Dimensions

4

3

2

1

Frequency of Participation

Your hand is always raised and you volunteer to answer the longer, more difficult questions.

Your hand is often raised to participate during class activities.

Your hand is seldom raised to participate in class; you only try the “easy ones.”

You do not volunteer to contribute to the class.

Quality of Participation

You are willing to answer open-ended questions in class discussion. You elaborate on answers beyond a single sentence. You try to communicate more complex ideas and attempt creativity or humor.

You consistently respond in single complete Spanish sentences. You are willing to elaborate when prompted. You try to communicate your own ideas in Spanish

You usually respond with single words or memorized phrases OR you respond so infrequently that it’s difficult to judge your abilities.

Your responses are often incomprehensible or inappropriate to the situation. OR You refuse to answer questions by shrugging or saying, “No sé.” OR you respond to Spanish with English.

Listening

You actively listen when the teacher and fellow students speak in Spanish. You are consistently able to follow complex directions and respond to comprehension questions after listening to tapes, CDs, video or teacher lectures in Spanish.

You actively listen when the teacher speaks in Spanish. You can accurately follow most directions and attempt to respond to questions after listening to tapes, CDs, video or teacher lectures in Spanish.

You sometimes listen when the teacher speaks. You sometimes are able to follow directions given in Spanish, but often have to check to see what other students are doing. You are only to grasp main ideas after listening to tapes, CDs, video or teacher lectures in Spanish.

You “tune out” when the teacher begins speaking in Spanish. You rely on other students to tell you what to do in English. You are unable to respond to questions after listening to tapes, CDs, video, or teacher lectures given in Spanish.

Use of Spanish in Class

You stay in Spanish the entire class period. You initiate conversations in Spanish. You respond in Spanish with the teacher and classmates.

You always use Spanish to respond to the teacher and use Spanish with classmates during structured activities. You make all routine requests in Spanish.

You only use Spanish in structured class, group and pair activities. You initiate most other conversations or make responses and requests in English.

You almost exclusively use English when talking with the teacher and classmates. You speak as little Spanish as possible during class, pair and group activities.

Total
Score

%

Score

16

100

15

95

14

90

13

85

12

80

11

75

10

70

9

65

8

60

7

55

6

50

5

45

4

40

3

30

2

20

1

10