Integration Rubric

The ability to move from making simple connections among ideas, disciplines, and experiences to synthesizing and transferring learning and data to new, complex situations

Description

Integration brings together knowledge, methods, and perspectives from many different areas to address complex problems.  Navigating such problems starts with evaluating different disciplines and perspectives and selecting the most relevant or useful ones. Examining the problem or topic from multiple angles then leads to a synthesis that combines insights and information from different fields into a more complete response than would have been possible from a single field of knowledge/perspective alone. This process works best when it is intentionally applied, when the choice of fields and perspectives, and the nature of the synthesis are clearly articulated.

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Evaluate

Selects fields or knowledge or perspectives that are the most crucial and relevant for the project/question. Evaluates how different fields or perspectives interact with and complement each other.

Selects fields of knowledge or perspectives that are appropriate for the project/question. Evaluates how each field or perspective  contributes something different and relevant.

Clearly identifies different fields of knowledge/perspectives that are used. Each field of knowledge or perspective is relevant. 

Uses different fields of knowledge/perspectives and recognizes them as different approaches. Some fields of knowledge/ perspectives may be inappropriate to topic.

Uses a single field of knowledge or perspective, or uses different fields of knowledge/ perspectives without recognizing them as representing different approaches to the topic.

Synthesis

Cohesive and comprehensive understanding or conceptually integrated product results in novel insights or creates new knowledge.

Combines information from fields of knowledge/ perspectives  to create a cohesive understanding or a conceptually integrated product.

Finds common ground and connections between fields of knowledge/ perspectives. Understanding or product is partially advanced by the combination of fields/perspectives, or lacks cohesion. 

Introduces multiple fields of knowledge/ perspectives.  Multiple fields of knowledge/ perspectives remain distinct and applied separately.

Uses only one field of knowledge/ perspective. 

Application

Transfers synthesized research to new contexts beyond the project.

Articulates and explains connections between synthesized research and project.

Evidence of synthesized research in project/product. Relationship between synthesized research and project is named but remains unexplained.

Evidence of synthesized research in project/product. Relationship between synthesized research and project is unarticulated.

No transference of synthesized knowledge/approaches present.

Reflect

Uses reflection as a developmental tool.

Repeatedly examines integrative process during and after. Clearly explains reasons for the choice of fields/perspectives used.

Examines choice of fields/perspectives at the end of the process.

Reflects on integrative process without examining choices made.

Does not reflect on integrative process.