| Jordy Whitmer | Creating a Treasure Hunt |
Creating a WWW Treasure Hunt |
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Treasure Hunt Rubric
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| 0 points Does not adequately reflect content of Treasure Hunt |
1 point Adequately describes content of Treasure Hunt |
2 points Creative and descriptive |
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| Introduction (This section could be used for instructions instead) | |||
| 0 points Introduction is perfunctory, with no motivational appeal, relevance, or importance Introduction doesn't prepare the students for what is to come, or build on what the students already know |
1-2 point Introduction relates somewhat to the student's interests and/or highlights a compelling aspect of the topic Introduction makes some reference to student's prior knowledge and previews to some extent what the Treasure Hunt is about |
3-4 points The Introduction draws the students into the Treasure Hunt by relating to the learner's interests or goals and/or highlighting a compelling aspect of the topic The Introduction builds on student's prior knowledge by explicitly mentioning important concepts or principles, and effectively prepares the learner for the Treasure Hunt by foreshadowing new concepts and principles |
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| Questions | |||
| 0-3 points Questions not obviously connected to Local, State, or National objectives Questions merely require recall information No connection to a broad concept or underlying theme |
4-6 points Questions loosely pertain to Local, State or National objectives A few questions require higher order thinking skills Minimal connection is made between the Tasks and an underlying concept/theme
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7-9 points Questions address Local, State or National objectives Variety of question types requiring a balance of recall and higher order thinking skills Flow from a broad concept/theme Questions are challenging yet written at a level where students can successfully answer them |
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| Resources | |||
| 0-2 points Too few or too many resources used Reading level does not match students' abilities Links lead to information that could be found just as easily in a classroom textbook or encyclopedia |
3-4 point Moderate number of resources used Reading level of some resources match students' abilities Some links carry information not ordinarily found in a classroom |
5-6 points Appropriate number and variety of resources provided, including off-line resources Reading level of most resources match students' abilities Links make excellent use of the WWW's strengths Quality emphasized over quantity Linked directly for young or inexperienced users |
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| Big Question (This section could be posed as a task or project instead of a question.) | |||
| 0-2 points Question is just a bigger recall question |
3-4 point Question requires students to synthesize some of the information gathered during the Treasure Hunt |
5-6 points Requires students to synthesize what they have learned and shape it into a broader understanding of the topic Emphasis is on collaboration, inquiry, problem-solving, and decision-making activities requiring evaluation, synthesis, and/or application
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| 0-1 points Students work individually No extensions offered |
2-3 points Students compare and discuss answers at the end of the Treasure Hunt Extensions only offered for "gifted" students |
4-5 points Teams or pairs of students work together during the Treasure Hunt Challenging for all - Offers extensions for more motivated learners and/or adaptations for students with special needs |
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