Evaluating
During your project planning (see page 356), you set a goal—a target to aim for. Evaluation is about gauging how close you came to reaching your goal and its related objectives. One way of evaluating your projects is to create and use a rubric sheet like the one on page 417. Follow these guidelines:
- Fill in the goal and objectives for the project you are evaluating. Copy this information from the planning sheet you created before starting the project. Remember, your objectives answer who, what, where, when, why, and how.
- Evaluate your goal and each objective. Write a sentence or two describing how well you did for each one. Think about improvements that you could make to your project.
- Rate your project.Assign a numerical rating for your overall goal and each objective. Circle the number score for each. The answers are explained here:
- Beat: You accomplished more than you had planned.
- Met: You accomplished what you planned.
- Didn’t: You fell short of what you had planned.
- Total your score. Add up the points for your goal (60 points possible) and your six objectives (10 points possible for each). The resulting figure can serve as a percentage grade (above 100 percent would be an A+, above 90 percent an A, above 80 percent a B, and so on). Then compare the total to the following scale:
Your Turn Turn the planning sheet from your own project into a rubric. First download a template from thoughtfullearning.com/h416. Then fill in the goal and objectives. Finally, use the rubric to evaluate your project.
Rubric Sheet
The example rubric below evaluates a video project about veteran rehabilitation completed by Denice Sobiech and her team.
Example Rubric Sheet
Your Turn Evaluate your own project using a rubric sheet (go to thoughtfullearning.com/h417). Review your goal and objectives, evaluate how well you achieved each, assign scores, and total them. Then rate your project using the scale on the previous page.
