Interaction Rubric

The student can… Interaction Strategies Description Scoring

Poor Fair Good Excellent

Initiate new idea a) New ideas a) Take initiative to bring relevant new ideas 1 2 3 4

b) Right time for new

b) State the new ideas after the current idea has been adequately discussed 1 2 3 4
ideas
c) Use a range of appropriate language to initiate new ideas and/or shift from one idea to 1 2 3 4
c) Language another

Idea development d) Develop own idea d) Extend your own ideas sufficiently 1 2 3 4

e) Develop partner's e) Extend the partner's ideas by linking their own to the partner’s and giving more extended 1 2 3 4
idea response

f) Invite partners f) Actively invite your partner if needed (e.g. asking questions, helping complete a sentence
1 2 3 4
where necessary, engage partner to say more)

g) Show listener engagement through backchannelling and short responses (e.g. 'exactly',
1 2 3 4
Being collaborative g) Listen 'right', 'OK) g) Listen

h) Be collaborative h) Keep a natural and collaborative flow to the interaction (e.g. no long pauses within/ 1 2 3 4
between turns, no dominating interruptions)
i) Language
i)Use a range of appropriate language (e.g. agreeing, disagreeing, explaining, elaborating, 1 2 3 4
justifying, providing examples)
Negotiates towards j) Joint decision j) Actively work towards
j)Jointmaking a joint decision (e.g. inviting the partner to make a choice,
decision 1 2 3 4
an outcome showing willingness to compromise)
k) Language
k)Use a range of appropriate language (e.g. summarizing, evaluating, comparing, restating 1 2 3 4
the points raised in the discussion)

m) Eye contact m) Keep eye contact with partner

Use body language 1 2 3 4
appropriately