Teacher Education Handbook - Carson-Newman College

Appendix GINTERVIEW RUBRICRATING 1 (Fail) 2 (Fail) 3 (Pass) 4 (Pass) 5 (Pass)Motivationto TeachSelf-AwarenessandConfidenceDoes notarticulate anyclear reasonsfor wanting toteach.Appears to bevery nervous,completelylacking in selfawarenessandconfidence;may frequentlyrespond, ―Idon’t know,‖ ormay fail toanswer.Providesreasons that areprimarilyextrinsic innature, such assummervacation.Appears to besomewhatlacking inconfidence anddoes not seemto have anunderstandingof personalstrengths andweaknesses.Cites a mixture ofextrinsic andintrinsic factors,but reasons are notclearly developed.Restricts answer to:―I just lovechildren.‖Appears to answerquestionsadequately butshows only abeginningawareness ofpersonal strengths/weaknesses andtheir relationship toeffective teaching.Articulatesreasons that areboth realistic andidealistic.Appears to knowself reasonablywell, but maydisplay limitedconfidence inhis/her abilitiesas a teacher.Articulatesreasons that areclearly related topersonalstrengths andabilities anddemonstrates asense of callingto the profession.Demonstrateshigh level of selfawareness,isconfident, andcan articulatewell howpersonalstrengths willmake him/her agood teacher.CommunicationSkillsMakes manygrammatical/articulationerrors and hasdifficultycommunicatingideas.Makes somegrammatical/articulationerrors;communicatesideas, but notenthusiastically.Makes minorgrammatical/articulation errors;responds toquestionsappropriately, butideas may not bedeveloped clearly.Expresses ideasclearly.Communicatesideas enthusiastically,creatively,and withconfidence;demonstratesappropriate useof verbalcommunicationstrategies.