Developing criteria for your product/outcome
Clear criteria for the product or outcome of your project are necessary to help you make decisions about what
to do next. These criteria help you to know how you need to adjust your actions in order to meet your goal. For
example:
Goal: To create a well-designed wallet that utilizes recycled materials.
Criterion 1 – The wallet must be
Criterion 2 – The wallet must
made of materials that are
ensure that contents don’t fall out
recycled from other uses and are
when placed in a pocket or
commonly available.
handbag.
Criterion 3 – From a group of five
users, three will rate the wallet as
“desirable” in terms of its
appearance, usefulness and
likelihood of use (based on a
survey)
Goal: To improve my preparedness for soccer season in terms of speed, agility and cardiovascular fitness.
Criterion 1 – I will research and
Criterion 2 – I will improve my
Criterion 3 – I will develop a
create a six-week speed workout
dribbling ability by practicing two
comprehensive cardio plan and
plan that will help me to reduce
different agility drills for six weeks. keep a food journal. I will time
my 100 meter time from ___ to
In the first, third and sixth week, I
myself over one mile and reduce
___.
will videotape myself and compare my time from ___ to ____ over ten
my reaction.
weeks.
Notice that the first of these projects is product-oriented, but the second is outcome-oriented. In both cases, the
criteria work in similar ways. Now you try below! This form is also available for download on the school website.
Goal:
Now use the to-do list on the following page to help you map out your plan to meet these criteria
PRIORITY
DUE DATE
WHAT
NOT ES
WHO
IN PROGRESS
DONE