Health Rubrics

Rubric for Comprehensive Health

The ADVANCED Learner

The PROFICIENT Learner

The CAPABLE Learner

The NOVICE Learner

Demonstrates an understanding of the significance as well as the context of health-related facts and concepts.

Relates health concepts and understanding to personal experience, knowledge from other academic disciplines, and prior knowledge.

Uses reference materials, models, graphs, diagrams, and charts to identify relevant information.

Applies an understanding of individual differences to health facts, concepts, and principles.

Demonstrates an understanding of the basic principles and concepts of safety.

Applies health concepts to personal experience and behavior as well as advocates for a healthy environment.

Demonstrates an understanding of the basic health facts and their significance.

Relates health concepts and understanding to personal experience and prior knowledge.

Uses reference materials, diagrams, models, and charts to identify relevant information.

Correlates an understanding of individual differences with health concepts.

Applies basic health and safety codes to personal behavior.

Demonstrates an understanding of basic health facts.

Demonstrates an understanding of health-related service providers.

Uses models, diagrams, and charts to identify relevant information.

Demonstrates an understanding of individual differences as they relate to health concepts.

Describes healthful behavior.

Relates basic health facts.

Demonstrates an understanding of health-related service providers.

Uses models and charts to identify relevant information.

Describes individual differences as they relate to health concepts.

Identifies healthful behavior.

Rubric for Comprehensive Health

The ADVANCED Learner

The PROFICIENT Learner

The CAPABLE Learner

The NOVICE Learner

Demonstrates an understanding of the significance of basic health facts and concepts.

Relates health concepts and understanding about healthful behavior to personal experience and prior knowledge.

Communicates knowledge and understanding using sophistocated vocabulary and a variety of media: oral presentation, written essay, charts,diagrams, graphs.

Uses reference materials, models, graphs, and charts to identify relevant information.

Applies principles and concepts of safety to risk assessment.

Applies understanding of healthful living to personal goals for growth and behavior.

Demonstates an understanding of the significance of basic health facts and concepts.

Relates health concepts and understanding to personal experience and prior knowledge.

Communicates knowledge and understanding through a variety of media: oral presentation, written essay, charts, diagrams, graphs.

Uses reference materials, modles, graphs, diagrams, and charts to identify relevant information.

Describes the relationship of basic safety concepts and principles to risk assessment.

Demonstrates an understanding of health concepts as they relate to service providers, institutions, and current events.

Relates basic health facts to concepts and themes.

Demonstrates an understanding of healthful behavior and correlates knowledge from other disciplines.

Uses a variety of media: oral and written presentations, charts, diagrams, graphs to convey understanding.

Uses reference materials, models, diagrams, and charts to identify relevant information.

Demonstrates an understanding of basic concepts related to safety and risk assessment.

Relates health concepts to personal experience, service providers, and current events.

Relates basic facts about health and identifies themes.

Describes the relationship of health concepts to knowledge from science and social studies.

Presents information that advocates for healthful behavior.

Uses models, diagrams, and charts to identify relevant information.

Describes safety information relevant to risk assessment.

Identifies health concepts as they relate to presonal experience and current events.

Rubric for Comprehensive Health

The ADVANCED Learner

The PROFICIENT Learner

The CAPABLE Learner

The NOVICE Learner

Demonstrates an understanding of the significance of all health facts, concepts, and themes.

Communicates knowledge and understanding using sophisticated vocabulary and a variety of media: oral presentation, written essay, charts, diagrams, graphs.

Evaluates health information and resources, e.g., reference materials, models, graphs, and charts.

Correlates impact of social, cultural, economic, and environmental factors on health.

Applies understanding of healthful living to set achievable goals and personal wellness plan.

Demonstrates an understanding of health concepts as they relate to service providers, institutions, and current events.

Advocates for a safe and supportive social environment.

Demonstrates an understanding of the significance of basic health facts and concepts.

Relates health concepts and understanding to personal experience and prior knowledge.

Identifies and uses health information and resources: e.g., reference materials, models, graphs, and charts.

Describes the relationship of social, cultural, economic, and environmental factors on health.

