| Category | Excellent | Good | Satisfactory | Needs Improvement | |
| Contributions | Routinely provides useful ideas when participating in the group and in classroom discussion. | Usually provides useful ideas when participating in the group and in classroom discussion. | Sometimes provides useful ideas when participating in the group and in classroom discussion. | Rarely provides useful ideas when participating in the group and in classroom discussion. May refuse to participate. |
| Quality of Work | Provides work of the highest quality. | Provides high quality work. | Provides work that occasionally needs to be checked/redone by other group members to ensure quality. | Provides work that usually needs to be checked/redone by others to ensure quality. |
| Problem-solving | Actively looks for and suggests solutions to problems. | Refines solutions suggested by others. | Does not suggest or refine solutions, but is willing to try out solutions suggested by others. | Does not try to solve problems or help others solve problems. Lets others do the work. |
| Attitude | Never is publicly critical of the project or the work of others. Always has a positive attitude about the task(s). | Rarely is publicly critical of the project or the work of others. Often has a positive attitude about the task(s). | Occasionally is publicly critical of the project or the work of other members of the group. Usually has a positive attitude about the task(s). | Often is publicly critical of the project or the work of other members of the group. Often has a positive attitude about the task(s). |
| Focus on the task | Consistently stays focused on the task and what needs to be done. Very self-directed. | Focuses on the task and what needs to be done most of the time. | Focuses on the task and what needs to be done some of the time. Other group members must sometimes remind to keep this person on-task. | Rarely focuses on the task and what needs to be done. Lets others do the work. |
| Preparedness | Brings needed materials to class and is always ready to work. | Almost always brings needed materials to class and is ready to work. | Almost always brings needed materials but sometimes needs to settle down and get to work. | Often forgets needed materials or is rarely ready to get to work. |
| Pride | Work reflects this student's best efforts. | Work reflects a strong effort from this student. | Work reflects some effort from this student. | Work reflects very little effort on the part of this student. |
| Working with Others | Almost always listens to, shares with, and supports the efforts of others. | Usually listens to, shares, with, and supports the efforts of others | Often listens to, shares with, and supports the efforts of others, but sometimes is not a good team member. | Rarely listens to, shares with, and supports the efforts of others. Often is not a good team player. |
