Biology A        Mr.

 Browning 
2015 

Attitude and Effort Rubric 
This rubric will be used to assess your classroom participation. You will receive points bimonthly 
that will count toward your participation grade which contributes to 20% of your class grade. 
Your attitude and effort are important because they directly impact the quality of your learning. 
Our class will be the most interesting, fun, and rewarding environment when you are 
participating to your fullest degree. 
 
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Attitude Refuses to Will participate with Ready to participate. Consistently ready to

participate. "I don't prodding. Able to Comes with a positive participate. Supports
care" attitude. change to a more attitude and stays others. Works to
positive attitude. positive. include others.
Enthusiastic.

Organization Does not bring Some missing Prepared with all Prepared with all
materials. Work materials. Work is materials. Work done materials. Manages
turned in late. sometimes turned in on time. Materials and time and produces best
Materials and space late. Materials and space organized and work. Materials and
are messy and space are sometimes neat. space are organized,
disorganized. messy and neat, and precise.
disorganized. Reminds others to be
ready.

Respect For Disrupts others. Occasionally disrupts. No disruptions. Polite No disruptions.

Others Unsupportive Occasionally makes to others. Regularly Supportive of others.
comments. unsupportive ready to work with Takes leadership role.
Unwilling to work comments. Prodding others.
with others. needed to work with
others.

Initiative Does not ask for Sometimes asks for Regularly asks for After trying
help. Needs help when needed. help when needed. independently, always
frequent clues to Sometimes requires Regularly ready to asks for help.
begin tasks. cues to begin work. work. Regularly Consistently goes
Generally revises revises work. beyond expectations.
work. Always puts forth best
effort.

Attention Inattentive, Inconsistent Focused, involved, Attentive, involved.

disengaged, and engagement. asks relevant Initiates discussion.
distracted. Sometimes distracted. questions, and makes Encourages others.
relevant comments. Helps bring back focus.

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