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Research Expedition Scoring Rubric


 

LHS School-Wide Rubrics Specified for Our Course Curriculum

 

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F

SELF-DIRECTED LEARNER

Sets and achieves challenging goals.

Sets and achieves goals.

Sets and attempts to achieve goals.

Sets a goal.

Fails to set goals or sets goals that are unrealistic or unachievable.

Consistently manages time and resources in an efficient manner.

Manages time and resources in an efficient manner.

Manages time and resources with some prompting.

Ineffectively manages time and resources; may require more frequent prompting.

Wastes time and/or resources.

Is always prepared for class with all necessary materials and assignments.

Is prepared for class.

Is usually prepared for class.

Is seldom prepared for class.

Is usually unprepared for class.

Actively and unilaterally seeks academic assistance when needed.

Seeks assistance when needed or prompted.

Does not seek assistance.

RESEARCH and PROBLEM SOLVING

 

 

 

Develops and refines topic of inquiry, formulating questions that reflect a thorough engagement with the topic/text or thoroughly test a thesis in development.

Develops and refines topic of inquiry, formulating adequate questions that reflect an engagement with the topic/text that goes beyond basic facts/plot-lines and offers support for a thesis in development.

Does not develop a manageable topic, and fails to formulate questions that go beyond basic facts.

Uses the most appropriate methods of locating information and, when required, incorporates a wide variety of relevant resources.

Uses appropriate methods of locating information; when required, uses a variety of resources.

 

Uses limited methods and resources (when required) to locate information.

No systematic search method; uses information (when required) from limited resources.

Does not locate useful information (when required); information is insufficient or incorrect.

Uses information responsibly and ethically and follows accepted formal standards for all citations.

Uses information responsibly and ethically.

Uses information without crediting sources.

Intention to plagiarize is evident.

 

(NOTE:  It’s ok to look at Wikipedia but it will never be accepted as a source. It is never ok to look at or use any “study-guide” such as “Sparknotes”.)

Click here to download a research expedition self assessment and reflection.