iRubric: Intercultural Group Assignment rubric

Demonstrates sophisticated understanding of the complexity of elements important to members of another culture in relation to its history, values, politics, communication styles, economy, or beliefs and practices.

Demonstrates adequate understanding of the complexity of elements important to members of another culture in relation to its history, values, politics, communication styles, economy, or beliefs and practices.

Demonstrates partial understanding of the complexity of elements important to members of another culture in relation to its history, values, politics, communication styles, economy, or beliefs and practices.

Demonstrates surface understanding of the complexity of elements important to members of another culture in relation to its history, values, politics, communication styles, economy, or beliefs and practices.

Initiates and develops interactions with culturally different others. Suspends judgment in valuing her/his interactions with culturally different others.

Begins to initiate and develop interactions with culturally different others. Begins to suspend judgment in valuing her/his interactions with culturally different others.

Expresses openness to most, if not all, interactions with culturally different others. Has difficulty suspending any judgment in her/his interactions with culturally different others, and is aware of own judgment and expresses a willingness to change.

Receptive to interacting with culturally different others. Has difficulty suspending any judgment in her/his interactions with culturally different others, but is unaware of own judgment.

Comprises all minimum requirements : Vital Statistics, Dominant Cultural Patterns, Deep Structure Institutions, Hofstede's Patterns, Verbal Behavior, Nonverbal Behavior Lyfestyle

Included at least 6 of the minimum requirements

Included at least 5 of the minimum requirements

Included at least 4 of the minimum requirements

Delivery techniques (posture, gesture, eye
contact, and vocal expressiveness) make
the presentation compelling, and speaker
appears polished and confident.

Delivery techniques (posture, gesture, eye
contact, and vocal expressiveness) make
the presentation interesting, and speaker
appears comfortable.

Delivery techniques (posture, gesture, eye
contact, and vocal expressiveness) make
the presentation understandable, and
speaker appears tentative.

Delivery techniques (posture, gesture, eye
contact, and vocal expressiveness) detract
from the understandability of the
presentation, and speaker appears
uncomfortable.

Articulates a complex understanding of cultural
differences in verbal and nonverbal communication
(e.g., demonstrates understanding of the degree to
which people use physical contact while
communicating in different cultures or use
direct/ indirect and explicit/ implicit meanings) and
is able to skillfully negotiate a shared understanding
based on those differences

Recognizes and participates in cultural differences
in verbal and nonverbal communication and begins
to negotiate a shared understanding based on those
differences.

Identifies some cultural differences in verbal and
nonverbal communication and is aware that
misunderstandings can occur based on those
differences but is still unable to negotiate a shared
understanding.

Has a minimal level of understanding of cultural
differences in verbal and nonverbal communication;
is unable to negotiate a shared understanding.