Marzano's Levels of Understanding – Poster & Rubric

Use student-friendly language to self-assess current understanding of a stated learning target on a 0-4 scale.

Distinguish between partial understanding (levels 1-2) and full or extended understanding (levels 3-4) of a learning target.

Enlarge the two level-statement pages or cut apart their five level strips as a permanent wall display so students can reference the language during self-assessment.

Have students fill in the blank assessment form with a specific learning target before a unit, then revisit it to track growth over time.

Use the same 0-4 language during teacher feedback and conferencing so students hear consistent proficiency descriptions from both self- and teacher-assessment.

Learning-target self-assessment — students rate their own understanding of a stated target using the 0-4 descriptive scale and record it on the form.

Rubric-based reflection — teachers or students select the description that best matches current performance, from 'I don't know' to 'I can make connections that weren't taught to me.'