Rubric for assigning participation points

 

10 pts  

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

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

·   Student often makes meaningful contributions to class discussions and presentations (see below for evidence that you are constructively participating in class discussions and small group work).

8 pts    

·   Student is well-prepared for class. 

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

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

6 pts

·   Student is well-prepared for class. 

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

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

4 pts

One of the following three occurs with regularity with the other two occurring occasionally:

·   Student is well-prepared for class.

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

·   Student makes meaningful contributions to class discussions and presentations.

2 pts

Two of the following three occurs with regularity:

·   Student is rarely prepared for class.

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

·   Student consistently makes no meaningful contribution to class discussions. 

0 pts

·   Student is rarely prepared for class.

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

·   Student consistently makes no meaningful contribution to class discussions.  

 

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

 

Evidence that you are constructively participating 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

·exhibiting a professional disposition (this includes treating others with respect, making an effort to understand the thinking of others, being on time for class, staying on task and staying in the classroom for the entire session)

 

Two points will be subtracted for any absence.