| Categories | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Level 4 |
| Knowledge of content: facts, genres, terms, definitions, techniques | demonstrates limited knowledge of content | demonstrates some knowledge of content | demonstrates considerable knowledge of content | demonstrates thorough knowledge of content |
| Understanding of content: concepts, theories, ideas, procedures, processes, methodologies | demonstrates limited knowledge of content | demonstrates some knowledge of content | demonstrates considerable knowledge of content | demonstrates thorough knowledge of content |
| Thinking & Inquiry: use of planning skills: formulating questions, focusing research, gathering information, organizing a project | uses planning skills with limited effectiveness | uses planning skills with some effectiveness | uses planning skills with considerable effectiveness | uses planning skills with a high degree of effectiveness |
| Thinking & Inquiry: use of processing skills: explaining, analyzing, evaluating, inferring, forming conclusions, Interpreting: translate, make object of understanding personal or accessible through images, anecdotes, analogies and models | uses processing skills with limited effectiveness | uses processing skills with some effectiveness | uses processing skills with considerable effectiveness | uses processing skills with a high degree of effectiveness |
| Thinking & Inquiry: use of critical/creative thinking processes: creative process, design process, problem solving, reflection, elaboration, can empathize: find value in what others might find odd, alien, implausible; sensitive to new ideas | uses critical/creative thinking processes with limited effectiveness | uses critical/creative thinking processes with some effectiveness | uses critical/creative thinking processes with considerable effectiveness | uses critical/creative thinking processes with a high degree of effectiveness |
| Communication: expression and organization of ideas and information in Media Arts and in oral and written forms; explains with examples, data, facts, illustrations | expresses and organizes ideas and information with limited effectiveness | expresses and organizes ideas and information with some effectiveness | expresses and organizes ideas and information with considerable effectiveness | expresses and organizes ideas and information with a high degree of effectiveness |
| Communication for different audiences and purposes: expression of emotion in art forms, expression of critical responses in oral and written forms | communicates for different audiences and purposes with limited effectiveness | communicates for different audiences and purposes with some effectiveness | communicates for different audiences and purposes with considerable effectiveness | communicates for different audiences and purposes with a high degree of effectiveness |
| Communication: use of conventions in Media Arts: vocabulary and terminology of Media Arts in oral and written forms | uses conventions, vocabulary and terminology of Media Arts with limited effectiveness | uses conventions, vocabulary and terminology of Media Arts with some effectiveness | uses conventions, vocabulary and terminology of Media Arts with considerable effectiveness | uses conventions, vocabulary and terminology of Media Arts with a high degree of effectiveness |
| Application of knowledge and skills in familiar contexts: concepts, processes, technologies, techniques applied by following the steps or replication of work | applies knowledge and skills in familiar contexts with limited effectiveness | applies knowledge and skills in familiar contexts with some effectiveness | applies knowledge and skills in familiar contexts with considerable effectiveness | applies knowledge and skills in familiar contexts with a high degree of effectiveness |
| Transfer of knowledge and skills to new contexts: concepts, processes, techniques, work requiring stylistic variation, an original composition, an inter-disciplinary or multi-disciplinary project | applies knowledge and skills in new contexts with limited effectiveness | applies knowledge and skills in new contexts with limited effectiveness | applies knowledge and skills in new contexts with limited effectiveness | applies knowledge and skills in new contexts with limited effectiveness |
| Making connections within and between various contexts: connections between the Arts, between historical, global, social, environmental, and/or cultural contexts; between personal experiences and the Arts; show meta-cognitive awareness, perceive personal style, prejudices, projections, habits of mind that shape own understanding, aware of non/misunderstanding, reflects on the meaning of learning and experience | makes connections within and between various contexts with limited effectiveness | makes connections within and between various contexts with some effectiveness | makes connections within and between various contexts with considerable effectiveness | makes connections within and between various contexts with a high degree of effectiveness |
Digitizeme 