Project 2.

4 Pull Toy Construction Grading Rubric

Elements Weight 5 Points 4 Points 3 Points 2 Points 1-0 Points Total
Design brief is Design brief is 80% Design brief is 50% Design brief is less Design brief is less
completed and complete. complete than 50% complete than 25% complete
includes all required or missing.
information, including
Design Brief client, designer,
problem statement,
design statement,
constraints and
deliverables.
The project includes The project design Some design The design process There is little or no
Design a detailed step-by- process notes do not process notes are notes do not describe evidence of design
Process step description of explain all steps missing or work done at each process notes.
Notes the design process. thoroughly. incomplete. step of the design
process.
Research is Research is Research is There is no research There is little or no
documented with documented on randomly completed other than what is evidence of research
appropriate citations. some topics. One or with little or no available from the in the notebook.
Research shows a two do not have documentation of textbook or lecture
Research variety of resources proper citation sources. notes.
and is not limited to information.
one or two sources. Research is limited to
two or three
resources.
Three sketches are One or two sketches Sketches are missing Sketches are not There is little or no
complete and are incomplete and more than half of the complete. Heading evidence of sketches
annotated to show all are missing important identification of the information is not in the notebook.
important information, such as components. More complete and is not
information. Heading measurements. than half of the accurate. Sketches
Design information is Some heading heading information are not created with
Sketches complete and information is is not complete or is pencil.
accurate. All designs incomplete or not accurate.
are unique and are inaccurate. All
completed in pencil. designs are unique
and are completed in
pencil.

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Elements Weight 5 Points 4 Points 3 Points 2 Points 1-0 Points Total
The decision matrix The decision matrix The decision matrix The decision matrix The decision matrix
is complete with all does not evaluate the criteria are is missing both is excessively
Decision criteria listed and required number of incomplete. The criteria and incomplete or
each drawing drawings. The option selected is not evaluations of missing. The final
Making evaluated. The student can justify clearly justified using drawings. The final project decision
Matrix student can the final decision. the matrix. project decision cannot be justified
effectively justify the cannot be justified using the matrix.
final decision. using the matrix.
The final product A slight difference A significant A significant The pull toy model is
exactly matches the exists between the difference exists difference exists excessively
final design. final product and the between the final between the final incomplete or is
Prototypes final design. product and the final product and the final missing.
design, but an design. No apparent
attempt was made to attempt was made to
follow the design. follow the design.
Students test and Students test and Students test and Students test and Students do not test
evaluate their evaluate their evaluate their evaluate their and evaluate their
Test and prototype, make prototype, make prototype and some prototype, prototype.
modifications if modifications if modifications are modifications are not
Evaluate necessary, and necessary, but completed, but completed, and
thoroughly document changes are not changes are not changes are not
changes. documented. documented. documented.
The student The student The student does not The student does not The student shows
consistently listens to generally listens to always effectively listen to other team little to no evidence
all team members, team members, listen to team members, does not of communication or
respects varying respects varying members or show show respect for cooperation. Student
opinions, opinions, respect for varying varying opinions, and does not complete
communicates ideas communicates ideas opinions. The student does not effectively their portion of the
and opinions and opinions does not always communicate ideas project on time.
Teamwork effectively, and effectively, and communicate ideas and opinions or
engages in engages in and opinions or engage in
compromise. Student compromise. Student engage in compromise. Student
completes their completes their compromise. Student completes some of
portion of the project portion of the project completes most of their portion of the
on time. on time. their portion of the project on time.
project on time.

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