Page 1 – Rubric; Page 2 – Checklist

Science Methods Unit Plan Rubric
Name: ____________________ #/24 = % * 100 = # points

	Inadequate	Improvement needed	Emerging competence	Proficient for beginning intern	Your Score
Academic Knowledge	The intern's performance reflects unsatisfactory understanding of subject matter knowledge.	The intern demonstrates a pattern of inconsistent performance of subject matter knowledge.	The intern demonstrates a pattern of improving performance of subject matter knowledge.	Intern demonstrates consistent, competent, and initial level performance of subject matter knowledge.	4
Pedagogical Knowledge	The intern’s performance reflects unsatisfactory understanding of content-related pedagogy.	The intern demonstrates a pattern of inconsistent performance with content-related pedagogy.	The intern demonstrates a pattern of improving performance with content-related pedagogy.	Intern demonstrates consistent, competent, and initial level performance of content-related pedagogy.	4
Instruction / Learning Interactions	The intern’s performance reflects unsatisfactory understanding of strategies appropriate for types and phases of learning.	The intern demonstrates a pattern of inconsistent performance in strategies appropriate for types and phases of learning.	The intern demonstrates a pattern of improving performance in strategies appropriate for types and phases of learning.	Intern demonstrates consistent, competent, and initial level performance of strategies appropriate for types and phases of learning.	4
Assessment	The intern’s performance reflects unsatisfactory understanding of use and interpretation of assessment instruments.	The intern demonstrates a pattern of inconsistent performance in use and interpretation of assessment instruments.	The intern demonstrates a pattern of improving performance in use and interpretation of assessment instruments.	Intern demonstrates consistent, competent, and initial level performance in use and interpretation of assessment instruments.	4
Planning	The intern’s performance reflects unsatisfactory understanding of development of long-range plans consistent with curriculum expectations.	The intern demonstrates a pattern of inconsistent performance of development of long-range plans consistent with curriculum expectations.	The intern demonstrates a pattern of improving performance of development of long-range plans consistent with curriculum expectations.	Intern demonstrates consistent, competent, and initial level performance of development of long-range plans consistent with curriculum expectations.	4
Personal/Professional growth	The intern’s performance reflects unsatisfactory understanding of concern for self-improvement.	The intern demonstrates a pattern of inconsistent performance of concern for self-improvement.	The intern demonstrates a pattern of improving performance of concern for self-improvement.	Intern demonstrates consistent, competent, initial level performance of concern for self-improvement.	4

Unit Checklist

Item	Complete
1. Lesson 1	X
2. Lesson 2	X
3. Lesson 3	X
4. Lesson 4	X
5. Lesson 5	X