| CATEGORY |
Exceeds |
Meets |
Approaches |
Needs Improvement |
| Helping Skills |
The portfolio addresses a minimum of six helping skills in a logical, thorough and concise manner. |
The portfolio addresses 90% of the helping skill requirement or does an adequate job addressing helping skills. |
The portfolio addresses less 70% of the helping skill requirement and addresses them minimally. |
The portfolio addresses less than 70% of the helping skills requirement and lacks detail and accuracy in the discussion. |
| Content – Accuracy |
All facts in the portfolio are accurate. |
99-90% of the facts in the portfolio are accurate. |
89-80% of the facts in the portfolio are accurate. |
Fewer than 80% of the facts in the portfolio are accurate. |
| Attractiveness & Organization |
The portfolio has exceptionally attractive formatting and well-organized information. |
The portfolio has attractive formatting and well-organized information. |
The portfolio has well-organized information. |
The portfolio’s formatting and organization of material are confusing to the reader. |
| Knowledge Gained |
Students accurately address all helping skills related to the study abroad experience and to technical processes used to create the portfolio. |
Students accurately address most of the helping skills related to the study abroad experience and to technical processes used to create the portfolio. |
Students accurately address several of the helping skills related to the study abroad experience and to technical processes used to create the portfolio. |
Students accurately address few of the helping skills related to the study abroad experience and to technical processes used to create the portfolio. |
| Graphics/Pictures |
Graphics go well with the text and there is a good mix of text and graphics. |
Graphics go well with the text, but there are so many that they distract from the text. |
Graphics go well with the text, but there are too few and the portfolio seems “text-heavy”. |
Graphics do not go with the accompanying text or appear to be randomly chosen. |
| Spelling & Proofreading |
No spelling errors remain after one person other than the typist reads and corrects the portfolio. |
No more than 1 spelling error remains after one person other than the typist reads and corrects the portfolio. |
No more than 3 spelling errors remain after one person other than the typist reads and corrects the portfolio. |
Several spelling errors in the portfolio. |
| Writing – Grammar |
There are no grammatical mistakes in the portfolio. |
There are no grammatical mistakes in the portfolio after feedback from an adult. |
There are 1-2 grammatical mistakes in the portfolio even after feedback from an adult. |
There are several grammatical mistakes in the portfolio even after feedback from an adult. |