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Performance Assessment of Complex Processes

EXAMPLE: BASKETBALL SKILLS ASSESSMENT, GRADES 6–8

Stated learning outcomes: Students will dribble the ball with both hands, shoot the ball, perform layups, and show competency during a game.

Needs improvement 1 pt

Fair 2 pts

Good 3 pts

Dribbling • Student cannot dribblethe basketball withcontrol while moving

• Dribbles with palm ofhand

• Rigid stance, knees notbent

• Student can dribble thebasketball while moving

• Does not have goodcontrol

• Cannot dribble withhead up

• Sometimes dribbles withfinger pads

• Student can dribble thebasketball with goodcontrol and properpositioning

• Student dribbles withhead up

• Student dribbles withfinger pads, knees bent

• Able to pivot whiledribbling

Shooting • Student cannot shootthe ball successfully

• Student does not followthrough

• Student uses two handsto shoot

• Student can sometimesshoot the ballsuccessfully

• Student sometimesfollows through

• Student uses two handsinstead of one to shoot

• Student shoots the ballcorrectly

• Student follows through• Student is usually

successful in shooting

Passing • Student cannot pass theball successfully

• Student does not followthrough on pass

• Student cannot get thepass to teammates

• Student does not makesure the pass recipient isready for the ball

• Student can sometimespass the ballsuccessfully

• Student sometimesfollows through on pass

• Student sometimesmake sure the passrecipient is ready forthe ball

• Student passes the ballcorrectly

• Student follows throughon pass

• Student usuallycompletes the pass to ateammate

• Student usually makessure their teammate isready for the pass

Layups • Student cannotdemonstrate a properlayup

• Has difficulty performingthe proper 2-stepapproach after manyattempts

• Loses control of the ball

• Student can sometimesdemonstrate properlayups

• Can occasionallyperform proper 2-stepapproach

• Scoring layups isinconsistent

• Student demonstratesproper layups

• Student uses correct2-step approach

• Student usually findssuccess in scoringlayups

Game Play • Student does not followthe rules of basketball

• Student argues withother players

• Student has littleunderstanding ofpositioning and gameplay

• Student often is notinvolved in the play

• Student sometimesfollows the rules ofbasketball

• Student does not alwaysshow proper defensiveor offensive skills

• Student is sometimesnot involved in the play

• Student consistentlyfollows the rules ofbasketball

• Student is a team player• Student has good

understanding ofoffensive and defensiveplay

• Student is alwaysinvolved in the game

Source: iRubric H95WB7, available at rcampus.com/rubricshowc.cfm?code=H95WB7&sp=yes. Used with permission of RCampus.

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