| Understanding of the task |
Has little idea of nature of task or procedure. Asks for direction rather than overall clarification.
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Knows name of task and general outcome, but little idea of the procedural pathway to completion.
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Has general idea of nature and procedure for task. May proceed with fuzzy idea of outcome or pathway to completion.
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Has clear idea of nature and procedure for task or asks for clarification before launching effort.
Continuously clarifies as task unfolds.
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| Creativity |
Boundaries set by the fulfilling of minimum requirements. No personal input or attempt to enhance.
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Has an occasional new idea, but little follow through. Products are completed in an acceptable form.
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Has new ideas or ways of doing things, but may be reluctant to deploy. Products always well done for requirements.
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Formulates new ideas or new ways of doing things. Products exceed requirements in design and/or content.
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| Quality of Questions |
Rarely asks questions. Or most queries are "What do I do next?" or "What do I have to do or know."
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Asks questions about deadlines, procedures, directions or for help with little specificity.
Few or no proposals of ideas or actions.
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Often has specific queries, but they may need amplification. Proposals of ideas or actions are
more tentative sometimes off-base.
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Most or all queries are specific or take the form of "right on" proposals of ideas or courses of action.
"Gets" quick answers.
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| Intellectual Contribution |
Has little or no grasp of context. Sees task as isolated with no connection to past or future ideas.
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Aware of overall context, but makes no connections on own. Can recite connections of others but rarely can support them.
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Usually understands overall context of task and asks questions about context. Makes connections on own and
"gets" those others make.
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Understands overall context of the task. Contributes ideas and proposals. Extends connections to ideas past and future.
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| Effort |
Actively avoids jobs when possible. Complains about others. Has large set of excuses.
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Reluctantly does jobs when asked. Seeks easiest duties in group. Sometimes works to completion.
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Willingly takes on jobs when asked. Works to completion. Will work long hours when required.
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Volunteers for jobs no matter how difficult and always works to completion. Willing to work long hours.
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