USES CRITICAL AND CREATIVE THINKING

TO SOLVE PROBLEMS
Levels of Performance Levels of Performance
Below Standard Standard Above Standard
Dimensions of
Emerging Developing Satisfactory Accomplished Exemplary
Performance
• Problem is not clearly established or defined. • Problem is established and • Problem is clearly established and defined,
Problem defined. demonstrating superior focus and clarity
Identification • Issues and constraints are incompletely identified.
• Uses limited to no amount of prior knowledge and skills. • Accurately identifies issues and • Completely and accurately identifies all issues
constraints. and constraints.
• Formulated questions do not lead to resolution/conclusion
and/or incomplete. • Uses prior knowledge and skills. • Uses all appropriate prior knowledge and
• Accurately formulates questions skills and applies these to the problem.
• Predictions are incomplete or have not been formulated.
that can lead to • Completely and accurately formulates in-
resolution/conclusion depth questions that can lead to
• Formulates predictions. resolution/conclusion
• Formulates reasonable and appropriate
predictions based upon the relevant
information.
• Data / information collection is incomplete. • Complete data / information • Complete and accurate data / information
Procedure and collection using appropriate collection using appropriate procedures and
Data Collection • Data / Information is collected inappropriately and/or procedures and credible sources. credible sources, repeating gathering process
using incomplete or suspect sources.
• Given information identified where appropriate to increase validity.
• Given information identified incompletely or not at all.
completely. • Given information identified completely and
correctly.
• Criteria used to evaluate the data are incomplete and/or • Uses appropriate criteria to • Uses appropriate criteria to accurately
Analysis inappropriate. accurately evaluate the data. evaluate the data, using multiple methodology
• Alternative approaches to information and data analysis • Recognizes alternative where appropriate.
are not identified or incompletely located. approaches to information and • Analyzes and prioritizes alternative
• Thinking process is incompletely described and/or lacking data analysis approaches to information and data analysis.
examples. • Describes with clarity and • Describes with clarity and concrete multiple
concrete examples the thinking examples of the thinking processes used in
processes used in analysis. analysis.
• Deductions, inductions and value judgements are • Makes appropriate deductions, • Makes complete and appropriate deductions,
Conclusion inappropriately based upon analysis. inductions and value judgements. inductions and value judgements.
• Conclusion does not completely follow the information • Conclusion is reasonable and • Conclusion is soundly based upon information
and analysis. appropriately based upon and analysis and clearly follows analysis.
• Conclusion does not answer or incompletely matches the information and analysis • Conclusion clearly matches and directly
questions being asked. • Conclusion matches and answers problem questions being asked.
• Future investigations in this problem are incompletely answers problem questions being • Conclusion details and directs logical and
presented or non-existent. asked. appropriate future investigations in this
• Conclusion directs future problem
investigations in this problem

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