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CRP-04

BPS_CRP-HS.04

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Career Ready Practices

BPS_CRP-04: Communication

Communicate Clearly, Effectively, and with Reason.

Description

Career-ready individuals communicate thoughts, ideas, and action plans with clarity, whether using written, verbal, and/or visual methods. They communicate in the workplace with clarity and purpose to make maximum use of their own and others’ time. They are excellent writers; they master conventions, word choice and organization and use effective tone and presentation skills to articulate ideas. They are skilled at interacting with others; they are active listeners and speak clearly and with purpose. Career-ready individuals think about the audience for their communication and prepare accordingly to ensure the desired outcome.

Competencies

  • (BPS_CRP-04.01) Communicating well
  • (BPS_CRP-04.02) Communicating through presentation
  • (BPS_CRP-04.03) Communicating new ideas
  • (BPS_CRP-04.04) Timely listening/speaking
  • (BPS_CRP-04.05) Listening well
  • (BPS_CRP-04.06) Communicating w/ tech.
  • (BPS_CRP-04.07) Communicating through written form

Calculation of the Standard

Standards are larger groups of related benchmarks. So the Standard Grade is a calculation of all the related competencies. So click on the competencies name below each Standard to access the learning targets and proficiency scales for each Standard's related benchmarks.

BPS_CRP-HS.04.01

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BPS_CRP-04: Communication
Communicate Clearly, Effectively, and with Reason.

Communicating well
BPS_CRP-HS.04.01 Use communication to inform, instruct, motivate, and persuade.

North Dakota CRP Rubrics

The Student ...

(1) Not Yet Reached Competency

... communicates only to inform and does not demonstrate communication for other purposes.

(2) Approaching Competency

... communicates only to inform or instruct.

(3) Meets Competency

... uses communication to inform, instruct, motivate, and persuade.

(4) Exceeds Competency

... effectively uses communication to inform, instruct, motivate, and persuade.

BPS_CRP-HS.04.02

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BPS_CRP-04: Communication
Communicate Clearly, Effectively, and with Reason

Communicating through presentation
BPS_CRP-HS.04.02 Articulate thoughts and ideas effectively using oral, written, and nonverbal communication skills in a variety of forms and contexts.

North Dakota CRP Rubrics

The Student ...

(1) Not Yet Reached Competency

... either creates a presentation but does not present, or fails to complete the presentation, thus does not communicate using both verbal and nonverbal communication.

(2) Approaching Competency

... creates a presentation but does not effectively address/communicate using both verbal and nonverbal communication.

(3) Meets Competency

... communicates thoughts and ideas by crafting and presenting a presentation using both verbal and nonverbal communication.

(4) Exceeds Competency

... works creatively to craft and present a comprehensive presentation that uses both verbal and nonverbal communication.

BPS_CRP-HS.04.03

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BPS_CRP-04: Communication
Communicate Clearly, Effectively, and with Reason

Communicating new ideas
BPS_CRP-HS.04.03 Develop, implement, and communicate new ideas to others effectively.

North Dakota CRP Rubrics

The Student ...

(1) Not Yet Reached Competency

... develops new ideas, but does not effectively implement or communicate ideas with others.

(2) Approaching Competency

... develops, implements, and attempts to communicate new ideas to others.

(3) Meets Competency

... develops, implements, and communicates new ideas to others effectively.

(4) Exceeds Competency

... develops, implements, and communicates new ideas to others effectively in a variety of conditions.

BPS_CRP-HS.04.04

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BPS_CRP-04: Communication
Communicate Clearly, Effectively, and with Reason

Timely listening/speaking
BPS_CRP-HS.04.04 Know when it is appropriate to listen and when to speak.

North Dakota CRP Rubrics

The Student ...

(1) Not Yet Reached Competency

... often needs to be reminded of appropriate times to speak and appropriate times to listen.

(2) Approaching Competency

... at times, speaks when it is not appropriate and does not listen when it is appropriate.

(3) Meets Competency

... while engaged in conversations/discussions, understands when it is appropriate to speak and when it is appropriate to listen.

(4) Exceeds Competency

... while engaged in conversations/discussions, consistently understands when it is appropriate to effectively speak and when it is appropriate to listen.

BPS_CRP-HS.04.05

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BPS_CRP-04: Communication
Communicate Clearly, Effectively, and with Reason

Listening well
BPS_CRP-HS.04.05 Listen effectively to decipher meaning of a message.

North Dakota CRP Rubrics

The Student ...

(1) Not Yet Reached Competency

... does not listen to the message and demonstrates the misunderstanding by not reflecting on the meaning.

(2) Approaching Competency

... attempts to listen to the message and reflect on the meaning of the message, but misses key information or intentions of the message.

(3) Meets Competency

... effectively listen to and reflect on the information and intentions of the message.

(4) Exceeds Competency

... thoughtfully and consistently listen to and reflect on the information and intentions of the message.

BPS_CRP-HS.04.06

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BPS_CRP-04: Communication
Communicate Clearly, Effectively, and with Reason

Communicating with technology
BPS_CRP-HS.04.06 Use technology as a tool to research, organize, evaluate, and communicate information.

North Dakota CRP Rubrics

The Student ...

(1) Not Yet Reached Competency

... does not use technology effectively to collect, organize, evaluate, and/or communicate information.

(2) Approaching Competency

... uses technology to collect, organize, evaluate, and/or communicate information, but does not do so on a consistent basis.

(3) Meets Competency

... effectively utilize technology as a tool for communication.

(4) Exceeds Competency

... effectively and consistently applies the use and understanding of technology as a tool for learning and communicating the learning.

BPS_CRP-HS.04.07

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BPS_CRP-04: Communication
Communicate Clearly, Effectively, and with Reason

Communicating through written form
BPS_CRP-HS.04.07 Understand both how and why messages are constructed and used in written form.

North Dakota CRP Rubrics

The Student ...

(1) Not Yet Reached Competency

... attempts to create a written message, but fails to do so effectively or in a timely manner.

(2) Approaching Competency

... can create an adequate written message, but does not understand how to use it to its maximum effect.

(3) Meets Competency

... effectively uses and creates written messages to communicate in various situations.

(4) Exceeds Competency

... effectively and consistently creates written messages which communicate the correct intent for multiple purposes.