Rubric for assigning participation points

 

10 pts 

·   Student misses no more than 1 class period.

·   Student is well-prepared for class.

·   Student often makes meaningful contributions to class discussions and presentations.

·   Student participates in small group work in a constructive manner.

 

8 pts    

·   Student misses no more than 1 class period.

·   Student is well-prepared for class. 

·   Student occasionally makes meaningful contributions to class discussions and presentations.

·   Student participates in small group work in a constructive manner.

 

6 pts

·   Student misses no more than 1 class period.

And at least two of the following three occur with regularity with the third one occurring occasionally:

·   Student is well-prepared for class.

·   Student makes meaningful contributions to class discussions and presentations.

·   Student participates in small group work in a constructive manner.

 

4 pts 

·   Student misses 2 class periods.

And at least two of the following three occur with regularity with the third one occurring occasionally:

·   Student is well-prepared for class.

·   Student makes meaningful contributions to class discussions and presentations.

·   Student participates in small group work in a constructive manner.

 

2 pts

·   Student misses 2 class periods.

And at least one of the following occurs:

·   Student is rarely prepared for class (see below for evidence of class preparation).

·   Student consistently makes no meaningful contribution to class discussions. 

·   Student consistently makes no meaningful contribution to small group work.

0 pts

At least one of the following occurs:

·   Student misses 3 class periods.

·   Student is rarely prepared for class.

·   Student consistently makes no meaningful contribution to class discussions.  

·   Student consistently makes no meaningful contribution to small group work.

 

 

Evidence that you are prepared for class includes:

·your written efforts on all assigned homework problems

·questions or comments about any problems or reading that was assigned

·participation in a group before class begins to ask questions about and/or provide help with the homework assignment

 

Constructive participation in class discussions and small group work includes:

·asking good questions and/or offering ideas

·responding to the question or idea of another

·sharing important insights

·presenting quality work at the board

·engaging in quality discussion and listening attentively when asked to work in a small group