Students following a project-development process will meet these standards in their project work.

Background Principles and Theory
Introductory Level

• recognizes major principles and applies them in project work with guidance

Intermediate Level

• identifies major principles and important theories and applies them in project work with minimal guidance

Advanced Level

• identifies major principles and important theories and applies them in project with work without guidance

Knowledge of Tools and Equipment
Introductory Level

• follows prescribed procedures with all tools and equipment with guidance
• uses tools and equipment in a safe and appropriate manner in most instances

Intermediate Level

• follows prescribed procedures with new tools and equipment with guidance and familiar tools and equipment with minimal guidance
• uses all tools and equipment in a safe and appropriate manner

Advanced Level

• follows prescribed procedures with new tools and equipment with minimal guidance and familiar tools and equipment without guidance
• uses all tools and equipment in a safe and appropriate manner

Development Plan
Introductory Level

• develops a logical organizational plan for a project with guidance

Intermediate Level

• develops a logical organizational plan for a project with minimal guidance

Advanced Level

• develops a logical organizational plan for a project without guidance
• organizes for implementation of plan without guidance

Implementation of Project
Introductory Level

• puts plan into action with direct assistance as required
• modifies plan to accommodate unforeseen circumstances with guidance

Intermediate Level

• puts plan into action with minimal direct assistance as required
• modifies plan to accommodate unforeseen circumstances with minimal guidance

Advanced Level

• puts plan into action without direct assistance as required
• modifies plan to accommodate unforeseen circumstances without guidance

Finishing/Presentation/Portfolio
(note: portfolio may be paper-based, computer-based and/or audio/video-based)
Introductory Level

• finishes project (e.g., editing, mounting, collating) with guidance or direct assistance
• presents project to teacher in a portfolio in a neat and appropriate manner with guidance
• presents project to teacher and one peer in a critique in an appropriate manner with guidance

Intermediate Level

• finishes project (e.g., editing, mounting, collating) with minimal guidance or direct assistance
• presents project to teacher in a portfolio in a neat and appropriate manner with minimal guidance
• presents project to teacher and peers in a critique in an appropriate manner with guidance

Advanced Level

• finishes project (e.g., editing, mounting, collating) with minimal guidance or direct assistance
• presents project to teacher in a portfolio in a neat and appropriate manner without guidance
• presents project to teacher and one peer in a critique in an appropriate manner with minimal guidance