Rubrics for NCATE Standards

Candidates know and understand individual and group motivation and behavior among K-6 students

K

Evidence shows that:

• Candidates have an inadequate understanding of individual and group motivation and behavior among K-6 students

Evidence shows that:

• Candidates demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the principles of effective classroom management and human motivation and behavior

Evidence shows that:

• Candidates know a variety of effective classroom management strategies and application of appropriate strategies

Candidates use their knowledge of individual and group motivation and behavior among K-6 students to foster active engagement in learning, self-motivation, and positive social interaction

K, S, I

Evidence shows that:

• Candidates do not use their knowledge of individual and group motivation and behavior among K-6 students to foster active engagement in learning, self-motivation, and positive social interaction
  

Evidence shows that:

• Candidates use a variety of strategies to foster active engagement in learning, self-motivation, and positive social interaction
  
  
• Candidates promote positive relationships, cooperation, conflict resolution, and purposeful learning in the classroom

Evidence shows that:

• Candidates reflect on students’ motivation and behavior in the classroom and modify teaching and classroom management strategies appropriately
  
  
• Candidates foster classrooms where K-6 students monitor their own learning, motivation, and interactions with peers and others

Candidates use their knowledge of individual and group motivation and behavior among K-6 students to create supportive learning environments

K, S, I

Evidence shows that:

• Candidates do not create supportive learning environments in their classrooms

Evidence shows that:

• Candidates encourage K-6 students to assume responsibility for themselves and one another, participate in decision-making, work collaboratively and independently, and engage in purposeful learning activities
  
  
• Candidates use interpersonal and small-group communication techniques to create an effective learning environment

Evidence shows that:

• Candidates create learning communities in which K-6 students assume responsibility for themselves and one another, participate in decision-making, work collaboratively and independently, and engage in purposeful learning activities
  
  
• Candidates use appropriate and effective interpersonal and small-group communication techniques to create an effective learning environment