Performance Rubric

SPED 575

Thematic Unit

Criteria	0 Missing or Minimal	4 Below Average	8 Average	10 Excellent
Organization	Weak or no intro, sloppy presentation, many spelling errors and typos, missing references or formatting problems	Intro is missing information, referencing problems, multiple spelling errors, careless presentation	Intro, references, minimal spelling errors and typos. Simple presentation.	Strong intro, lessons are neat, referenced, free of spelling errors and typos.
Goal/Objectives	Missing goals/objectives and/or identified goals/objectives to not match the lesson	Goals/objectives do not all correlate, are not all measurable and representative of the lesson	Some goals/objectives correlate and are measurable and are representative of the lesson	Goals and objectives correlate, are measurable, and representative of the lesson.
Scope/Sequence of Instruction	No scope and sequence to the lesson, missing anticipatory set/instruction/guided practice/independent practice/closure.	Scope and sequence is presented but not in order, transitions between lesson sections are not smooth, the use of more modalities and grouping patterns would increase lesson effectiveness	Scope and sequence is presented with transitions between lesion sections, minimal use of differentiated modalities and grouping patterns	Clear scope and sequence, instruction, guided practice, and independent practice reinforce goals/objective Multiple modalities and grouping patterns are utilized.
Evaluation	No evaluation	Evaluation is not representative of lesson	Evaluation is present but can be confusing without instruction, data collected could be more readily assessed	User friendly, matches’ objectives, data collected is pertinent and can be easily organized.
Creativity	Non-engaging lesson	Too many worksheets!	Lessons are generally engaging and interesting	Lessons are colorful, interesting, engaging.

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