Gold Rush Unit Rubric - Simulation - James Marzan

Rating Area

Match the Curriculum

with Accurate and
Current Information

Motivating/Interesting
with Learning
Participation.

Technical Quality with

Media Guidelines
Followed

1 - Insufficient Progress
Towards the Standards
Required

2 - Progressing Towards
Standards Required

3 - Approaching
Standards Required

4 - Standards are Met

The curriculum standards are

not addressed and will not
enhance student learning in
these standards.

Half or less of the objective

Curriculum standards are
curriculum standards are used mostly addressed and may
in the simulation.
enhance student learning in
these standards.

Curriculum standards
addressed and the game will
enhance student learning in
these standards.

Information is incorrect and

not up to date.

Information is sometimes
correct with up to date
information.

Information is mostly correct

with up to date information.

Information is correct with up

to date information

The simulation is not an

accurate representation of
historical situations.

The simulation is sometimes

an accurate representation of
historical situations.

The simulation is mostly an

accurate representation of
historical situations.

The simulation is an accurate

representation of historical
situations.

Topic is presented with

students not interested and
engaged in learning.

Topic is presented so some

students are interested and
engaged in learning.

Topic is presented so most

students are interested and
engaged in learning.

Topic is presented so that

students are interested and
engaged in learning.

Topic is presented with

students not participating in a
simulation.

Topic is presented with

students sometimes
participating in a simulation.

Topic is presented with

students mostly participating
in a simulation.

Topic is presented with

students actively participating
in a simulation.

The simulation represents

media/images/video/drawings
that are not well prepared and
of poor quality.

The simulation represents

media/images/video/drawings
that are not somewhat
prepared and of good quality.

The simulation represents

media/images/video/drawings
that are mostly prepared and
of good quality.

The simulation presents

media/images/video/drawings
that are prepared and of good
quality.

Media Guidelines are not

followed.

Media guidelines are

sometimes followed.

Media guidelines are mostly

followed.

Media guidelines are always

followed.

Gold Rush Unit Rubric - Simulation - James Marzan

Clear Directions for Play

and the Game Just
Works.

The directions are not clearly

understood and is not easy for
users to understand how to
play.

The directions are sometimes

clearly understood and at
points confusing for users to
understand how to play.

The directions are mostly

understood and is easy for
users to understand how to
play.

The game does not work well

and has many bugs that
inhibit gameplay.

The game does sometimes

work well and a few bugs that
inhibit gameplay.

The game mostly works well

and has very few bugs that
inhibit gameplay.

The directions are understood

and is easy for users to
understand how to play.
The game just works and
has no bugs that inhibit
gameplay.