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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