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The document presents a rubric for evaluating problem solving with 4 levels of performance for each of 4 criteria: defining the problem, developing problem solving processes, evaluating solutions, and constructing representations. It also defines terms used in the rubric like "a great deal of assistance" and "little assistance" to clarify levels of instructor support. The rubric is designed to measure problem solving processes rather than final products.

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FINALWEIMPACT - Problem Solving Rubric 2 0

The document presents a rubric for evaluating problem solving with 4 levels of performance for each of 4 criteria: defining the problem, developing problem solving processes, evaluating solutions, and constructing representations. It also defines terms used in the rubric like "a great deal of assistance" and "little assistance" to clarify levels of instructor support. The rubric is designed to measure problem solving processes rather than final products.

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Problem Solving Rubric version 2.

PROBLEM SOLVING RUBRIC


Definition
Problem solving is the process of designing, evaluating and implementing a strategy to answer an open-ended question or achieve a desired goal.

Problem-solving covers a wide range of activities that may vary significantly. Activities that include problem-solving by students may involve problems
that range from well-defined to ambiguous in a simulated or laboratory context, or in real world settings. This rubric contains the common elements of
most problem solving situations.

This rubric is designed to measure the quality of a process, rather than the quality of an end product. As a result the rubric should be used during
observations of groups solving problems rather than assessment of a final product.

Glossary
The definitions that follow were developed to clarify terms and concepts used in this rubric only

 A great deal of assistance: The instructor interacts with the group to determine how the group is working and is unable to leave the group after
until ensuring that all members of the group are engaged. It is clear that the group needs the instructor to lead the conversation and to make
sure everyone is engaged.
 Assistance: The instructor interacts with the group to determine how the group is working and is able to leave the group only after answering a
significant number of questions to provide focus. It is clear that the group needs the instructor to refresh the group on how to work as a team in
order for the group to continue to function.
 Little assistance: The instructor interacts with the group to determine how the group is working and is able to leave the group after answering
some questions to provide focus or better understanding.
 No Assistance: The instructor briefly interacts with the group to determine how the group is working and is able to leave the group after
answering only a few questions.

WE-IMPACT is a collaboration of WE@RIT and Women in Technology and funded by the Engineering Information Foundation
Problem Solving Rubric version 2.0

PROBLEM SOLVING RUBRIC

4 3 2 1
Exemplary Proficient Developing Needs Development Comments
Define Problem The group identifies the The group identifies The group identifies The group is unable to
key elements of the the key elements of the the key elements of the identify the key
problem and clearly problem and clearly problem and clearly elements of the
outlines the objectives outlines the objectives outlines the objectives problem and/or the
in an effective manner in an effective manner in an effective manner objectives without a
with no assistance. with little assistance. with assistance. great deal of
assistance.
Process The group develops The group develops The group develops The group is unable to
strategies that are strategies that are strategies that are develop strategies that
insightful and use logical insightful and use insightful and use are insightful and
reasoning to reach logical reasoning to logical reasoning to logical without a great
accurate results with no reach accurate results reach accurate results deal of assistance.
assistance. with little assistance. with assistance.
Evaluation The group determines The group determines The group determines The group is unable to
whether the results are whether the results are whether the results are determine the accuracy
accurate and reflects on accurate and reflects accurate and reflects of the results and does
any issues, mistakes, or on any issues, on any issues, not reflect on issues,
misunderstandings mistakes, or mistakes, or mistakes, or
encountered during the misunderstandings misunderstandings misunderstandings
problem solving process encountered during encountered during without a great deal of
with no assistance. the problem solving the problem solving assistance.
process with little process with
assistance. assistance.
Construct The group constructs a The group constructs a The group constructs a The group is unable to
Representation representation (model, representation (model, representation (model, construct a
drawing, verbal) that drawing, verbal) that drawing, verbal) that representation (model,
accurately reflects the accurately reflects the accurately reflects the drawing, verbal) that
problem and aids in problem and aids in problem and aids in reflects the problem
solving the problem with solving the problem solving the problem without a great deal of
no assistance. with little assistance. with assistance. assistance.

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