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Team Work: How well did your group work together?

Worked extremely well together; you provided a model to other groups as you were seen; you stayed “on task” involving each member and took your teamwork seriously; highly productive

Worked very well together; you were productive and cooperative and worked to get everyone involved.

Attempted to work well most of the time; at times you were “off task” and not all members were actively involved; this diminished the overall effectiveness of the group. Responsibility is unevenly shared by group members.

There was little or no teamwork involved. You did not respect each others’ opinions and were disagreeing over your group’s work. Exclusive reliance on one or two persons.

Active Learning: How well did your group seek solutions?

Was extremely clever in seeking different solutions through “risk taking” and exploring different approaches and strategies in an original and/or creative way.

Was clever at times in seeking solutions through “risk taking” and exploring different approaches and strategies.

Sought a single solution through different approaches and strategies but did not pursue better/original alternatives when a solution was found.

Relied on the first solution generated and used a single strategy to find it.

Communication: How well did your group communicate and share information?

Went above and beyond in communicating thought processes and strategies by asking questions, discussing ideas, listening, offering constructive criticism and summarizing discoveries.

Communicated and elaborated on the thought processes and strategies by asking questions, discussing ideas, and listening.

Communicated thought processes and strategies but did not listen to constructive criticism.

Members of the group worked individually and did not communicate with one another. Members of the group lacked a respect of each other by not listening to each other’s thoughts and ideas.