Self Assessment of Participation #1

Self-Assessment Rubric

Name: _______Sydney Dunn__________        Date: ______January 20___________

For each strand of the rubric below, indicate (circle or highlight) the level of engagement, participation and contribution you think is appropriate for your contribution and learning in this course.

Criterion	Level 1	Level 2	Level 3	Level 4	Level 5
My Own Learning	§ Limited awareness of &  recognition of learning goals/intentions § Minimal gain of new knowledge & strategies.	§ Aware of & recognize learning goals/intentions § Developed some new understandings & strategies from the course.	§  Developed new understandings & drew meaning from many aspects of the course.	§ Developed deeper understanding & drew meaning from almost all aspects of the course.	§ Developed deep understanding, drew meaning & applied new learning from all aspects of the course.
Others’ Learning	§ Concerned mainly with requirements needed to complete the course.	§ Concerned mainly with own learning & marginally with learning of others.	§ Contributed to the learning of others by sharing own experiences & understandings.	§ Aware of the needs & strengths in the group, contributed to the understanding of others.	§ Aware of the diverse needs & strengths in the group, contributed to learning of others in a variety of ways.
Growth of Community	§ Little effort given to common/collective good. Amount & timing of contributions out of   balance with needs of others. § Undermined the group’s sense of community.	§ Contributed exclusively from own perspective, while taking care not to dominate or retire from discussions. § Appreciated the cohesion of the group community.	§ Contributed to shared learning. § Aware of the need to balance contributions of all participants & helped to cooperatively form group’s sense of community.	§ Contributed thoughtfully and often to shared learning. § Contributed to growth of a collaborative process and sense of community within the group.	§ Insightful contributions given regularly with sensitivity to context & empathy for optimal growth of others. § Key driver in contributing to growth of collaboration & sense of community within the group.
Substantive Conversation	Participants engage in extended exchanges with instructor & peers about subject matter in ways that build an improved & shared understanding of ideas or topics. High levels of substantive conversation exhibit sustained interaction about a topic with participants listening attentively & respectfully. Interactions are reciprocal, promote coherent shared understandings, acknowledge differences & honour diversity. Talk is relevant, includes elaboration & higher order thinking such as uncovering assumptions, appreciating ambiguity & complexity, making distinctions & seeing connections, applying ideas, forming generalizations, raising questions, evaluating & creating new knowledge. It can include aspects of metacognition & self-knowledge. Indicate (circle) the level of your participation in substantive conversation during the course. (Low) 1             2             3             4             5             6             7             8             9             10 (High)