Problem-Solving Skills Rubric
Assessment of Effective Use of Critical Thinking Skills
NAME:
COURSE:
DATE:
Intended Outcome: The student will demonstrate critical thinking through written/oral/skill-based activities.
Performance Area
Definition of the
Problem
Score = 3
Score = 2
Score = 1
Score = 0
Exceptional
Meets the standards
Needs Improvement
Does not
meet standards
Adequately defines the
Inadequately defines the
Clearly defines the problem
problem and considers all problem or fails to consider
and considers all relevant
relevant aspects of the
all relevant aspects of the
aspects of the problem.
problem.
problem.
Unable to define the
problem or defines the
problem incorrectly.
Selects appropriate
Lacks some of the
Selects inappropriate
Lacks the concepts,
Develops a plan to
concepts, procedures and concepts, procedures and
concepts, procedures or
procedures or strategies to
solve the problem
strategies to solve the
strategies to solve the
strategies to solve the
solve the problem.
problem.
problem.
problem.
Thoroughly collects
Inadequately collects
Collects unreliable,
Collects reliable, relevant
reliable, relevant and
reliable, relevant and
irrelevant and/or
Collects and analyzes
and sufficient information.
sufficient information.
sufficient information.
insufficient information.
appropriate
Accurately interprets
Accurately and creatively
Inaccurately interprets
Does not interpret
information
evidence, data and
interprets evidence, data
information, data and
evidence, data and
questions.
and questions.
questions.
questions.
Uses sound reasoning
Interprets findings to
Uses sound reasoning to Some reasoning exists, but No evidence of reasoning
throughout in an accurate
determine plausible
accurately reach a valid
student fails to reach a
or reasoning does not
and creative manner to
solutions.
conclusion.
conclusion.
support conclusion.
reach a valid conclusion.
Communicates the
results
Comments:
No explanation for
Conclusions are clearly,
Conclusions are generally
Conclusions are clearly and
conclusions or unrelated to
effectively and persuasively
correct, but vague or
problem. Vague,
effectively stated with
stated along with strong
ambiguous. Weak
ambiguous data; details
adequate evidence.
evidence.
evidence is presented.
absent.
Score