A guide for helping students and teachers assess the process as it relates to the library
Upon coming to the library for research, teacher/students have and use the organizer for the unit with essential questions to guide their learning. Students have a clear understanding of the task assignment for which they must find information in the library.
Note taking Rubric *
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Relevance |
Expert |
The student notes contain information that relates directly to research question(s). |
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Proficient |
The student notes contain mostly information that relates to research question(s). |
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Novice |
The student notes do not answer the research question(s). |
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Comprehension |
Expert |
The student can define all words in the notes. |
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Proficient |
The student can explain most of the words and ideas in the notes and knows where to get further information to move to the expert level. |
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Novice |
The student has copied the notes from sources and does not understand them. |
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Organization |
Expert |
The students notes are grouped according to each research question |
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Proficient |
The student notes are organized according to the source where the information was found. |
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Apprentice |
The student notes are organized according to when they were written. |
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Novice |
The student notes are written as one continuous list of information. |
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Daily
Research Journal* where students sum
up time spent finding information in the library – If these are turned it, the
LMS/Teacher can see who is making slow progress and who may need individual
attention.
* Based
on information from “Assessment of Information” by Jean Donhan, Ph.D.;
Follett Professional Development Series. Designed
for 8th grade note-taking.