Faculty and staff who implement a Connect activity will utilize one or all of Career Connect's rubrics. Each rubric contains four to five questions and provides a rating for each question on a scale of 1 (beginning) to 4 (distinguished). Training on using these rubrics is available through our office.
Rating Scale: 1=beginning, 2=developing, 3 = proficient, and 4=distinguished, NA=not applicable
Written Communication | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | NA |
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Main idea is well-developed and thought provoking. | |||||
Organization includes topic sentence, intentional transition, and content cohesion. | |||||
Content is thoroughly developed. | |||||
Disciplinary conventions were applied with no errors. | |||||
Evidence is high quality, credible, and relevant to main idea. |
Oral Communication | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | NA |
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Central message is compelling. | |||||
Posture, gestures, and vocal expressiveness enhance the message. | |||||
Language (e.g., vocabulary, sentence structure) supports effectiveness of the message. | |||||
Explanation and examples support the clarity and credibility of message. |
Teamwork | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | na |
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Benefits the team by contributing ideas and work that advance the project. | |||||
Contributes to project planning and management. | |||||
Fosters collaboration by valuing the contributions of all team members. | |||||
Supports and motivates the team and helps to create a constructive team climate. | |||||
Responds to feedback or conflict in a way that reflects mutual respect. |
Critical Thinking Skills | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | na |
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Describes the problem, question, or issue comprehensively. | |||||
Examines and questions the accuracy, relevance, and completeness of evidence. | |||||
Considers context, assumptions, other perspectives, and credibility and authority of sources. | |||||
Justifies own argument, position, or hypothesis. | |||||
Presents conclusions and outcomes that are logical. |