Assessment Timeline

Before project work begins

Students work on projects and complete tasks

After project work is completed

Questioning Learning Logs

Learning Log Rubric Student Work

Questioning

Scoring Guide Commercial Checklist

Learning Logs

Learning Log Rubric Scoring Guide

The unit begins with questioning and discussion to assess prior knowledge and prompt higher-order thinking. Students are given a learning log rubric and are asked to refer to the rubric every time they write in their logs. Students demonstrate their learning throughout the unit as they respond in their learning logs to questions posed at transition points in the unit. Student work, such as homework and graphs, assesses student learning on an individual basis. Frequent probing for understanding allows monitoring and adjusting instruction in a responsive way. The scoring guide and commercial checklist are given to students before work on the projects begins. These assessments help students stay on track and remain aware of expectations for the projects. Students’ menus are assessed using the same scoring guide. Use the learning log rubric at the end of the unit to assess students’ learning logs.


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