CATEGORY
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Quality
of Sources
Researchers
independently locate at least 2 reliable, interesting information sources
for EACH of their ideas or questions.
Researchers independently locate at least 2 reliable information sources
for EACH of their ideas or questions.
Researchers, with some adult help, locate at least 2 reliable information
sources for EACH of their ideas or questions.
Researchers, with extensive adult help, locate at least 2 reliable information
sources for EACH of their ideas or questions.
Plan
for Organizing Information
Students have developed a clear plan for organizing the information as
it is gathered and in the final research product. All students can independently
explain the planned organization of the research findings.
Students
have developed a clear plan for organizing the information in the final
research product. All students can independently explain this plan.
Students
have developed a clear plan for organizing the information as it is gathered.
All students can independently explain most of this plan.
Students have no clear plan for organizing the information AND/OR students
in the group cannot explain their organizational plan.
Delegation of Responsibility
Each
student in the group can clearly explain what information is needed by
the group, what information s/he is responsible for locating, and when
the information is needed.
Each student in the group can clearly explain what information s/he is
responsible for locating.
Each
student in the group can, with minimal prompting from peers, clearly explain
what information s/he is responsible for locating.
One or more students in the group cannot clearly explain what information
they are responsible for locating.
Ideas/Research Questions
Researchers independently identify at least 4 reasonable, insightful,
creative ideas/questions to pursue when doing the research.
Researchers independently identify at least 4 reasonable ideas/questions
to pursue when doing the research.
Researchers identify, with some adult help, at least 4 reasonable ideas/questions
to pursue when doing the research.
Researchers identify, with considerable adult help, 4 reasonable ideas/questions
to pursue when doing the research.