Assessment Strategies
The following modifiable tools and materials support differentiated instruction and student achievement of social studies learning outcomes. They supplement the assessment strategies provided to meet the specifics of each suggested activity in Related Issue 4.
Research and Inquiry:
- Teaching Resource—Oxford University Press, Living in a Globalizing World:
- AM 1 Demonstrating Understanding Rubric
- AM 2 Generating & Organizing Ideas Rubric
- LearnAlberta.ca:
Critical Thinking:
- Teaching Resource—Oxford University Press, Understandings of Ideologies:
- RM 5.2 Identifying Points of View and Perspectives
- Teaching Resource—Oxford University Press, Living in a Globalizing World:
- AM 2 Generating & Organizing Ideas Rubric
- AM 9 Group Work Rubric (Teacher Assessment)
- AM 10 Group Work Peer Assessment Checklist
- AM 11 Group Work Self-Assessment Checklist
- AM 15 Discussing Issues Rating Scale
- AM 18 Multimedia Presentation Rubric
- AM 23 Skit & Tableau Rubric
- AM 24 Visual Project Rubric
- RM 0.2 Venn Diagram
- RM 0.6 Creating a Storyboard
- RM 21.1 Brochure Content Organizer
- LearnAlberta.ca: Modelling the Tools: Judging Quality of Life
Geographic Thinking:
- Teaching Resource—Oxford University Press, Living in a Globalizing World:
- AM 8 Interpreting Maps & Other Geographic Sources Rating Scale
- Student Basic Resource—Oxford University Press, Living in a Globalizing World:
- Pages 269–270 Read and Analyze Thematic Maps
Research and Inquiry:
- Teaching Resource—McGraw-Hill Ryerson, Exploring Globalization:
- Reproducible O Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Media and Visual Literacy:
- LearnAlberta.ca:
- Teaching Resource—Oxford University Press, Living in a Globalizing World:
- AM 6 The Research Process Self-Assessment
- AM 12 Defending a Position Rubric
- AM 15 Discussing Issues Rating Scale
- AM 20 Persuasive Writing Assignment Rubric
- AM 24 Visual Project Rubric
- AM 25 Research and Report Rubric
- AM 29 Creative Writing Rubric
- RM 21.1 Brochure Content Organizer
Issue Analysis and Textual Literacy:
- Knowledge and Employability Studio (Social Studies)—Background and Tools: Issue Analysis
- Teaching Resource—Oxford University Press, Living in a Globalizing World:
- AM 28 Letter Writing Rubric
Visual and Media Literacy:
