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River Planning
Rubric
Contributed by: Kentucky Department of Education (KDE)

KIRIS Performance Event, Grade 8

1993-1994

Task: S/SS1 — Ricer Planning

There are three scoring guides for this task, for questions 3, 4, and 5 on the student response form.

Question 3 — Score for science only.

SCORE

DESCRIPTION

4

Student’s placement of dam and choice of it’s height are reasonable. Student uses valid, detailed rationale that addresses either positive or negative consequences of placement.

3

Student’s placement of dam and choice of it’s height are reasonable. Student uses valid but less detailed rationale that addresses either positive or negative consequences of placement.

2

Student’s placement of dam and choice of it’s height are reasonable. Student uses valid rationale that addresses only positive or negative consequences of placement.

1

Student’s placement of dam or choice of it’s height is not reasonable due to contradiction or simplistic reason (e.g. it worked when we tried it.)

0

Response is totally incorrect or irrelevant.

Blank

No response.

 

Question 4- Score for social studies only.

SCORE

DESCRIPTION

4

Student explains how the location of the dam impacts the surrounding community, giving detailed examples of social, environmental, and economic impacts.

3

Student explains how the location of the dam impacts the surrounding community, giving less detailed examples of social, environmental and economic impacts.

OR

Student explains how the location of the dam impacts the surrounding community, giving detailed examples for two of the three categories.

2

Student explains how the location of the dam impacts the surrounding community, giving an example of a social, environmental, or economic impact.

1

Student explains how the location of the dam impacts the surrounding community. Impacts are not related to social, environmental, or economic issues.

0

Response is totally incorrect or irrelevant.

Blank

No response.

 

Question 5 — Score for science only

SCORE

DESCRIPTION

4

Student’s response indicates clear, comprehensive understanding of the difficulties encountered in placing a dam.

3

Student’s response represents an understanding of the immediate difficulties encountered in placing a dam.

2

Student’s response represents a limited understanding of the effects of placement of a dam and the resulting difficulties.

1

Student does not see any concerns and likely views all options as acceptable.

0

Response is totally incorrect or irrelevant.

Blank

No response.

 

Kentucky
General Scoring Rubric

SCORE

DESCRIPTION

4

  • The student completes all important components of the task and communicates ideas clearly.
  • The student demonstrates in-depth understanding of the relevant concepts and/or processes.
  • Where appropriate, the student chooses more efficient and/or sophisticated processes.
  • Where appropriate, the student offers insightful interpretations or extensions (generalizations, applications, analogies).

3

  • The student completes most important components of the task and communicates clearly.
  • The student demonstrates understanding of major concepts even though he/she overlooks or misunderstands some less important ideas or details.

2

  • The student completes some important components of the task and communicates clearly.
  • The student demonstrates that there are gaps in his/her conceptual understanding.

1

  • The student shows minimal understanding.
  • The student addresses only a small portion of the required task(s).

0

Response is totally incorrect or irrelevant.

Blank

No response.

 

 


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