Collaboration Rubric

Partially
CATEGORY Exemplary Proficient Unsatisfactory POINTS
Proficient
Focus on the Task 3 points 2 points 1 point 0 points ___/3
and Participation
Consistently stays focused on Focuses on the Focuses on the Rarely focuses on
the task and what needs to be task and what task and what the task and what
done. Very self-directed. needs to be done needs to be done needs to be done.
most of the time. some of the time. Lets others do the
Other group Other group work. .
members can members must
count on this sometimes remind
person. this person to keep
on task.
A true team member who A strong group Sometimes a Sometimes
contributes a lot of effort, and member who tries satisfactory group chooses not to
encourages and supports the hard! member who does participate and
efforts of others in the group. what is required does not complete
assigned tasks.
Dependability and 3 points 2 points 1 point 0 points ___/3
Shared
Responsibility Consistently punctual for group Usually punctual Sometimes late for Late for all or most
meetings, turns in all work on for group group meetings, group meetings,
time. meetings, turns in frequently turns in misses all
most work on time. work after the deadlines for
deadline. turning in work.
Follows through on assigned Follows through on Does not follow Seldom or never
tasks and does not depend on most assigned through on most follows through on
others to do the work, tasks. assigned tasks assigned tasks.
responsibility for tasks is shared and sometimes Depends on
evenly. depends on others others to do all of
to do the work. the work.
Listening, 3 points 2 points 1 point 0 points ___/3
Questioning and
Discussing Respectfully listens, interacts, Respectfully Has some difficulty Has great difficulty
discusses and poses questions listens, interacts, respectfully listening, argues
to all members of the team discusses and listening and with teammates,
during discussions and helps poses questions to discussing, and and is unwilling to
direct the group in reaching others during tends to dominate consider other
consensus. discussions. discussions. opinions. Impedes
group from
reaching
consensus.

Research 3 points 2 points 1 point 0 points ___/3

and Information-
Routinely gathers research and Usually provides Sometimes Rarely provides
Sharing
shares useful ideas when useful research provides useful useful research or
participating in the group and ideas when research and ideas ideas when
discussion. Defends/ rethinks participating in the when participating participating in the
ideas relating to the group’s group discussion. in the group group discussion.
project goals. discussion.
Problem-Solving 3 points 2 points 1 point 0 points ___/3
Actively looks for and suggests Refines solutions Does not suggest Does not try to
solutions to problems. suggested by or refine solutions, solve problems or
others. but is willing to try help others solve
out solutions problems.
 suggested by
others
Group/Partner 3 points 2 points 1 point 0 points ___/3
Teamwork
Consistently makes necessary Usually makes Occasionally Rarely makes
compromises to accomplish a necessary makes compromises to
common goal. compromises to compromises to accomplish a
accomplish a accomplish a common goal and
common goal. common goal, and has difficulty
sometimes helps getting along with
keep the group other group
working well members.
together.

Always has a positive attitude Usually has a Occasionally is Is often negative

about the task(s) and the work positive attitude publicly critical of and publicly critical
of others. about the task(s) the task(s) or the of the task(s) or
and the work of work of other the work of other
others. members of the members of the
group. group.

All team members contributed Assisted Finished individual Contributed little to

equally to the finished project. group/partner in task but did not the group effort
the finished assist during the project.
project. group/partner
during the project.

Performed all duties of assigned Performed nearly Performed a few Did not perform
team role and contributed all duties of duties of assigned any duties of
knowledge, opinions, and skills assigned team role team role and assigned team
to share with the team. Always and contributed contributed a small role and did not
did the assigned work. knowledge, amount of contribute
opinions, and skills knowledge, knowledge,
to share with the opinions, and skills opinions or skills to
team. Completed to share with the share with the
most of the team. Completed team. Relied on
assigned work. some of the others to do the
assigned work. work.

TOTAL POINTS ___/18