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CRITERIA

Response clearly exceeds the state standard.

Response may contain minor flaws but meets the state standard.

Response contains a serious flaw and falls just short of meeting the state standard.

Response is seriously flawed and misses meeting the state standard.

Factual Knowledge

Observations, terms, and facts are accurate and precise.

Most observations, terms, and facts are accurate and precise.

Some observations, terms, and facts are accurate and precise.

Few, if any, observations, terms, and facts are accurate and precise.

Conceptual Knowledge

Patterns, relationships, and classifications are accurately analyzed and used.

Most patterns, relationships, and classifications are accurately analyzed and used.

Some patterns, relationships, and classifications are accurately analyzed and used.

Few, if any, patterns, relationships, and classifications are accurately analyzed and used.

Procedural

Knowledge

All skills, methods, and procedures used are appropriately applied to the situation.

Most skills, methods, and procedures used are appropriately applied to the situation.

Some skills, methods, and procedures used are appropriately applied to the situation.

Few, if any, skills, methods, and procedures used are appropriately applied to the situation.

Communication

All information is concise, relevant, and presented in an organized fashion.

Information is generally concise and relevant but may be somewhat difficult to follow.Grammatical errors do not distract significantly from presentation.

Some information is relevant.Rambling or difficult organization may be present.Grammatical errors may distract significantly from presentation.

Little, if any, information is relevant.Rambling and disorganization may be present.