Qualifiers. A specific “qualifier” is used to define each of the four levels of achievement – that
is, limited for level 1, some for level 2, considerable for level 3, and a high degree or thorough for
level 4. A qualifier is used along with a descriptor to produce a description of performance at
a particular level. For example, the description of a student’s performance at level 3 with
respect to the first criterion in the Thinking category would be: “The student uses planning
skills with considerable effectiveness”.