iRubric: American Government Foreign Policy Exam rubric

The student shows no understanding of the presented issue(s) by (1) not addressing or incorrectly addressing the relevant content, (2) not identifying or addressing a key concept or main idea,

The student shows marginal or poor understanding of the presented issue(s) by (1) barely touching on the relevant content, (2) poorly or incorrectly identifying and addressing a key concept or main idea,

The student shows understanding of the presented issue(s) by correctly (1) addressing the most critical content, (2) identifying and addressing some of the key concepts or main ideas,

The student shows exemplary understanding of the presented issue(s) by thoroughly and correctly (1) addressing the relevant content, (2)identifying and addressing the key concepts or main ideas, (

The student does not reason with the assigned materials or solve the given problem.

Although making an attempt, the student:
(1) poorly synthesizes material, (2) makes inappropriate connections to other topics, (3) presents a weak solution to the problem, (4) does not use relevant information (5) presents an incorrect evaluation of a situation or (6) does not address the relationship between content specific details and the question.

he student can:
(1) synthesize material, (2) make appropriate connections to other topics, (3) provides a possible solution to the problem, (4) choose and use relevant information (5) present a correct evaluation of a situation and/or (6) address the relationship between specific details and the question.

The student expertly:
(1) synthesizes material, (2) makes several connections between relevant topics, (3) optimally solves the problem with rationale(s), (4) chooses, creates and uses relevant information and connections(5) presents an insightful and thorough evaluation of a situation and/or(6) integrates content specific details and the question.