The NLIST Inquiry Science Project was conducted over a 6 year period with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration partnering with the Council of State Science Supervisors. Here you enter the world of rubrics created to help you determine the level of inquiry for various purposes. You will find:
- Instructional Materials Rubric – to help you determine the level of inquiry for instructional materials including print and on-line curriculum and curriculum support materials.
- Instructional Rubric – to determine the level of inquiry you use in your own teaching
- Student Inquiry Rubrics – to help you assess the level of inquiry individual students are achieving as they progress through your class or as they progress through your school. See two formats available for your use.
- Overview of Student Assessment Rubrics
- Student Rubrics in Grade Band Format
- Student Rubrics in Program View Format
- Student Rubric Grade K - 2 - Walkthrough Rubric - Summary Sheet
- Student Rubric Grades 3 - 5 - Walkthrough Rubric - Summary Sheet
- Student Rubric Grades 6 - 8 - Walkthrough Rubric - Summary Sheet
- Student Rubric Grades 9 - 12 - Walkthrough Rubric - Summary Sheet
- Professional Development Rubric – was created using the standards from the National Staff Development Council’s guide on what is required for a quality professional development PLUS the NLIST Inquiry guidelines. -Using these two resources the result will allow Professional Developers and Workshop Leaders to determine if their design is a quality PD using inquiry as a central design element.
- Administrative Walk Through Rubrics – are short one page summaries of classroom inquiry that allow administrators to easily determine if the basic elements of inquiry teaching are being utilized in classrooms.