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Growing Success: Grades 9-12 Learning Skills Rubric
1CRITERIA 1E = EXCELLENT
1Commitme 1Highly motivated in
nt fulfilling commitments and
responsibilities.
RESPONSIBILITY
Homework, class work,
Completes assignments are
work completed consistently,
with thoroughness and
care.
Able to manage own
Responsible behaviour consistently
without supervision, as a
role model of others.
1Planning & 1Plans and meets goals
meeting completely and on time.
goals
ORGANIZATION
Consistently prioritizes
1Prioritize & tasks/goals. Effective time
time management skills.
management
Gathers information to
complete tasks without
1Uses support. Always prepared
resources for class and brings
required equipment.
1Independen 1Clarifies assignments,
t meets deadlines, uses
INDEPENDENT WORK
resources and seeks
assistance as needed.
Uses class Consistently uses class
time time to complete tasks.
Follows instructions
Supervision effectively and completes
assigned tasks with
minimal assistance or
supervision.
1N = NEEDS
1G = GOOD 1S = SATISFACTORY
IMPROVEMENT
1Fulfils commitments 1Fulfils commitments 1Rarely fulfils
and responsibilities. and responsibilities, commitments and
but irregularly. responsibilities.
Homework, class work,
assignments are Homework, class work, Homework, class work,
completed assignments are assignments are
consistently. completed frequently. frequently incomplete.
Able to manage own Able to manage own Unable to manage own
behaviour consistently behaviour regularly. behaviour.
without supervision.
1Plans and frequently 1Sometimes plans and 1Infrequently plans and
meets goals. meets goals. meets goals.
Able to prioritize Difficulty in prioritizing Unable to prioritize
tasks/goals. tasks/goals. Adequate tasks/goals.
Good time time management Weak time management
management skills. skills. skills.
Gathers information to
Gathers information to complete tasks with Unable to gather
complete tasks with regular support. information to complete
little support. Usually Sometimes brings tasks without support.
brings required required equipment. Rarely brings required
equipment. equipment.
1Usually clarifies 1Often requires 1Needs repeated
assignments, meets direction in clarifying direction to clarify
deadlines, uses assignments, meeting assignments, misses
resources and seeks deadlines, using deadlines; requires
assistance as needed. resources and seeking suggestions for
assistance. resources and invitations
for assistance.
Regularly uses class Sometimes uses class Rarely uses class time to
time to complete tasks. time to complete tasks. complete tasks.
Proceeds willingly and Needs some help to Needs significant
requires only get started and works encouragement and
occasional assistance with periodic supervision to begin
and/or supervision. assistance and/or assigned tasks.
supervision.
 1S = 1N = NEEDS
1CRITERIA 1E = EXCELLENT 1G = GOOD
SATISFACTORY IMPROVEMENT
1Flexible 1Comfortably accepts 1Willing to accept 1Willing to accept roles 1Unwilling to accept
roles and share of roles and share of and share of work in roles and share of work
work in group work in group group on occasion. in group.
consistently. regularly.
Open-minded
Actively listens to Occasionally listens to Inconsistently attentive to
COLLABORATION

others’ ideas. Listens attentively to others’ ideas. others’ ideas, except

others’ ideas. when topics are of
Working with personal interest.
others Usually able to work
Works with a variety of Able to work through through conflict with Works with others
others through conflict while working support. Able to listen reluctantly, or under
conflicts with with others. Able to and apply instruction teacher supervision.
consensus. delegate as well as regularly. Has difficulty listening to
Problem listen and apply and applying instructions
solving instructions. Works with group to from peers.
solve problems using
Works effectively with Works with group to information, resources Difficulty working with
group to solve solve problems using with some support. group to solve problems
problems using information, and use information,
information, resources. resources. resources.
1Use of new 1Motivated to explore 1Extends thinking 1Sometimes extends 1Rarely extends thinking
ideas thinking beyond beyond classroom thinking beyond beyond ideas/procedures
classroom ideas/procedures ideas/procedures presented.
ideas/procedures presented. presented.
presented.
Innovation Frequently attempts Begins activities with Infrequently tries new
Plans new tasks or new activities. some teacher activities.
INITIATIVE

challenges assistance.
Curiosity independently. Curious and
interested in many Curious and interested Unwilling to ask
Highly curious and aspects of learning. in certain aspects of questions unless topics
Advocacy interested in all learning. are of personal interest.
aspects of learning. Will speak up for the
rights of self and Will speak up for the Speaks up for self only,
Advocates others appropriately. rights of self and others, and usually
appropriately for self but sometimes inappropriately.
and others, with great inappropriately.
confidence.
1Goal setting 1Confidently sets own 1Able to set own 1Able to set own goals 1Unable to set own goals
goals and able to goals and requires but requires some and work without
monitor progress little direction. direction. direction.
independently.
Self-aware
SELF-REGULATION

Reflects honestly on Reflects honestly on Reflects on self when Rarely reflects on self
self and seeks self and often seeks encouraged and and often needs to be
assistance when assistance when sometimes seeks encouraged to seek
Motivation needed, after own needed. assistance when assistance.
attempt. needed.
Often demonstrates Needs assistance to
Highly motivated to adequate motivation Motivation is evident to become involved in
Perseverance meet personal needs to meet personal meet personal needs activities to meet needs
and goals for learning. needs and goals for and goals for learning, and goals for learning.
learning. but irregular.
Highly confident while Little evidence of
persevering during Generally confident Will persevere during perseverance during
class activities. while persevering class activities with little class activities.
during class activities. support.