Jigsaw Problem Solving Rubric Name ___________________________________

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Needs Significant Avg. Outstanding

Improvement

Planning

___ Topic aligned with state/national curriculum standard (complete standard written in plan, along with identification number)

Home Groups

___ Formed quickly without confusion; didn’t leave students where they were

___ Generated interest in the topic

___ Got the attention of all students when giving instructions

___ Clear introduction of behavioral expectations

___ Clear instructions given to home group members about their expert role or location for meeting

Expert Groups

___ Task was clear

___ Mechanism in place to keep students accountable and focused on key information to be learned

___ Encouraged experts to discuss/share their answers in order to teach a common body of knowledge to “home” peers

___ Encouraged experts to devise a good teaching plan (avoiding show & tell)

___ Effective monitoring (quiet and kept majority in field of vision)

___ Appropriate amount of time set aside for the task

Home Groups

___ Clear instructions for teaching assignment

___ Home group assignment featured a problem to solve and/or higher level thinking

___ Effective monitoring during home group assignment (quiet and kept majority in field of vision)

___ Effective follow-up discussion after assignment (used time wisely to focus on objectives)

___ Assessed student understanding during closure

___ Enthusiasm

___ Maintained appropriate student behavior

___ Clear instructions for application assignment

___ Quality of application assignment

___ Yes ___ No Presented on due date

___ Topic and lesson plan approved in advance (Yes/No. No = one letter grade reduction)

___ Grade