D.E203

Look Both Ways

Students will be taught a head isolation pattern and will then perform the pattern with three variations—while stationary, with non-locomotor (axial or stationary) movements, and with locomotor movements. The teacher will score each student using the provided checklist, based on the ability of the student to perform the variations with spatial awareness, musicality, and accuracy.

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This is an analytic rubric. The column on the left shows the dimension that is being measured in the student’s performance. The levels across the top row indicate the performance level in the dimensions. Occasionally all dimensions and performance levels are exemplified by multiple students in a single recording.

TEACHER SCORING RUBRIC

  • Dimension
  • Spatial Awareness

    Head isolations, knee bends, stride

  • Musicality

  • Accuracy

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • Student seldom uses full range of motion. The given formation is not maintained.

    N/A at this time.
  • Student sometimes uses full range of motion. The given formation is inconsistently maintained.

    N/A at this time.
  • Student usually uses full range of motion while sufficiently maintaining the given formation.

    N/A at this time.
  • Student consistently uses full range of motion while effectively maintaining the given formation.

    N/A at this time.
  • Student is seldom on beat with no attention to spatial awareness.

    N/A at this time.
  • Student is sometimes on beat with a majority of movements rushed or lagging.

    N/A at this time.
  • Student is usually on beat with some movements rushed or lagging occasionally.

    N/A at this time.
  • Student consistently stays on beat. Isolations are sharp, while axial and locomotor movements are smooth.

    N/A at this time.
  • Student seldom performs the variations correctly with no attention to detail.

    N/A at this time.
  • Student sometimes performs the variations correctly, with inconsistent attention to detail.

    N/A at this time.
  • Student usually performs each variation correctly, with some attention to detail.

    N/A at this time.
  • Student consistently performs each variation correctly and with attention to detail.

    N/A at this time.
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