Reasoning Checklist—Elementary

Dates

Observed

Comments

Student identifies matters important enough to spend time thinking about.

Student gets information from multiple sources.

Student locates more information when necessary.

Student uses personal knowledge and understanding of the subject area to make predictions.

Student revises predictions when necessary.

Student uses personal knowledge to draw conclusions.

Student checks conclusions to determine accuracy and revises if necessary.

Student displays an understanding that effects may have multiple causes.

Student recognizes that some causes may be more important than others.

Student differentiates between causation and correlation in simple situations.

Student makes detailed diagrams illustrating causes and effects.

Student explains several good reasons for beliefs.