sustainable society, providing
society, providing some analysis but society, providing little to no
insightful and may need some limited analysis analysis.
detailed analysis. support.

- Rational: This rubric assesses students' understanding of democratic societies, critical thinking
and problem-solving skills, application of economic, social, and environmental knowledge,
communication and collaboration skills, and reflection and evaluation. Each criterion is assessed
on a four-point scale, from Exceeds Expectations to Does Not Meet Expectations. The rubric can
be used to provide formative or summative feedback to students throughout the project.