CULTURAL AWARENESS group___________

CRITERIA NA (1) AS (2) AN (3) AE (4)

Knowledge of Demonstrates surface Demonstrates partial understanding of the Demonstrates adequate understanding of Demonstrates sophisticated
Diversity understanding of the complexity complexity of elements important to the complexity of elements important to understanding of the complexity of
of elements important to members of another culture in relation to members of another culture in relation to elements important to members of
members of another culture in its history, values, politics, communication its history, values, politics, communication another culture in relation to its
relation to its history, values, styles, economy, or beliefs and practices. styles, economy, or beliefs and practices. history, values, politics,
politics, communication styles, communication styles, economy, or
economy, or beliefs and practices. beliefs and practices
Cultural Inter Demonstrates few skills in working Demonstrates skills to work with members Mostly incorporates diverse and multiple Consistently incorporates diverse
active skills with members of one’s own and of one’s own and other cultures perspectives when working with members and multiple perspectives when
other cultures and is unable to intermittently or in some limited contexts of one’s own and other cultures working with others
negotiate a shared understanding. and can sometimes negotiate a shared and can negotiate a shared and can negotiate and facilitate a
understanding. understanding. shared understanding.
Cultural States minimal interest in learning Asks simple or surface questions about Asks deeper questions about other Asks complex questions about other
Attitudes more about other other cultures. Doesn’t show a lot of cultures and seeks out answers to these cultures, seeks out and articulates
cultures. Doesn’t show any positive feelings of oneself connected to questions. Shows some positive feelings of answers to these questions that
positive feelings of oneself the world community and responsibility oneself connected to the world reflect multiple cultural
connected to the world for each member. community and responsibility for each perspectives.
community and responsibility for member. Shows positive feelings of oneself
each member. connected to the world community
and responsibility for each
member.
Cultural Expresses attitudes and beliefs as Has awareness that their own attitudes Reflects on how our own attitudes and Demonstrates evidence of
spirituality an individual, from a one-sided and beliefs are different from those of beliefs about a global worldview are adjustment in own attitudes
view. Is indifferent or resistant to other cultures and communities. Exhibits different from those of other cultures and and beliefs about a global
what can be learned from diversity little curiosity about what can be learned communities. Exhibits curiosity about worldview because of working
of communities and cultures. from diversity of communities and what can be learned from diversity of within and learning from diversity
Demonstrates little or no cultures. communities and cultures. of communities and cultures.
awareness of one’s own Begins to identify own assumptions, Articulates the influence of one’s own Promotes others' engagement with
assumptions, judgments and/or judgments and/or biases about self and assumptions, judgments and/or biases diversity. Shows a sense of caring
biases about self and others. Only in some occasions shows a during interactions with one’s own culture and compassion for others servicing
others. Never shows a sense of sense of caring and compassion for others and the culture of others. Sometimes others generously. Seems to have a
caring and compassion for others servicing others generously. Doesn’t seem shows a sense of caring and compassion sense of calm when in difficult
servicing others to have a sense of calm when in difficult for others servicing others generously. situations.
generously. Doesn’t have a sense situations although sometimes he Seems to have a sense of calm when in
of calm when in difficult seems to have it. difficult situations although sometimes he
situations. loses it