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Rating Options

This support material is incorporated into critical challenges at grades 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12, however, it can be adapted for use at all grade levels.

The Rating Options charts help students rate the degree to which certain conditions or effects are present. The following documents can be adapted and re-saved for your needs.

Assessing the Ratings 
An assessment rubric is available for these charts.

Rating Impact 
The chart helps students determine the degree of impact of various factors or forces on a specific object, person, place or event. For example, students might consider the extent to which particular motives, e.g., money, adventure, fame, loyalty, influenced a group's decision to act in a certain way. To use this chart, students:

• list factors to consider in the left-hand column
• rate the degree of impact for each factor in the middle column
• provide reasons for each rating in the third column.

Rating Conditions 
This chart helps students consider the extent to which specific features of a design, product, location, person or action meet agreed-upon criteria. For example, students might consider the extent to which a particular fast food meal meets the criteria for a healthy diet; e.g., low in fat, nutritious, balanced, affordable. To use this chart, students:

• record features to be considered in the top row
• list criteria to consider in the left-hand column
• indicate the extent to which the criteria is met and provide evidence to support the rating in the middle column.

Rating Each Effect 
This chart helps students determine the extent to which specific aspects, e.g., economic, social, political well-being, of various groups, places or events are positively or negatively impacted by an action or set of actions. To use this chart, students:

• record the group, place or event at the top of the left-hand column
• list actions to consider in the left-hand column
• record aspects/criteria at the top of the remaining columns
• rate the degree of effect of each action, for each aspect/criterion
• provide reasons for each rating.

Credits

Adapted from Critical Challenges Across the Curriculum series. Permission granted by The Critical Thinking Consortium for use by Alberta teachers.