There may also be days when only a portion of the group is working well. However, each member does have a significant number of days when he or she working effectively. Group members use strategies to keep themselves and partners on task. A portion of the group makes effective use at least half of the time available for working on the project. Others in the group make little or no effective use of that time.
Members demonstrate no ability to keep themselves on task for an appreciable amount of time.
Rating Criteria 3 Group asks specific and targeted questions. 2 Group asks questions about the topic being explored but does not consider the full impact of specific responses. 1 Group asks questions about the topic which are either irrelevant to the research task or are so abstract that they do not provide insight. Nonetheless, these questions may evoke responses which will be useful to the group. Group doesn't ask any questions at all or asks questions that have nothing to do with the research effort.