Webquests/index/tourism/rubric

Assessment

Rubric for assessing webquest along with logic rule for converting rubric scores to grades (to be shared with learners before, during, and after webquest or activity)

Category	Level 1	Level 2	Level 3	Level 4
Focus of presentation (written & oral)	Purpose unclear or not stated, does not speak to intended audience	Some indication of purpose, does not adequately address intended audience (includes inappropriate content)	Adequately states purpose, fits most needs of audience	Fulfills purpose with only minor omissions, directed towards appropriate audience.
Flow of oral presentation	Disorganized, lacking professionalism, hard to follow (not user-friendly).	Information presented lacks some professionalism in quality & organization, address some of the relevant content areas, able to follow (not intuitive)	Information in logical sequence, most relevant content areas are addressed, able to follow with only minor distractions	Logically organized, interesting sequence, addresses all relevant content area and easy to follow with no distractions
Language use (written & oral)	Poor control of language, with frequent grammatical and spelling problems. Unfocused narrative with no connection to purpose. Reader is unengaged from the story/journey.	Occasional major or frequent minor English errors. Simplistic story with limited connection to purpose. Brings reader into limited aspects of the story/journey.	Effective control of language. Full development of story with connection to purpose. Brings reader into most aspects of the story/journey.	Outstanding control of language. Engaging and full development of story with strong connection to purpose. Brings reader fully into each aspect of the story/journey.
Level of understanding*	Is able to articulate understandings falling under one facet.	Is able to articulate understandings under two-to-three facets but typically requiring only lower level critical thinking skills.	Is able to articulate understandings under four-to-six facets but typically requiring only lower level critical thinking skills.	Is able to articulate understandings under four-to-six facets but excercises a higher order of thinking.
Reflective skill set	Little or no response to the experience of any activity.	Few connections made between activities, but well described thoughts and reactions.	Compelling thoughts and ideas directly related to each activity, with some "leaps" made between the activities.	Detailed, in depth, original ideas synthesized from the experience of all activities. Thoughts expressed articulately and enthusiastically.
Creativity & originality of product	Shows format and display in a minimally creative manner	Shows some elements of format and display creative manner	Shows several elements of format and display in a unique and creative manner	Shows many elements of format and display in a unique and creative manner. Entire work/performance exhibits an individual personality.

If the student gets:	The grade should be:
No more than 10% of scores lower than a 3, with at least 40% 4s	90%-100%
No more than 30% of scores lower than a 3, with at least 10% 4s	80%-89%
No more than 10% of scores lower than a 2, with at least 20% 3s	70%-79%
No more than 30% of scores lower than a 2, with at least 10% 3s	60%-69%
Anything lower than this	<60%

• Six facets of understanding: 1) explain (i.e., describe, teach, etc.), 2) interpret, 3) apply (i.e, create, construct, etc.), 4) perspective, 5) empathy, and 6) self-knowledge (e.g., self-assess).