Revised 3/1/00
USES CRITICAL AND CREATIVE THINKINGTO SOLVE PROBLEMS
Levels of Performance Levels of Performance
Below Standard Standard Above StandardDimensions ofPerformance
Emerging Developing Satisfactory Accomplished Exemplary
ProblemIdentification
• Problem is not clearly established or defined.
• Issues and constraints are incompletely identified.
• Uses limited to no amount of prior knowledge and skills.
• Formulated questions do not lead to resolution/conclusionand/or incomplete.
• Predictions are incomplete or have not been formulated.
• Problem is established anddefined.
• Accurately identifies issues andconstraints.
• Uses prior knowledge and skills.
• Accurately formulates questionsthat can lead toresolution/conclusion
• Formulates predictions.
• Problem is clearly established and defined,demonstrating superior focus and clarity
• Completely and accurately identifies all issuesand constraints.
• Uses all appropriate prior knowledge andskills and applies these to the problem.
• Completely and accurately formulates in-depth questions that can lead toresolution/conclusion
• Formulates reasonable and appropriatepredictions based upon the relevantinformation.
Procedure andData Collection
• Data / information collection is incomplete.
• Data / Information is collected inappropriately and/orusing incomplete or suspect sources.
• Given information identified incompletely or not at all.
• Complete data / informationcollection using appropriateprocedures and credible sources.
• Given information identifiedcompletely.
• Complete and accurate data / informationcollection using appropriate procedures andcredible sources, repeating gathering processwhere appropriate to increase validity.
• Given information identified completely andcorrectly.
Analysis • Criteria used to evaluate the data are incomplete and/orinappropriate.
• Alternative approaches to information and data analysisare not identified or incompletely located.
• Thinking process is incompletely described and/or lackingexamples.
• Uses appropriate criteria toaccurately evaluate the data.
• Recognizes alternativeapproaches to information anddata analysis
• Describes with clarity andconcrete examples the thinkingprocesses used in analysis.
• Uses appropriate criteria to accuratelyevaluate the data, using multiple methodologywhere appropriate.
• Analyzes and prioritizes alternativeapproaches to information and data analysis.
• Describes with clarity and concrete multipleexamples of the thinking processes used inanalysis.
Conclusion • Deductions, inductions and value judgements areinappropriately based upon analysis.
• Conclusion does not completely follow the informationand analysis.
• Conclusion does not answer or incompletely matches thequestions being asked.
• Future investigations in this problem are incompletelypresented or non-existent.
• Makes appropriate deductions,inductions and value judgements.
• Conclusion is reasonable andappropriately based uponinformation and analysis
• Conclusion matches andanswers problem questions beingasked.
• Conclusion directs futureinvestigations in this problem
• Makes complete and appropriate deductions,inductions and value judgements.
• Conclusion is soundly based upon informationand analysis and clearly follows analysis.
• Conclusion clearly matches and directlyanswers problem questions being asked.
• Conclusion details and directs logical andappropriate future investigations in thisproblem
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