Teamwork Rubric version 2.1
TEAMWORK RUBRIC
Definition
Teamwork is a cooperative or coordinated effort on the part of a group of persons acting together as a team or in the interests of a common cause.
Students participate on many different teams, in many different settings. For example, a given student may work on a team to complete a lab assignment,
give an oral presentation, or complete a community service project. Furthermore, the people the student works with are likely to be different in each of
these situations. This rubric is designed to work across all of these different settings.
The rubric is meant to assess the effectiveness of a group to work as a team, not as an assessment of an individual student’s ability to work on a team.
Therefore, a group should receive a lower ratings, even if only one of the students on the team (is) not engaged or working well with others. However, if
only student is not engaged and the rubric score is marked as low due to this low engagement please note this in the comment section of the rubric.
This rubric is designed to measure the quality of a process, rather than the quality of an end product. As a result, observation of students working in groups
will need to include some evidence of group interactions. The final product of the team’s work (e.g., a written lab report, poster, device etc.) should not be
assessed with this rubric. The final product does not provide enough information into the functioning of the team.
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Teamwork Rubric version 2.1
TEAMWORK RUBRIC
4
Exemplary
3
Proficient
2
Developing
1
Needs development
Communication
Everyone is fully engaged with
effective exchange of ideas.
Everyone is engaged most
of the time. The
exchange of ideas is
effective most of the time.
The group is engaged but
can be distracted. Ideas are
exchanged with
encouragement.
Interpersonal
Engagement
Members of the group share
respect for each other. All
members of the group feel free
to ask questions and contribute.
Conflicts are resolved with open
dialogue and compromise.
There is a general
atmosphere of respect for
all group members. The
majority of group
members feel free to ask
questions and contribute.
Members are generally
able to resolve conflicts
through open discussion.
Group Decision &
Planning
A clear procedure for making
decisions is formally established
by the group.
A clear procedure for
making decisions is
informally established by
the group.
Roles &
Distribution
The group establishes and
documents clear and formal
roles for each member and
distributes the workload
equally.
Achievable goals are
established and agreed upon by
the group and include clear
priorities that are well
documented and organized.
The group establishes
clear and formal roles for
each member and
distributes the workload
equally.
Achievable goals are
established and agreed
upon by the group and
include clear priorities.
There is a general
atmosphere of respect for
group members, but some
members of the group do
not feel free to ask
questions and contribute.
Members are generally able
to resolve conflicts through
open discussion with
outside assistance.
A procedure for making
decisions is established by
the group, but it is not clear
and/or it focuses on
individuals.
The group establishes
informal roles for each
member. The workload
could be distributed more
equally.
Goals are established, but
some are too general.
Priorities may be unclear
and/or some goals are
unachievable.
The group is only engaged
with encouragement or
not all members are
engaged. Ideas are not
exchanged effectively.
The group atmosphere is
competitive and/or
individualistic. Conflicts
that arise are not dealt
with or cannot be resolved
and/or there are no
effective group
interactions.
Establish Goals
There is no decision
making process, decisions
are made by individuals.
The group does not
establish roles for each
member and/or the
workload is unequally
distributed.
Clear goals are not
formulated and/or the
goals are unachievable.
Not all are committed to
goals.
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