The Summit Learning Cognitive Skills Rubric is an assessment and instruction tool that outlines the continuum of 36 interdisciplinary, higher-order thinking skills that are necessary for college and career readiness.
Constructs Being Measured
How to Access and Cite
Contact the Teach For All TACL team for more information on this resource.
These skills are aligned to the Common Core but independently as well hold a lot of merit to track progress for students. Please use the glossary at the end of the document to ensure alignment in criteria and understanding of key definitions of all the indicators.
Outcome Families
Programmatic Purpose-terms
Instrument Characteristics
Designed to prepare students college and career readiness.
Applicable Grade Levels-terms
Supporting Research
Developed in collaboration with the Stanford Center for Assessment, Learning & Equity. May, 2017
Available Languages
Rationale
Points to Consider
For more guidance on measuring student learning and best practices in adapting measurement tools to your contexts, check out the Portal page on Monitoring and Evaluation. You can also contact Alvin Vista (Knowledge Lead, Student Outcomes) and Robbie Dean (Director of Research) for specific questions.