PLTW Gateway App Creators
Problem 3.1 The Great App Challenge Rubric
Criteria Basic Proficient Advanced
Problem Inadequately describes the Adequately describes the N/A
Definition problem statement, justification problem statement, justification
for the problem, and the design for the problem, and the design
requirements for the app. requirements for the app.
Documentation Minimal documentation of the Adequate documentation of the Thorough documentation of the
steps of the design process is steps of the design process is steps of the design process is
evident. Documentation includes evident. Documentation includes evident. Documentation includes
either annotated design sketches annotated design sketches and annotated design sketches and
or planning event handler planning event handler planning event handler
charts/flowcharts. charts/flowcharts. charts/flowcharts.
App App does not meet most of the App meets most of the app App meets all of the app
Programming app programming requirements. programming requirements. programming requirements
Requirements
App App does not meet most of the App meets most of the design App meets all of the design
Functionality design requirements stated in the requirements stated in the design requirements stated in the design
design brief. brief. brief.
Programming— Inconsistently uses an Consistently uses an N/A
Best Practices incremental approach to develop incremental approach to develop
Incremental the program. the program.
Approach
Programming— Code does not use proper Code uses proper naming Code uses proper naming
Best Practices naming convention or does not convention and includes convention and includes
Code Readability include comments describing comments describing the comments describing the
and Documentation the purpose of any of the code. purpose of any of the code most purpose of any of the code all of
of the time. the time.
Programming— Does not use loops or Uses loops and procedures Uses loops and procedures
Best Practices procedures appropriately to inconsistently, where consistently, where appropriate,
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PLTW Gateway App Creators
Criteria Basic Proficient Advanced
Reducing reduce redundancy. appropriate, to reduce to reduce redundancy.
Redundancy redundancy.
Collaboration Inconsistently engaged and Consistently engaged and Consistently engaged and
inadequately contributes to adequately contributes to substantially contributes to
team’s work. team’s work. team’s work.
Rarely provides constructive Occasionally provides Consistently provides
feedback to others and does not constructive feedback to others constructive feedback to others
encourage or incorporate input and consistently encourages and consistently encourages
from others. and incorporates input from and incorporates input from
others. others.
Rarely uses pair programming Occasionally uses pair Consistently uses pair
roles appropriately and programming roles appropriately programming roles appropriately
respectfully. and respectfully. and respectfully.
(Optional) Only one partner participates in Both partners participate in the Both partners participate
Presentation the presentation. presentation, but not equally. equally in the presentation.
The presenter is unclear, The presenter is clear, presents The presenter is clear, presents
presents some of the necessary all of the necessary information, all of the necessary information,
information, and does not stay on but does not stay on topic. and stays on topic.
topic.
Rarely uses appropriate body Occasionally uses appropriate Consistently uses appropriate
language, voice modulation, and body language, voice modulation, body language, voice modulation,
eye contact. and eye contact. and eye contact.
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