iRubric: Taking action for the environment rubric

Limited knowledge of how people can improve or damage the environment.

Limited knowledge of how decisions about places and environments affect the future quality of people’s lives

Sound knowledge of how people can improve or damage the environment and can address specific issues.

Has knowledge of how decisions about places and environments affect the future quality of people’s lives and can recommend environmentally friendly practices.

Understands how people can improve or damage the environment and analyses specific issues to pose a solution.

Can think critically about decisions on places and environments that affect the future quality of peoples lives and greatly elaborates on the subject showing complete understanding of environmentally friendly practices.

Does not promote the idea of taking action.

Promotes ideas of taking action but provides limited opportunities to do so.

Analyses and thinks critically to take further action involving a plan to involve other people jun the process.

Students said very little or had difficulties in their groups.

Students communicated and successfully worked well in groups.

Students had rich group discussions, great participation and worked exceedingly well in groups.