RUBRICS/SCORING GUIDES

DEPARTMENT OF ART AND DESIGN SCORING GUIDE FOR OBJECTIVE 1 – VISUAL SKILLS

	5-Master	4-Accomplished	3-Competent	2-Developing	1-Beginning
Elements & Principles of Art & Design	Develops a compelling and personal aesthetic through a sophisticated application of elements & principles with innovation and uniqueness	Demonstrates and clearly formulates personal application of elements & principles to specific problems	Demonstrates ability to apply elements & principles to specified problems	Demonstrates ability to identify elements & principles with limited success	Fails to identifies elements &/or principles of art
Observation/Perception	Demonstrates an acute awareness of proportion, scale, perspective, form and creates modifications with intention	Demonstrates an acute awareness of proportion, scale, perspective, form and creates modifications with some intention	Demonstrates an awareness of proportion, scale, perspective, form but cannot create modifications	Demonstrates some awareness of proportion, scale, perspective, form but cannot create modifications	Fails to demonstrate awareness of proportion, scale, perspective, form.
Use of Media and Techniques	Has knowledge of a variety of techniques and is able to execute and integrate with visual representation with great facility	Has knowledge of a variety of techniques and is able to execute and integrate with visual representation effectively	Has sound knowledge of a variety of techniques and is able to execute and integrate with visual representation	Has knowledge of some techniques but is not able to execute and integrate with visual representation	Fails to retain knowledge of techniques and its execution and integration with visual representation

DEPARTMENT OF ART AND DESIGN SCORING GUIDE OBJECTIVE 2 – CRITICAL THINKING

	Master	Accomplished (Proficient)	Competent	Developing (Emerging)	Beginning (Developing)
Concepts	Independently develops ideas that are subtle and innovative	Independently develops ideas that are compelling	Develops ideas with limited guidance	Develops rudimentary ideas or solutions to a prompt with direct guidance	Fails to develop ideas or solutions to a prompt
Analysis/Research	Independently identifies and explores Art & Design concepts, media, techniques and style in own and other’s artistic or cultural works with insightful analysis	Independently identifies and explores Art & Design concepts, media, techniques and style in own and other’s artistic or cultural works with analysis	With limited guidance, identifies and explores (a variety of) Art & Design concepts, media, techniques and style in own and other’s artistic or cultural works with rudimentary analysis	With guidance, identifies and explores (some) Art & Design concepts, media, techniques and styles in own and other’s artistic or cultural works	Fails to identify and explore Art & Design concepts, media, techniques and styles in own and other’s artistic or cultural works
Synthesis	Develops a penetrating awareness of subtle relationships that achieve new insights	Aware of subtle relationships but has limited ability to organize other than the obvious	Aware of and able to organize obvious relationships successfully	Aware of obvious relationships and possibilities but does not organize successfully	Fails to retrieve and organize components in a solution
Evaluation	Formulates an effective (and clearly defined) position and develops it with acute awareness of other alternatives and perspectives	Formulates an effective position and develops it with awareness of other alternatives and perspectives	Formulates a description and interpretation and develops it with some awareness of other alternatives and perspectives	Formulates a description and develops it with some awareness of other alternatives and perspectives	Fails to formulate a description

DEPARTMENT OF ART AND DESIGNSCORING GUIDE FOR OBJECTIVE 4 – SUBJECT DEVELOPMENT/WORK HABITS

	5-Master	4-Accomplished	3-Competent	2-Developing	-Beginning
Subject Matter, Symbols, and Ideas	Understands a broad range of visual systems and is able to selectively create one that communicates ideas with awareness of multiple versions	Understands a broad range of visual systems and is able to create some that communicates ideas	Understands a range of visual systems and is able to create one that communicates ideas	Understands some visual systems but is unable to create one	Fails to understand visual systems
Work Habits & Activity	Practices work-up stages on a regular basis independently (editing, sketchbooks, preparedness, self-motivation, personal responsibility)	Practices work-up stages on a regular basis with some guidance	Practices most work-up stages with guidance	Irregularly practices work- up stages with guidance	Fails to practice work-up stages
Quality of Execution	Demonstrates a thorough awareness of the incremental stages that produce finished works of exceptional quality and attention to detail.	Demonstrates awareness of the incremental stages that produce finished works of quality and attention to detail but with minor flaws	Demonstrates awareness of the incremental stages that produce finished works of quality and attention to detail but with some obvious flaws	Demonstrates some awareness of the incremental stages that produce finished works but lacks quality and attention to detail	Fails to demonstrate awareness of the incremental stages and cannot produce finished works

DEPARTMENT OF ART AND DESIGN SCORING GUIDE FOR OBJECTIVE 5 – PORTFOLIO/PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Thesis & Portfolio Development	Integrates formal qualities, content and media in a cohesive body of work that expresses a unique and compelling vision	Integrates formal qualities, content and media in a cohesive body of work that expresses a unique vision	Integrates some formal qualities, content and media in several bodies of work	Integrates some formal qualities, content and media in individual pieces	Fails to integrate formal qualities, content and media
Professional Practice & Presentation	Demonstrates a thorough understanding of the multiple components and is able to execute each component completely to communicate content	Demonstrates understanding of the multiple components and is able to execute each component completely	Demonstrates some understanding of the multiple components and is able to execute obvious components completely	Demonstrates some understanding of the multiple component and is able to execute some components completely	Fails to understand multiple components and is unable to execute components completely

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