Recognizing a Supportive Community

Evaluation

Assess understanding of community.

• Assess students' ability to identify different community features in various group scenarios, using the first criterion on the rubric Assessing Understanding of Community. The sources of evidence are students' responses in class discussions and as recorded on What We See and Hear.
• Assess students' ability to decide when a group is a community, using the second and third criteria on this rubric.
• Use students' responses in class discussions and recorded on Is This a Supportive Community ? to assess their ability to provide relevant information in support of various conclusions and to use this information to decide whether or not a group is a supportive community.

Note: Reaching the basic understanding levels on the rubrics may be appropriate for many primary students who are new to the study of community.