Creativity Rubric —High School

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Fluency

I use my knowledge and skills in the subject matter along with several strategies to generate many possible ideas.

I can generate several ideas.

With help, I can think of more than one idea.

I have a very hard time thinking of ideas.

Risk-taking

I seek out new experiences without worrying about what others think of me or whether I will make mistakes.

I try new experiences without worrying too much about making mistakes or what others will think of me.

Sometimes, I avoid experiences that I know I will not succeed at.

I avoid experiences that I think I will not be good at.

Evaluation

I have the confidence in my intuition and abilities to know if my ideas are worth pursuing and when the finished product or performance has value.

I usually know when my ideas are worth pursuing and when my finished product or performance has value.

I need a lot of help to determine if my ideas are worth working on and if my work is high quality.

I always think my work is good, regardless of what anyone says.

OR

No matter how hard I work, I never think my work is good enough.

Elaboration

I can add the necessary concrete details to an idea to make it a successful product or performance.

I can add enough details to an idea to turn it into a reality.

If I have an idea, I need a lot of help to come up with the details that will make my idea a reality.

I cannot think of details that will turn an idea into reality.

Language Use

I use language in meaningful and novel ways to move, inspire, entertain, inform, and persuade others.

I use language in interesting ways to inspire others.

With help, I can use language in interesting ways to communicate with others.

The language I use to communicate with others is predictable and ordinary.

Flexibility

I can look at objects, processes, and systems from a variety of perspectives in order to come up with ways to make them more efficient, beautiful, or useful.

I can look at objects, processes, and systems from more than one perspective to make them better.

With help, I can look at objects, processes, and systems from more than one perspective to make them better.

I rarely look at objects, processes, and systems from more than one perspective to make them better.