| Category | 4 - Excellent | 3 - Proficient | 2 - Developing | 1 - Needs Improvement |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Comprehension | Fully understands spoken content; can accurately recall details and infer meanings. | Understands most content; can recall key points with minimal errors. | Understands basic content; struggles to recall details or infer meaning. | Limited understanding; fails to grasp key points or make inferences. |
| Attention and Focus | Maintains full focus throughout the listening task. | Focuses well, with minor distractions. | Easily distracted, but can refocus with effort. | Frequently distracted, struggles to maintain focus. |
| Critical Listening | Analyzes and evaluates information, drawing conclusions from context. | Shows some analysis, with logical conclusions from the listening. | Limited critical analysis, may make incorrect assumptions. | No analysis, takes content at face value without reflection. |
| Interpretation of Tone/Emotion | Accurately interprets the speaker’s tone and emotion. | Interprets tone and emotion correctly most of the time. | Occasionally misinterprets tone and emotion. | Struggles to interpret tone or emotion, often misses cues. |
| Response Appropriateness | Responds appropriately to content with insightful comments or questions. | Responds appropriately, with relevant comments or questions. | Responds, but with limited insight or relevance to content. | Responses are irrelevant or inappropriate to the context. |
| Recall | Can recall most details from the listening with full accuracy. | Can recall many key details, with minor omissions. | Recalls limited details, with frequent omissions. | Struggles to recall details from the listening task. |