Describes achievable goals for a personal wellness plan.

Demonstrates an understanding of health concepts as they relate to service providers, institutions, and current events.

Advocates for a safe and supportive social environment.

Relates basic health facts to health concepts and themes.

Demonstrates an understanding of healthful behavior and correlates knowledge from other disciplines.

Uses a variety of media: oral and written presentations, charts, diagrams, graphs, to convey understanding.

Uses reference materials, models, diagrams, and charts, to identify relevant information.

Demonstrates an understanding of basic concepts related to safety and risk assessment.

Relates health concepts to personal experience, service providers, and current events.

Advocates for a safe and supportive social environment.

Relates basic facts about health and identifies theme.

Describes the relationship of health concepts to knowledge from science and social studies.

Presents information that advocates for healthful behavior.

Uses models, diagrams, and charts to identify relevant information.

Describes safety information relevant to risk assessment.

Identifies health concepts as they relate to personal experience and current events.

Describes a safe and supportive social environment.

Rubric for Physical Education

The ADVANCED Learner

The PROFICIENT Learner

The CAPABLE Learner

The NOVICE Learner

Demonstrates advanced motor and movement skills for grade and age.

Applies the concept of individual differences to participation in physical activity.

Demonstrates an ability to manipulate balls, parachute, and other PE equipment.

Demonstrates an awareness of need for a safe and emotionally supportive environment during physical activity.

Describes a physically active lifestyle and its health benefits.

Demonstrates appropriate motor and movement skills for grade and age.

Demonstrates an awareness of individual differences as related to participation in physical activity.

Demonstrates an ability to manipulate balls, parachute, and other PE equipment.

Demonstrates an awareness of need for a safe and emotionally supportive environment during physical activity.

Describes a physically active lifestyle.

Demonstrates appropriate motor and movement skills for grade and age.

Describes and demonstrates respect for individual differences as related to participation in physical activity.

Demonstrates an ability to manipulate balls, parachute, and other PE equipment, as directed.

Describes the significance of and adheres to safety rules for physical activity.

Identifies elements of a physically active lifestyle.

Demonstrates motor and movement skills at a developing level for grade or age.

With guidance, shows respect for individual differences as related to participation in physical activity.

Demonstrates an ability to manipulate balls, parachute, and other PE equipment, with guidance.

Adheres to safety rules for physical activity.

Identifies elements of a physically active lifestyle, with guidance.

Rubric for Physical Education

The ADVANCED Learner

The PROFICIENT Learner

The CAPABLE Learner

The NOVICE Learner

Demonstrates advanced motor and manipulative skills for grade and age.

Uses combinations of motor and manipulative skills effectively, alone and with others.

Demonstrates respect for individual differences as they relate to physical activity.

Demonstrates and advocates for safe and responsible behavior within physical activity.

Demonstrates an understanding of appropriate warmup and stretching activities.

Communicates an understanding of the health benefits of a physically active lifestyle.

Demonstrates average motor and manipulative skills for age and grade.

Uses combinations of motor and manipulative skills, alone and with others.

Demonstrates respect for individual differences as they relate to physical activity.

Describes safe and responsible behavior within physical activity.

Describes and performs appropriate warmup and stretching activities.

Describes the health benefits of a physically active lifestyle.

Demonstrates average motor and manipulative skills with guidance.

Uses combinations of motor and manipulative skills, as directed.

Identifies need for respect for individual differences as they relate to physical activity.

Describes safe and reasonable behavior within physical activity.

Performs appropriate warmup and stretching exercises as directed.

Identifies characteristics of a physically active lifestyle.

Demonstrates below average motor and manipulative skills with guidance.

Uses combinations of motor and manipulative skills, as directed and with guidance.

Identifies need for respect for individual differences as they relate to physical activity, with guidance.

Usually follow guidelines for promoting safe and responsible behavior within physical activity.

Performs appropriate warmup and stretching activities as directed and with guidance.

Identifies characteristics of a physically active lifestyle, with guidance.

Rubric for Physical Education

The ADVANCED Learner

The PROFICIENT Learner

The CAPABLE Learner

The NOVICE Learner

Demonstrates a high degree of proficiency in activities designed to improve and maintain strength and endurance.

