Creativity Evaluation Rubric —Middle School

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Choosing Projects

I know what I need to consider (such as resources, time, support, knowledge, and skills) when deciding whether to work on an idea.

I have ways of deciding if my ideas are good ones.

I think most of my ideas are good.

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I think most of my ideas are bad.

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I need lots of help to decide which ideas are worth pursuing.

I put very little thought into which ideas I decide to work on.

Choosing Projects: Challenge

I choose ideas to work on that are interesting and challenging to me and will help me learn new skills and knowledge.

I choose ideas that are interesting and challenging.

I choose ideas that sound interesting and will be fairly easy.

I usually choose the easiest idea to work on.

Determining Quality: Strategies

When I complete a project, I use several strategies (such as personal feelings, rubrics, comparison with models or peers, or expert opinions) to help me judge the quality of my project.

When I complete a project, I use some tools to help me judge the quality of my project.

If I have help, I can use tools to help me judge the quality of my work.

I just go with my feelings and opinions when I judge the quality of my work.

Determining Quality: Tools

I create rubrics, scoring guides, and checklists to help me produce quality work.

I participate in the creation of rubrics, scoring guides, and checklists to help me produce quality work.

With guidance, I participate in the creation of rubrics, scoring guides, and checklists to help me produce quality work.

I cannot create rubrics, scoring guides, or checklists that help me produce quality work.

Communicating Reasons

I can give good reasons why I think one of my ideas is worth working on.

I can explain why I chose an idea to work on.

I can give some reasons why I chose an idea to work on, but some of my reasons may not make sense.

I cannot give reasons why I chose an idea to work on.

Communicating Quality

I can clearly and thoroughly explain why my work is high quality by pointing out the ways in which it is similar to other excellent work.

I can explain what features of my work show that it is high quality.

I have difficulty explaining why my work is high quality, or my reasons are not logical.

I cannot explain what about my work is high quality.