0 - No Knowledge or Understanding

The response is characterized by one or more of the following:

• No response.
• A completely incorrect response.
• Response conveys no understanding of a term as it relates to the  topic.
• Response conveys no understanding of the idea or concept needed to answer the question.

1 - Minimal Knowledge and Understanding

The response shows that the student has some inkling of knowledge or understanding of the terms and questions ask.

2 - Partial Knowledge and Understanding

The response is pretty good but isn't necessarily complete. It might answer the question, however it does not give as much depth as i am looking for! . The response is characterized by one or more of the following:

• Partially correct answer.
• Response conveys some but no complete understanding of a term as it relates to the  topic.
• Response conveys some but not complete understanding of the idea or concept needed to answer the question.

3 - Full Knowledge and Understanding

The response is characterized by one or more of the following:

• Completely correct answer.
• Response conveys full understanding of a term as it relates to the  topic.
• Response conveys full understanding of the idea or concept needed to answer the question