Identifies principles of training and conditioning for physical activity.

Demonstrates a high degree of proficiency in activities designed to improve flexibility and coordination.

Demonstrates a high degree of proficiency in activities designed to improve cardio-respiratory functioning.

Demonstrates all the characteristics associated with good sportsmanship, e.g., respect for game officials, accept of loss, approving personal efforts and those of others.

Demonstrates a respect for the physical and performance limitations of self and others.

Describes and classifies physical activities according to potential fitness benefits.

Demonstrates proficiency in activities designed to improve and maintain strength and endurance.

Identifies principles of training and conditioning for physical activity.

Demonstrates proficiency in activities designed to improve flexibility and coordination.

Demonstrates proficiency in activities designed to improve cardio-respiratory functioning.

Demonstrates all the characteristics associated with good sportsmanship.

Describes need for respect for the physical and performance limitations of self and others.

Classifies physical activities according to potential fitness benefits.

Demonstrates ability in activities designed to improve and maintain strength and endurance.

Participates in training and conditioning for physical activity, as directed.

Demonstrates ability in activities designed to improve flexibility and coordination.

Demonstrates proficiency in activities designed to improve cardio-respiratory functioning, as directed.

Demonstrates an understanding of good sportsmanship.

Describes behavior that shows respect for the physical and performance limitations of self and others.

Describes potential fitness benefits related to specific physical activities.

Participates in activities designed to improve and maintain strength and endurance, as directed.

Participates in training and conditioning for physical activity, with guidance, as directed

Participates in activities designed to improve flexibility and coordination, as directed.

Participates in activities designed to improve cardio-respiratory functioning, as directed, as directed.

Describe elements of good sportsmanship.

Identifies behavior that shows respect for the physical and performance limitations of self and others.

Identifies potential fitness benefits related to specific physical activities.

Rubric for Physical Education

The ADVANCED Learner

The PROFICIENT Learner

The CAPABLE Learner

The NOVICE Learner

Compares and contrasts activities designed to improve and maintain strength and endurance, flexibility and coordination, and cardio-respiratory functioning.

Demonstrates an understanding of the process of developing and the significance of a personal fitness plan.

Applies principles of training and conditioning to physical activity.

Demonstrates all the characteristics associated with good sportsmanship, e.g., respect for game officials, sharing space and equipment, acceptance of loss, approving of personal efforts and those of others.

Evaluates and plans to reduce risk(s) that may affect physical activity preferences.

Correlates preferences in physical activity with ethnic, socio-economic, and cultural factors.

Describes and participates in activities designed to improve and maintain strength and endurance, flexibility and coordination, and cardio-respiratory functioning.

Demonstrates an understanding of the elements and benefits of a personal fitness plan.

Applies principles of training and conditioning to physical activity.

Demonstrates the characteristics associated with good sportsmanship, e.g., respect for game officials, sharing space and equipment, acceptance of loss, approving of personal efforts and those of others.

Plans to reduce risks that may affect physical activity preferences.

Describes preferences in physical activity as they relate to ethnic, socio-economic, and cultural factors.

Identifies and participates in activities designed to improve and maintain strength and endurance, flexibility and coordination, and cardio-respiratory functioning.

Develops a personal fitness plan as directed.

Participates in training and conditioning as directed.

Describes elements of sportsmanship, e.g., respect for game officials, sharing space and equipment, acceptance of loss, approving of personal efforts and those of others.

Follows guidelines developed to reduce risk(s) associated with specific physical activities.

Identifies preferences in physical activity as they relate to ethnic, socio-economic, and cultural factors.

Participates in activities designed to improve and maintain strength and endurance, flexibility and coordination, and cardio-respiratory functioning.

Develops a personal fitness plan, with guidance, as directed.

Participates in training and conditioning as directed.

Identifies elements of sportsmanship, e.g., respect for game officials, sharing space and equipment, acceptance of loss, approving of personal efforts and those of others.

Follows guidelines developed to reduce risk(s) associated with specific physical activities.

Identifies personal preferences in physical activity.