Performance Level

Performance Indicators

4

• Map includes numerous important concepts.  Concepts mapped indicate an understanding of a concept of a forest as covered in units studied (forest a system, how forests change, economic importance to their community, their own forest and what makes it unique, other forests and why they are different etc€)
• Map includes many levels indicating a complex understanding of forest concepts covered in the units.
• Concepts are relevant to the main concept of a forest.
• Concepts are organized in a logical manner from most general or inclusive to most specific.  The hierarchy or relationship among levels of concepts is clear. 
• All concepts within a level are of the same importance, relevance, and relationship to the concept to which they are linked.  All concepts represent correct scientific knowledge.
• Propositions are included between all concepts.
• Propositions are scientifically correct.
• Concepts are linked to two or more concepts at a lower level.  (Branching)
• Branches are meaningful and accurate.
• Many meaningful connections are drawn between concepts. (Cross links).
• Many specific examples are included.  Examples are scientifically correct.

3

• Map includes numerous important concepts.  Concepts mapped indicate an understanding of a concept of a forest as covered in units studied (forest a system, how forests change, economic importance to their community, their own forest and what makes it unique, other forests and why they are different etc€)
• Map includes many levels indicating a solid understanding of forest concepts covered in the units.
• Most concepts are relevant to the main concept of forest.
• Concepts are usually organized in a logical manner from most general or inclusive to most specific, although a few errors occur.  The hierarchy or relationship among levels of concepts is clear. 
• All concepts within a level are of the same importance, relevance, and relationship to the concept to which they are linked.  Most concepts represent correct scientific knowledge.
• Propositions are included between most concepts.
• Propositions are almost always scientifically correct.
• Most concepts are linked to two or more concepts at a lower level.  (Branching)
• Branches are meaningful and accurate.
• Many meaningful connections are drawn between concepts. (Cross links).
• Specific examples are included.  Most examples are scientifically correct.

2

• Map includes few important concepts.  Concepts mapped indicate a simplistic understanding of a forest as covered in units studied (forest a system, how forests change, economic importance to their community, their own forest and what makes it unique, other forests and why they are different etc€).
• Map includes few levels indicating a simple understanding of forest concepts covered in the units.
• Some concepts are relevant to the main concept of forest.
• Concepts are poorly organized. The hierarchy or relationship among levels of concepts is often not clear. 
• Concepts within a level are not of the same importance, relevance, and relationship to the concept to which they are linked.  Concepts represent incorrect scientific knowledge.
• Propositions are rarely included.
• If propositions are included, they are often scientifically incorrect.
• There is very little branching.
• Branches are neither meaningful nor accurate.
• Few to no meaningful connections are drawn between concepts.
• Few to no specific examples are included.  If examples are included, they are scientifically correct.

1

• Map includes very few important concepts. 
• Map includes very few levels indicating little to no understanding of forest concepts covered in the units.
• Concepts are often irrelevant to the main concept of a forest.
• Concepts mapped do not indicate an understanding of a forest.
• Concepts are poorly organized. The hierarchy or relationship among levels of concepts is not clear and is incorrect. 
• Concepts within a level are not of the same importance, relevance, and relationship to the concept to which they are linked.  Concepts represent incorrect scientific knowledge.
• Propositions are rarely included or absent.
• If propositions are included, they are often scientifically incorrect.
• There is very little branching.
• Branches are neither meaningful nor accurate.
• Few to no meaningful connections are drawn between concepts in different vertical strands.
• Few to no specific examples are included.  If examples are included, they are scientifically correct.