Career Ready Practice [CRP] Standard
[CRP-07]: Research Skills
Employ Valid and Reliable Research Strategies

Evaluating material 
CRP-HS.07.01 Evaluate information critically and competently.

• Thoroughly evaluates the reliability of the source and the information researched, using internal and external validation.

• Thoroughly evaluates information researched, using internal and external validation.

• Evaluates information researched, but not thoroughly.

• Does not evaluate information.

Career Ready Practice [CRP] Standard
[CRP-07]: Research Skills
Employ Valid and Reliable Research Strategies

Collecting data through technology 
CRP-HS.07.02 Use technology as a tool to research, organize, evaluate, and communicate information.

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

• When collecting, organizing, evaluating, and communicating research, technology is effectively utilized.

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

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

Career Ready Practice [CRP] Standard
[CRP-07]: Research Skills
Employ Valid and Reliable Research Strategies

Accessing diverse sources 
CRP-HS.07.03 Access information efficiently (time) and effectively (sources).

• Identifies key concepts of research conducted, acts on informed decisions to revise the search, and selects information based on reliability of resource efficiently and effectively.

• Considers more than one strategy or tool when engaged in the digital information fluency process if the first strategy or tool is ineffective.

• Demonstrates an attitude of adaptability to respond to inconclusive or ineffective search results.

• Completes simple research strategies and sources, often not retrieving accurate or complete information.

Career Ready Practice [CRP] Standard
[CRP-07]: Research Skills
Employ Valid and Reliable Research Strategies

Analyzing source bias 
CRP-HS.07.04 Effectively analyze and evaluate evidence, arguments, claims, and beliefs.

• Consistently is successful at analyzing and evaluating evidence, arguments, claims, and beliefs.

• Is effective in analyzing and evaluating evidence, arguments, claims, and beliefs.

• Is not thorough at analyzing and/or evaluating evidence, arguments, claims, and beliefs.

• Does not complete analysis or evaluation of evidence, arguments, claims, or beliefs.

Career Ready Practice [CRP] Standard
[CRP-07]: Research Skills
Employ Valid and Reliable Research Strategies

Analyzing one's own bias 
CRP-HS.07.05 Effectively analyze and evaluate major alternative points of view.

• Embraces learning about material from different points of view and is unbiased in analyzing the material.

• When analyzing and evaluating material is unbiased.

• Believes they are able to analyze and evaluate material from a different point of view without being biased, but is not successful.

• Does not respect the view point of others while analyzing and evaluating material from a different point of view.

Career Ready Practice [CRP] Standard
[CRP-07]: Research Skills
Employ Valid and Reliable Research Strategies

Connecting data to argument 
CRP-HS.07.06 Effectively synthesize and make connections between information and arguments.

• Is able to apply the connections between information and arguments in order to support a perspective.

• Is able to understand and make the connections between information and arguments.

• Is able to understand there is a connection between information and arguments, but is not able to determine what it is on their own.

• Does not attempt to understand the connection between information and arguments.

Career Ready Practice [CRP] Standard
[CRP-07]: Research Skills
Employ Valid and Reliable Research Strategies

Drawing conclusions 
CRP-HS.07.07 Effectively interpret information and draw conclusions based on the best analysis.

• Is able to look at complex information and successfully draw conclusions and apply to situation.

• Is able to look at information and successfully draw conclusions.

• Looks at information and sometimes is able to draw conclusions.

• Looks at information and rarely is able to draw a conclusion.

Career Ready Practice [CRP] Standard
[CRP-07]: Research Skills
Employ Valid and Reliable Research Strategies

Reflecting on research 
CRP-HS.07.08 Reflect critically on learning experiences and processes.

• Thoroughly reflects critically on learning experiences and processes and applies to future work.

• Reflects critically on learning experiences and processes.

• Attempts to reflect on learning experiences and processes.

• Does not reflect on learning experiences and processes.

Career Ready Practices

CRP-08: Problem Solving

Utilize Critical Thinking to Make Sense of Problems and Persevere in Solving Them.

Career Ready Practice [CRP] Standard
[CRP-08]: Problem Solving
Utilize Critical Thinking to Make Sense of Problems and Persevere in Solving Them

Reasoning skills 
CRP-HS.08.01 0Use various types of reasoning as appropriate to the situation.

• Uses various types of reasoning as appropriate to the situation in highly effective methods.

• Uses various types of reasoning as appropriate to the situation.

• Uses reasoning as appropriate to the situation.

• Attempts to use reasoning as appropriate to the situation.

Career Ready Practice [CRP] Standard
[CRP-08]: Problem Solving
Utilize Critical Thinking to Make Sense of Problems and Persevere in Solving Them

Using information 

CRP-HS.08.02 Use information accurately and creatively for the issue or problem at hand.

• Is highly effective in relating various sources to each other and applies them to solve an issue or problem at hand.

• Uses information accurately and creatively for the problem at hand.

• Applies the information correctly, but is not accurate or creative in solving the issue or problem.

• Does not utilize information collected to solve issue or problem at hand.

Career Ready Practice [CRP] Standard
[CRP-08]: Problem Solving
Utilize Critical Thinking to Make Sense of Problems and Persevere in Solving Them

Understanding the system 
CRP-HS.08.03 Analyze how parts of a whole interact with each other to produce overall outcomes in complex systems.

• Recognizes and is able to manipulate parts of a system to come together to accomplish tasks.

• Recognizes how the parts of a system work together to accomplish tasks.

• Identifies parts of a system but cannot explain how they work together.

• Is only able to identify some parts, and loses sight of how they work together.

Career Ready Practice [CRP] Standard
[CRP-08]: Problem Solving
Utilize Critical Thinking to Make Sense of Problems and Persevere in Solving Them

Asking to understand 
CRP-HS.08.04 Effectively identify and ask significant questions that clarify various points of view and lead to better solutions.

• Effectively identify and ask significant questions that clarify various points of view and lead to better solutions in a variety of conditions.

• Effectively identify and ask significant questions that clarify various points of view and lead to better solutions.

• Asks questions with the purpose of reaching a better solution, but fails to consider other points of view.

• Does not attempt to make inquiries to understand other points of view for the purpose of reaching a better solution.