Inquiry Oriented Research Rubric
| Task Definition: What is the problem to be solved? What types of information are needed to solve the problem? | Information Seeking Strategies: What are all possible sources of information? Which are the best of all the possibilities? | Location and Access: Where are these sources?Where is the information within each source? | Responsible Information Use: What information does the source provide? How can you extract the information you need? | Synthesis: How does the information from all the sources fit together? How is the information best presented? | |
| EXCEEDS STANDARD | The student thoroughly identifies a research question or preliminary thesis statement or statement of the assignment | The student develops a highly effective research plan to complete the task or answer the research question, or prove or disprove a thesis. | The student is highly effective in locating and accessing a source and information within a source | The student thoroughly understands responsible information use | The student is highly effective in synthesizing information: to develop, support, or justify ideas, concepts, positions, or feelings. |
| MEETS STANDARD | The student substantially identifies a research question or preliminary thesis statement or statement of the assignment | The student develops an effective research plan to complete the task or answer the research question, or prove or disprove a thesis. | The student is effective in locating and accessing a source and information within a source | The student substantially understands responsible information use. | The student is effective in synthesizing information: to develop, support, or justify ideas, concepts, positions, or feelings. |
| APPROACHING STANDARD | The student partially identifies a research question or preliminary thesis statement or statement of the assignment | The student develops a moderately effective research plan to complete the task or answer the research question, or prove or disprove a thesis. | The student is moderately effective in locating and accessing a source and information within a source | The student partially understands responsible information use. | The student is moderately effective in synthesizing information: to develop, support, or justify ideas, concepts, positions, or feelings. |
| BELOW STANDARD | The student demonstrates difficulty in identifying an essential question and a preliminary thesis statement or statement of the assignment. | The student develops an ineffective research plan to complete the task or answer the research question, or prove or disprove a thesis. | The student is ineffective in locating and accessing a source and information within a source | The student does not understand responsible information use. | The student has difficulty in synthesizing information: to develop, support, or justify ideas, concepts, positions, or feelings. |