1. Critical Thinking Rubric
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CONTEXT to other Proposal reveals little Proposal reports Proposal considers Proposal addresses Proposal explores the
student learning awareness of superficial implications to other interrelationships complexity of the
relationship to other acknowledgement of student learning between proposed relationship of the
learning relationship to other project and other proposed project with
student learning learning other learning
(reads similar to criteria Proposal reflects only the Proposal acknowledges Proposal reflects some Proposal demonstrates Proposal demonstrates
1)Analysis of the student's own at least one other original thinking. It also original and integrative original, sophisticated
proposed project and perspective perspective acknowledges, refutes, thinking and makes a ideas anda serious
rationale synthesizes, or extends significant effort to analysis and engagement
the views of others. establish a logical with the project.
rationale for the
proposed project.
EXPLANATION of the Project not relevant to Project relationship to Project relationship to Project relationship to Proposal fully explains all
relationship of the Honors themes Honors themes some Honors themes is some Honors themes is relationships to implicit
project to the Honors minimally explained clearly explained fully stated, in addition or embedded
thematic areas proposal explains implicit relationships to Honors
or embedded themes
relationship to Honors
themes
Ability to draw Does not identify likely Suggests some learning Identifies a number of Identifies a number of Identifies a
Inferences and examine learning outcomes of the outcomes but without reasonable learning reasonable learning comprehensive list of
implications proposed project clear reference to the outcomes and ties them outcomes and ties them learning outcomes and
context of the proposed loosely to the proposed appropriately to the links them thoughtfully
project project project to the proposed project
Open Mindedness (The The project is weak, The project is a The project is sufficiently The project is very The project is original,
willingness to explore irrelevant and not superficial attempt to challenging and meaningful and will bold and will provide a
unfamiliar or challenging challenging. Strong bias finish the project. The innovative. provide a challenging challenging experience.
experiences) is evident proposal is ambivalent. experience
EVIDENCE Proposal's evaluation Project evaluation plan is Project evaluation plan Project evaluation plan Project evaluation plan is
plan is not appropriate to ill defined identifies a number of includes multiple modes comprehensive and will
the project appropriate strategies of evaluation provide a complete
and measures evaluation for all aspects
of the project