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Social Thinking: 6-8 High Level Thinking 
Social Thinking: 6-8 High Level Thinking
A rubric to measure social thinking skills for individuals with moderate to above average reasoning capabilities
Rubric Code: M23A6X9
By kelly_creighton
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Subject: Communication  
Type: Assessment  
Grade Levels: 6-8, 9-12

Powered by iRubric Social Thinking
  independent

4 pts

expected

3 pts

emerging

2 pts

novice

1 pts

Communication

independent

The student is independently able to
1. observe the context and understand the expected behaviors for the situation
2. interpret the nonverbal and verbal messages
3. use information including prior knowledge and shared experiences to predict the needs of communicative partner(s)
4. convey an expected nonverbal and verbal message
5. consider the thoughts and feelings of others
6. monitor and adjust behaviors based on the reactions of others
expected

With minimal prompting, the student is able to simultaneously engage and use the expected nonverbal and verbal communication skills needed for effective communication.

The student may require some assistance and direction in 1-2 of the previous communicative processes
emerging

The student requires frequent cues and instructional supports to engage with others and use the expected nonverbal and verbal communication skills needed for a communication.

The student may be able to express himself, but he doesn't always know the how's or when's to apply the communicative processes.
novice

The student requires consistent cues and explicit instructional supports to engage with others and use the expected nonverbal and verbal communication skills needed for communication.

The student may be able to express himself, but he is usually unable to apply communicative processes without assistance.
Perspective Taking

independent

Perspective taking skills, or the ability to process and respond to one’s own thoughts and feelings, as well as what he/she believes other people are thinking and feeling, are considered advanced. He is able to view a situation or context from the point of view of another person while realizing that an observer’s point of view may be influenced by the larger societal or cultural values. He gauges his responses and behaviors in a manner that will most likely result in a desired outcome.
expected

Perspective taking, or the ability to process and respond to one’s own thoughts and feelings, as well as what he/she believes other people are thinking and feeling, is considered developmentally appropriate. He is able to view a situation or context from the point of view of another person and gauge his responses or behaviors in a manner that will likely result in a desired outcome.
emerging

Although the student can imagine another person’s thoughts and feeling and is aware that others have different perspectives, they cling to the belief that their view is correct. When perspective-taking skills are emerging, the student will often repeat their response or behavior with the belief that others will eventually understand.
novice

The student is aware they have thoughts and feelings, but they believe everyone else either shares or should share the same beliefs. When there is a conflict the student who is unable to imagine others have different feelings and thoughts, they may often attribute the difference to a moral sense. i.e. that is bad, everyone does this
Identify Hidden Curriculum

independent

Independently recognizes the hidden rules for the context and can use observation skills and thinking to monitor and adjust behavior/actions as expected.

Others in the environment are comfortable.
Level 1-2 on Five point Behavior Scale
expected

Able to identify most of the expected rules and behaviors for the group or context. Uses the information to monitor verbal and nonverbal actions with minimal adult cueing.

Student may require 1-2 indirect prompts during 10 minute observation. i.e. "what do you think are the expectations?"

Level 2-3 on the Five Point Behavior Scale
emerging

Able to identify a few of the expected rules or behaviors for the group or context, but needs frequent cues to information to monitor and adjust verbal and nonverbal actions.

Student requires 3-5 indirect or direct prompts during 10 minute observation. i.e. "what do you think or in this setting others expect you to..."

Level 3-4 on the Five Point Behavior Scale
novice

Student is unable to recognize the expected rules for behavior in a setting without consistent prompts.

Student requires 6 or more corrective directives for adjusting and modifying behaviors in the given environment. i.e. In class we need to ....

Level 4-5 on the Five Point behavior scale



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  • social thinking


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