Evaluation Form for Open-Ended Problem Solving Skills

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Evaluation Form for Open-Ended Problem Solving Skills Date __________________

Problem solver ___________________ Evaluator _____________________ Problem _________________

Problem solving process phase and skill	Quality of skills exhibited					Comments
Problem solving process phase and skill	None 0	1	2	3	Excel- lent 4	Comments
Identifying the nature of a problem and relevant information Identifies relevant information
Articulates important and enduring reasons for disagreements about the problem
Articulates uncertainties related to the available information
Framing an open-ended problem Recognizes and controls for personal preferences and assumptions
Conducts a thorough analysis of the problem subparts; analyzes important information by making legitimate, qualitative interpretations of relevant information from different points of view
Organizes the available information into a meaningful description of the problem's complexities
Resolving an open-ended problem Following adequate framing, establishes relevant guidelines or principles for making sound judgments across solution options
Using those guidelines or principles in an objective manner, judges among viable options to reach a well-founded conclusion; endorses a solution as most viable
Effectively communicates a well-founded justification in light of other options
Re-addressing an open-ended problem Acknowledges important factors that suggest a need to re-address the problem, such as the availability of new information or relative shifts in the importance of various factors
Coordinates identifying, framing, and resolving skills into a viable process that moves toward better solutions or more confidence in a solution as the problem is addressed over time

Ó January 2000, Cindy Lynch, Susan Wolcott, and Greg Huber. Permission is granted to reproduce this information for noncommercial purposes. Please cite this source: Lynch, C. L., Wolcott, S. K., & Huber, G. E. (2000, January). Tutorial for optimizing and documenting open-ended problem solving skills [On-line]. Available: http://home.apex.net/~leehaven