New Measure Example




Any class
10
6/19/03

Effective Communication



Standard/Benchmark:
Effective Communicator: Student effectively communicates for a wide variety of purposes and audiences and evaluates own performance.


Performance Task:
Present a summary of your field trip. (Use this initial idea as a starting point for the prompt/task design process. Please click on the word, "Prompt" for more information and help.)


Performance Element Master Advanced Developing Beginner
Clarity Consistently provides a clear main idea supported by rich, vivid, and powerful details. Consistently provides a clear main idea supported by sufficient details. Occasionally provides a clear main idea supported by sufficient details. Rarely provides a clear main idea supported by sufficient details.
Audience Adjustments Adjusts tone and style to appeal to a wide range of audiences. Adjusts tone and style to appeal to different audiences. Adjusts tone and style to appeal to specific and familar audiences. Uses the same tone and style regardless of audience.
Purposes Can consistently identify and adjust to specific purposes of communication (i.e. entertain, inspire, motivate, understanding, accurate recall, persuasion, decision making). Can occasionally identify and adjust to specific purposes of communication (i.e. entertain, inspire, motivate, understanding, accurate recall, persuasion, decision making). Can rarely identify and adjust to specific purposes of communication (i.e. entertain, inspire, motivate, understanding, accurate recall, persuasion, decision making). Does not exhibit the ability to identify different purposes and types of communication.
Variety Uses a variety of approaches to achieve desired purpose or audience impact. Relies upon 2-3 approaches to achieve desired purpose or audience impact. Relies upon two major approaches to achieve desired purpose or audience impact. Uses one approach in most or all situations.
Self-Evaluation Students evaluates own effectiveness using predetermined audience response criteria. Student evaluates own effectiveness using own performance criteria. Student evaluates own effectiveness without specific performance criteria. Student does evaluates own effectiveness.
Title Page Includes title, name, many colors, and attention grabbing ideas. Includes title, name, and many colors Includes title, name, and 2 or 3 colors. Includes title and name.
Drawings Drawings contain all information and are easily understood. Drawings contain all information and are easily understood. Drawings contain most of the basic information and are easily understood. Drawings is missing basic information ; is difficult to understand.
 

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