Adequate

Acceptable

Needs Guidance

Weak

Follow direction

Students follow the discussion director's steps.

Students are off task some of the time.

Students forget material or are off task some of the time.

Students are off task the majority of the time.

Listening

Listen to each other's ideas.  Students will "piggy-back" or build off each other's ideas.

Listen carefully for information and comment occasionally.

Students listen but do not interact with the information.

Students have difficulty paying attention to the speaker.

Offers Ideas

Each student contributes to the discussion

Students contribute occasionally.

Students contribute only if the discussion director asks for comments.

Student does not offer ideas or show any reaction.

Questioning

Students interact, discuss, and pose questions to all members of the team.

Students occasionally pose questions.

Students rarely ask questions.

Students never ask questions.

Persuading

Students always exchange, defend and rethink ideas.)

Students on occasion exchanges, defends and rethinks ideas

Students rarely exchange, defend and rethink ideas

Respecting

Students respect the opinion of others.  Students encourage and support the ideas and efforts of others.

Students respect the opinion of others

Students interrupt when others are contributing in attempt to share their ideas.

Students choose to argue or ignore the group.

Helping

Students offer assistance to each other regardless of the issue.

Students offer help when asked.

Students tell the teacher when they are frustrated with others. 

Students are critical of students who are not complete.

Sharing

Students offer ideas and report their findings

Students offer ideas when asked.

Students only share with selected group members.

Students refuse to contribute to the group.