Pedagogical Approach

CRITERIA

NON-PERFORMANCE

BASIC

PROFICIENT

DISTINGUISHED

Describe students' prior knowledge and other relevant characteristics. 16%

Does not describe students' prior knowledge and other relevant characteristics

Describes students' prior knowledge or other relevant characteristics, but not both.

Describes the students' prior knowledge and other relevant characteristics.

Evaluates the students' prior knowledge and other relevant characteristics.

Justify choice of pedagogical method and align it with appropriate instructional strategies. 17%

Does not justify choice of pedagogical method to align with appropriate instructional strategies.

Identifies but does not justify choice of pedagogical method to align with appropriate instructional strategies.

Justifies choice of pedagogical method to align with appropriate instructional strategies.

Justifies choice of pedagogical method to align with appropriate instructional strategies, and provides analysis.

Justify choice of pedagogical method in regard to student development.  17%

Does not justify choice of pedagogical method in regard to student development.

Identifies but does not justify choice of pedagogical method in regard to student development.

Justifies choice of pedagogical method in regard to student development.

Justifies choice of pedagogical method in regard to student development, and provides analysis.

Design an effective learning activity that supports learning objectives. 17%

Does not design effective learning activities that support learning objectives.

Designs activities that are not effective or do not support the learning objectives. 

Designs effective learning activities that support learning objectives.

Designs effective learning activities that support learning objectives, and provides analysis.

Design instructional materials that are developmentally appropriate, promote critical thinking, and correlate to learner expertise. 17%

Does not design instructional materials that are developmentally appropriate, promote critical thinking, and correlate to learner expertise.

Designs instructional materials, but that are not developmentally appropriate, do not promote critical thinking, or do not correlate to learner expertise.

Designs instructional materials developmentally appropriate, promote critical thinking, and correlate to learner expertise.

Designs instructional materials that are developmentally appropriate, promote critical thinking, and correlate to learner expertise, and supports why each was chosen.

Write clearly and logically, with correct use of spelling, grammar, punctuation, and mechanics, and correctly format citations using APA style. 16%

Does not write clearly and logically, and the writing shows little attention to spelling, grammar, punctuation, and mechanics. Does not correctly format citations using APA style. 

Uses sentence structure that is mostly clear, with a few minor spelling or grammatical errors but fails to attribute quotes and citations in a few places, or allows some inconsistencies in APA style.

Writes clearly and logically, with correct use of spelling, grammar, punctuation, and mechanics, and formats citations correctly using APA style. 

Writes clearly and logically, with correct use of spelling, grammar, punctuation, and mechanics, with no errors, and formats citations correctly using APA style. All information is accurate and up to date.