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Assessment Rubric for Developing Dilemmas

Level 1
Level 2 
Level 3 
Level 4 
Knowledge and Understanding 

Knowledge of content

 

Concepts of moral principles, moral dilemmas, cyberbullying, and strategies for intervening when witnessing cyberbullying

Demonstrates limited knowledge of content.
Demonstrates some knowledge of content.
Demonstrates considerable knowledge of content.
Demonstrates thorough knowledge of content.

Understanding of content

 

Comprehension of the meaning and significance of moral principles, moral dilemmas, cyberbullying, and strategies for intervening when witnessing cyberbullying

 

Demonstrates limited understanding of content.
Demonstrates some understanding of content.
Demonstrates considerable understanding of content.
Demonstrates thorough understanding of content.

Thinking 

Use of Processing Skills
Identifying harmful stereotypes, considering the impact of portrayals on audiences, assessing the effectiveness of industry codes
Demonstrates limited understanding of content.
Demonstrates some understanding of content.
Demonstrates considerable understanding of content.
Demonstrates thorough understanding of content.
Use of Critical/Creative Thinking Processes

Making inferences, interpreting, analyzing, identifying moral principles, synthesizing, evaluating, forming conclusions

 
Uses critical/creative thinking processes with limited effectiveness.
Uses critical/creative thinking processes with some effectiveness.
Uses critical/creative thinking processes with considerable effectiveness.
Uses critical/creative thinking processes with a high degree of effectiveness.

Communication 

Expression and Organization of Ideas (e.g., clarity, logic, coherence)
Expresses and organizes ideas and information with limited effectiveness.
Expresses and organizes ideas and information with some effectiveness.
Expresses and organizes ideas and information with considerable effectiveness.
Expresses and organizes ideas and information with a high degree of effectiveness
Communication for different audiences and purposes

Communicating moral dilemma and its analysis clearly

Communicates for different audiences and purposes with limited effectiveness.
Communicates for different audiences and purposes with some effectiveness.
Communicates for different audiences and purposes with considerable effectiveness.
Communicates for different audiences and purposes with a high degree of effectiveness
Use of conventions

(e.g., grammar, spelling, punctuation),

Uses conventions, vocabulary, and terminology with limited effectiveness.
Uses conventions, vocabulary, and terminology with some effectiveness.
Uses conventions, vocabulary, and terminology with considerable effectiveness.
Uses conventions, vocabulary, and terminology with a high degree of effectiveness

Application 

Application of knowledge and skills in familiar contexts 

 

Applies concepts of moral principles, moral dilemmas, cyberbullying, and strategies for intervening) in familiar contexts

Applies knowledge and skills in familiar contexts with limited effectiveness.
Applies knowledge and skills in familiar contexts with some effectiveness.
Applies knowledge and skills in familiar contexts with considerable effectiveness.
Applies knowledge and skills in familiar contexts with a high degree of effectiveness.
Transfer of knowledge and skills

Applies concepts of moral principles, moral dilemmas, cyberbullying, and strategies for intervening) to new contexts

Transfers knowledge and skills to new contexts with limited effectiveness.
Transfers knowledge and skills to new contexts with some effectiveness.
Transfers knowledge and skills to new contexts with considerable effectiveness.
Transfers knowledge and skills to new contexts with a high degree of effectiveness
Making connections

 

Makes connections between the cyberbullying situations and their own knowledge and lived experiences, and the world around them

Makes connections within and between various contexts with limited effectiveness.
Makes connections within and between various contexts with some effectiveness.
Makes connections within and between various contexts with considerable effectiveness.
Makes connections within and between various contexts with a high degree of effectiveness

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