21st Century Skills

Written Assignment Rubric

Limited Emerging
Criterion No Proficiency Proficient Advanced Weight
Proficiency Proficiency

Identifies less Lists at least 4 Identifies and briefly Identifies and Identifies and
than 3 principles principles of the discusses at least 4 discusses at least thoroughly
of the 21st 21st Century principles of the 21st 5 principles of the discusses more
30%
Century Skills. Skills. Century Skills. 21st Century Skills. than 5 principles
st
Definition of 21 of the 21st Century
Century Skills
Skills.

Score 0 3 5 8 10

Fails to identify Identifies at least Identifies and briefly Identifies and Identifies and
the connections 2 connections but discusses at least 3 discusses at least thoroughly
to classroom does not provide connections but 3 connections by discusses at least
Impact of 21st practice. a discussion. does not provide providing general 3 connections by
30%
Century Skills on examples. examples. providing specific
practice examples,
referencing IB
principles.

Score 0 3 5 8 10

Fails to identify Identifies which Identifies and briefly Identifies and Identifies and
which 21st 21st Century skill explains which 21st explains which thoroughly 30%
Century skill is is critical for Century skill is 21st Century skill is explains which 21st
 Critical skills for critical for students to learn critical for students critical for Century skill is
students to learn students to learn. but does not to learn, and states students to learn, critical for
state why. why. states why and students to learn,
providing general states why and
examples of why providing specific
students need examples of why
that skill. students need
that skill.

Score 0 3 5 8 10

No citations are Some references All resources and All resources and All resources and
listed. Plagiarism are cited using references are cited references are references are
APA formatting is evident. APA style, using APA style, but cited using APA correctly cited 5%
although there there are some and style with a few using APA style. At
many errors and 1 at least one outside errors. At least 2 least 2 sources are
or no outside resource is cited. sources are cited. cited
resources are
cited.

Score 0 3 5 8 10

Writing is unclear. Writing is clear, Writing is clear Writing is clear, Writing is clear,
Grammar and but not concise. and concise and concise and
spelling mistakes Style may be professional is professional. professional. The
are numerous. inappropriate style. While Minimum spelling writing follows a
(e.g. too casual) generally and grammatical logical flow. No
Writing Clarity
for assignment. concise, the errors. spelling or 5%
and Quality
Some spelling paper could be grammatical
and grammar tightened up a errors are present.
errors are bit. Few spelling
apparent. or grammar
errors.
Score 0 3 5 8 10

Total 100%