Strategic Knowledge:

Identification and use of important elements of the problem that represent and integrate concepts which yield the solution (e.g., models, diagrams, symbols, algorithms).

	Notes- Important Elements 

[Use this space and the space at each score point to further define the expectations of strategy necessary to solve the problem.]	
Score Level	Description	Notes	
4	•	identifies all important elements of the problem and shows complete understanding of the relationships among elements

•	shows complete evidence of an appropriate strategy that would correctly solve the problem	The response demonstrates the following: 

3	•	identifies most important elements of the problem and shows a general understanding of the relationships among them

•	shows nearly complete evidence of an appropriate strategy for solving the problem
	The response demonstrates the following:

2	•	identifies some important elements of the problem but shows only limited understanding of the relationships among them

•	shows some evidence of a strategy for solving the problem
	The response demonstrates the following:

1	•	fails to identify important elements or places too much emphasis on unrelated elements

•	reflects an inappropriate strategy for solving the problem; strategy may be difficult to identify
	The response demonstrates the following:

0	•	

no apparent strategy