Habits of Mind Assessment Ideas Darryn Kruse Habits

Habits of Mind: Assessment Ideas Darryn Kruse

Habits of Mind Capacity Matrix CAPACITY Find Out I know what this is Persisting. Managing impulsivity Listening with understanding and empathy. Thinking flexibly. Thinking about thinking (metacognition). Sorting Out I can do or use this with help I can do or use this on my own Taking Control I can teach this to someon e else I know when, why and how to use this EVIDENCE

Rubrics – including habits Wow! Format Accuracy of Information The requested format was completely followed. All information provided was completely accurate Exactly 100 words Control of Word length Spelling and punctuation are all perfect Work is submitted Organisation during or before morning advisory on the due date. Set clear goals and described each step to Managing Impulsivity achieve the goals. Established and followed a schedule and monitored progress. Expected Got There Getting There The requested format was followed on all but one occasion. All but one piece of information provided was completely accurate. 95 – 105 words The requested format was mostly followed. The requested format was followed at times. 90 – 110 words 50 – 150 words Spelling and punctuation are almost perfect (no more than two errors) Spelling and punctuation are accurate enough to make all the meaning clear. Work is submitted on the due date. Work is submitted no later than two days after the due date. A number of errors with spelling and punctuation make it difficult to understand meaning on at least one occasion. Work is submitted. Set clear goals and listed steps to achieve the goals. Established a schedule and checked progress against the schedule. Was able to state goals and the purpose of specific activities in relation to the goals. A plan was written down. Almost all information Some information provided was accurate. Had a broad sense of purpose without any obviously planning or scheduling. N

Rubrics – including habits Wow! Format Accuracy of Information Expected Got There Getting There The requested format was followed on all but one occasion. All but one piece of information provided was completely accurate. 95 – 105 words The requested format was mostly followed. The requested format was followed at times. 90 – 110 words 50 – 150 words Spelling and punctuation are all perfect Spelling and punctuation are almost perfect (no more than two errors) Spelling and punctuation are accurate enough to make all the meaning clear. Work is submitted during or before morning advisory on the due date. Set clear goals and described each step to achieve the goals. Established and followed a schedule and monitored progress. Work is submitted on the due date. Work is submitted no later than two days after the due date. A number of errors with spelling and punctuation make it difficult to understand meaning on at least one occasion. Work is submitted. Set clear goals and listed steps to achieve the goals. Established a schedule and checked progress against the schedule. Was able to state goals and the purpose of specific activities in relation to the goals. A plan was written down. The requested format was completely followed. All information provided was completely accurate Exactly 100 words Control of Word length Managing Impulsivity Spelling and punctuation Almost all information Some information provided was accurate. Had a broad sense of purpose without any obviously planning or scheduling. N

Rubrics – including habits Managing Impulsivity Thinking and communicating with accuracy and precision Wow! Expected Got There Getting There The requested format was followed on all but one occasion. All but one piece of information provided was completely accurate. 95 – 105 words The requested format was mostly followed. The requested format was followed at times. 90 – 110 words 50 – 150 words Spelling and punctuation are all perfect Spelling and punctuation are almost perfect (no more than two errors) Spelling and punctuation are accurate enough to make all the meaning clear. Work is submitted during or before morning advisory on the due date. Set clear goals and described each step to achieve the goals. Established and followed a schedule and monitored progress. Work is submitted on the due date. Work is submitted no later than two days after the due date. A number of errors with spelling and punctuation make it difficult to understand meaning on at least one occasion. Work is submitted. Set clear goals and listed steps to achieve the goals. Established a schedule and checked progress against the schedule. Was able to state goals and the purpose of specific activities in relation to the goals. A plan was written down. The requested format was completely followed. All information provided was completely accurate Exactly 100 words Almost all information Some information provided was accurate. Had a broad sense of purpose without any obviously planning or scheduling. N

Rubric for a Single Habit – Thinking Flexibly Has wide variety of perspectives Evaluates usefulness of alternative options Appreciation or alternative points of view Adaptable and changes mind after evaluation Expert Developing Beginner Consistently explores many ways of looking at a situation. Generates and finds a variety of ways of looking at a situation. Has only one way of looking at a situation. Evaluates many alternatives to see how useful they might be. Analyses the effects of these alternatives. Some consideration of usefulness of alternative ways of looking at a situation. Pursues initial thought without considering usefulness. Expresses appreciation for others’ points of view. Listens to other people’s points of view but does not consider them for use. Not receptive to the views of others Changes mind and incorporates others points of view in own thinking. Describes some ways Unwilling to accept others’ points of view are viewpoints even though it different and new but does is clear that doing so would not consider changing mind. be helpful.