Assessment Rubric S01 Computer-Simulated Physics

The use of the following checklist is suggested, but not mandatory. Rather it is a tool to
assess students on essential outcomes. A level mastery means that a student has mastered
all essential parts of the unit at an appropriate high level. The student consistently
demonstrated noteworthy achievement of high quality, particularly in the higher order
thinking or performance skills. B level mastery means that a students has mastered all
essential parts of the unit at an appropriately high level in which the student successfully
engaged in higher thinking or performance skills. Students may receive a D (deficient)
if they have not made a reasonable effort on one or more outcomes.
Rubric
Item

"A" level mastery

"B" level mastery

Predictions

Student improves in predicting skills and can

begin to offer reasonable explanations for
why the experiment did not go as predicted.

Student can make predictions

that are near the final result, and
can increase in accuracy with the
predictions over the course of the
unit.

Use of
materials

Student uses all materials and can select

the correct materials for a desired result.
Student can also predict results of using a
variety of materials in a variety of quantities,
and can substitute materials as requested
by the teacher or another student to solve a
problem.

Student can use the variety of

materials available in fun and
knows when to use which
material to get a desired result.

Use of
environment

Student can easily adjust environments to

provide different results as desired and
controlled by the student. Given a set of
materials, the student can use environment
to control the materials so that the student
can solve problems (e.g., the materials are
trapped and need to be released).

Student is able to establish

environments as requested and
make adjustments to wind, gravity
and air.

Independent
Endeavor

Student works independently to create and

imagine new materials and environments
that were not assigned as a part of solving
problems.

Student works independently to

create the materials and
environments as assigned.

Group
Interaction

Student works collaboratively to create and

imagine new materials and environments
that were not assigned as a part of solving
problems.

Student works collaboratively to

create the materials and
environments as assigned.

Charting

Student can effectively chart, but can also

effectively make predictions and
adjustments to explain why the experiment
did not go as expected.

Student can effectively chart data

to examine trends as described
be the line of best fit.

QSI TECHNOLOGY-11 S01

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