1. Figure 3. Basic Rubric for Existence of Higher Order Thinking in
Course Curriculum
Do the course outline and learning objectives lay out an opportunity for students to engage in
higher order thinking at the Create/Synthesis level?
Thoroughly = 4 points
Competencies Evidence of opportunity to develop marketable skills through: develop, revise, compose,
plan, formulate, collect, build, propose, construct, create, establish, prepare, design,
integrate, devise, organize, modify, manage
Product Students are given an industry appropriate project that calls for the “creation of new models
using the learned information” as proof of competence. The final deliverable product is
directly related to the skills associated with the awarded badge.
Assessment The metadata represented by a digital badge [see “Assessment” below] verifies the
competencies that the learner is said to have (all of which align with the demands of
the workforce). Courses are designed so that professional level learning can be
proved through deliverables that back up the earning of the Badge.
Figure 3.1 Basic Assessments for Badged Courses
2. Figure 4. Basic Rubric to Assess the Badge Earner
Can the Professional/Learner demonstrate (with proof) professional-level competence in
alignment with the professional badge?
Thoroughly = 4
Product Completion Student has created an industry appropriate project
using the learned information from the course.
Student is able to use the deliverable as proof of
competence in the marketable skills that are directly
related to the awarded badge.
Demonstrate Competence at the
Professional Level
(Create/Synthesis)
The work demonstrates surprising/insightful ability
to take ideas / theories / processes / principles
further into new territory, broader generalizations,
hidden meanings and implications as well – as well as
to assess discriminatively the value, credibility and
power of these ideas (etc.) in order to decide on well-considered
choices and opinions.
![Figure 3. Basic Rubric for Existence of Higher Order Thinking in
Course Curriculum
Do the course outline and learning objectives lay out an opportunity for students to engage in
higher order thinking at the Create/Synthesis level?
Thoroughly = 4 points
Competencies Evidence of opportunity to develop marketable skills through: develop, revise, compose,
plan, formulate, collect, build, propose, construct, create, establish, prepare, design,
integrate, devise, organize, modify, manage
Product Students are given an industry appropriate project that calls for the “creation of new models
using the learned information” as proof of competence. The final deliverable product is
directly related to the skills associated with the awarded badge.
Assessment The metadata represented by a digital badge [see “Assessment” below] verifies the
competencies that the learner is said to have (all of which align with the demands of
the workforce). Courses are designed so that professional level learning can be
proved through deliverables that back up the earning of the Badge.
Figure 3.1 Basic Assessments for Badged Courses](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/learningassessmentsforbadgedcourses-141005165721-conversion-gate02/85/Learning-assessments-for-badged-courses-1-320.jpg)
