Categories

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Application of ideas and skills in familiar contexts

applies ideas and skills in familiar contexts with limited effectiveness

applies ideas and skills in familiar contexts with some effectiveness

applies ideas and skills in familiar contexts with considerable effectiveness

applies ideas and skills in familiar contexts with a high degree of effectiveness

Application of ideas and skills in new context

applies ideas and skills in new contexts with limited effectiveness

applies ideas and skills in new context with some effectiveness

applies ideas and skills in new context with considerable effectiveness

applies ideas and skills in new contexts with a high degree of effectiveness

Application of process and technologies (e.g., the research process, multimedia and telecommunications technologies)

applies processes and technologies with limited effectiveness and creativity

applies processes and technologies with some effectiveness and creativity

applies processes and technologies with considerable effectiveness and creativity

applies processes and technologies with a high degree of effectiveness and creativity

Provision of explanations that incorporate new understandings

provides explanations that incorporate a few new personal understandings

provides explanations that incorporate some new personal understandings

provides explanations that incorporate a considerable number of new personal understandings

provides explanations that incorporate a significant number of new personal understandings

Finding connections (e.g., among disciplines, between a discipline and the world outside the school)

finds connections with limited success

finds connections with some success

finds connections with considerable success

finds connections with a high degree of success