Self-Direction Rubric
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Goal Setting I lack strategies to set personal goals
and rarely participates in goal setting.
The teacher usually set goals.
Focus I am unfocused and consistently off
task during the learning process.
Self-Instruction I lack strategies to learn, rarely engage
in problem solving or seeking help.
Self-Monitoring I rarely monitor learning progress, and
consistently requires teacher guidance.
Effective Use of I rarely use resources effectively and
Resources needs consistent teacher guidance.
Self-evaluation I rarely reflect upon learning without
and Reflection teacher prompting to identify strengths
and weaknesses, use feedback, and
modify work.
Assessing Quality I cannot identify or describe the criteria
and performance standards for quality
work.
Perseverance I make little effort to find an answer or
solution. I do not consider techniques
to stay on task and give up easily.
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I have difficulty using strategies in goal-
setting process without on-going teacher
assistance.
I require frequent redirection to focus on
learning process/requirement.
I apply strategies and solve problems with
frequent teacher assistance, sometimes
seeking inappropriate help (e.g.
formulating objectives, activities or
methods, etc.)
I monitor my progress with frequent
teacher intervention.
I frequently seek teacher guidance to select
and use resources effectively.
I frequently seek prompts from teacher to
reflect upon learning, identify strengths
and weaknesses, use feedback, and modify
work.
I identify and describe criteria and
performance standards for quality work
with some help.
I make an effort to find an answer or
solution. I do not monitor my commitment
to goals. I apply techniques to stay on task
with help from others.
Score
I apply strategies to set achievable goals,
seeking minimal assistance from others.
I occasionally need redirection to focus on the
learning process.
I apply strategies and solve problems with
occasional teacher assistance.
I monitor my progress and self-corrects with
occasional teacher guidance.
I select and use appropriate resources with
minimal teacher guidance
I occasionally reflect upon learning
independently identifying strengths and
weaknesses, using feedback, and modify work.
I usually identify and describe the criteria and
performance standards for quality work.
I exhibit determination to find an answer or
solution. I monitor my commitment to the
goals, and develop and apply some techniques
to stay on task.
I independently use strategies to set
challenging, achievable goals.
I independently maintain focus and
persevere during the learning
process.
I apply strategies independently for
self-instruction, solving problems
and seeking appropriate help only if
necessary.
I monitor my progress, self-
correcting if needed.
I independently identify and
effectively use relevant resources.
I independently reflect upon
learning, identifying strengths and
weaknesses, using feedback, and
modify work accordingly.
I consistently identify and describe
the criteria and performance
standards for quality work.
I exhibit strong determination to
find an answer or solution. I monitor
my commitment to the goals, and
develop and apply a wide variety of
techniques to stay on task.
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