1.
Unacceptable (unsystematic)
- opened box, pieces fell on the floor
- mixed players in random order on the chessboard
- no sense of individual pieces, moves or names
2. Minimally acceptable
(systematic)
- correctly ordered players on the chessboard
- knows the names of each piece and how they move
- understanding of concepts
- completed a game of chess with difficulty
3. Enriched (concept
enriched)
- demonstrated knowledge of chess strategy
- complied with chess rules
- experimented with new/different openings
- offensive/defensive play observed
- anticipation of opponents next move (in advance)
- uses limited strategy to win
- problem solving
- demonstrates playing ability
- communication of required knowledge
4. Exemplary (model
or theory enriched)
- understands the concept of opening/middle/endgame
- focussed on play with high attention level
- anticipation of play at least 3 moves in advance
- uses a variety of chess strategies to win
- challenging play, both human and computer opponents
- demonstrates confidence in own ability to win
- reflects on own mistakes made during play
- keeps a record of each game played and reviews regularly
- reads and analyses games of chess
- chess strategy/theory replete through self-guided research
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©2004 Gregory Pitkanen
