RUBRIC

= RUBRICS: =

You will find 2 rubrics here, one for the group and a peer evaluation rubric to be given to students so they can evaluate how well members from other groups did in peer-teaching areas of research.

GROUP WORK RUBRIC
**Assignment:** Early Explorers of the New World, Settlement at St. Croix Island, Journey of Discovery WebQuest **Names of Group Members:** = =
 * Name of Student:**
 * Assignment Group Research Area: **
 * ==**Aspects Considered**== || ==**3 – Excellent Work**== || ==**2 – Good Work**== || ==**1 – Acceptable Work**== ||

**Research Report**
|| All questions answered. Evidence of research. Included lots of details. Report was easy to read and understand. || Most questions answered with lots of details or all questions answered with few details. Evidence of research. || Only some questions answered. Very few details. Not enough evidence of research. ||
 * ==**Task # 2:**==

**Create a Product**
|| Evidence of time and effort put into this project. All parts completed in detail. || Evidence of some effort put into this project. Most parts completed in detail. || Evidence shows not enough effort was put into this project and/or it was incomplete. || = = = =

**Group Work**
|| Worked well as a group. The items from task #1 were divided evenly between group members and there is evidence of the group working collaboratively on task #2. || Worked well as a group. Not enough evidence of collaboration between group members. || Group did not work very well together. Little evidence of collaboration. || = = = =

**Peer-teaching**
|| Group members did an excellent job teaching their classmates about every aspect of the tasks they completed in their assigned research area. They stayed on topic, maintained eye contact, spoke well, and answered any questions. || Group members did a good job teaching the class about the information they learned in their research area. Most topics covered. Could improve in staying on topic, maintaining eye contact, communicating ideas, and answering questions. || Group members did an okay job teaching the class about the information they learned in their research area. Not all areas were covered. Some improvement necessary in staying on topic, maintaining eye contact, communicating ideas, and answering questions. ||

PEER EVALUATION RUBRIC

 * Evaluator's Name (Your Name):

Student Being Evaluated (Name of the Student You Are Evaluating):**


 * ===**Aspects to Consider**=== || ===**1 – Excellent Work**=== || ===**2 – Good Work**=== || ===**3 – Fair Work**=== ||

Communication
|| Speaker was easy to understand. || I was confused at times, but was able to understand the main points. || It was difficult to understand what they were talking about. ||

Knowledge
|| The speaker was an expert in their research area. I learned a lot. || The speaker knew quite a bit about their research area. I learned some new things today. || The speaker did not seem to know enough about their area of research. I want to learn more. ||

Staying on Topic
|| The speaker stayed on topic the entire time. || The speaker got off topic a few times. || The speaker spent more time talking about other things than they spent talking about their research area. ||

Keeping Interest
|| The speaker taught about their research area in a way that made me want to learn. They made it interesting and exciting. || The speaker was able to keep my interest most of the time. || The speaker presented their information in a boring manner. I found it hard to stay interested. ||
 * ===**Answering Questions**=== || The speaker was able to answer any questions we had. || The speaker answered most questions we had. || The speaker was unable to answer most of our questions. ||
 * ===**Answering Questions**=== || The speaker was able to answer any questions we had. || The speaker answered most questions we had. || The speaker was unable to answer most of our questions. ||