Portfolio Presentation Rubric

5 4 3 2 1 0
Content
Control
Meaningful
Relevancy
Clarity of
thought
-Work reflects clear
connection to student
& students
experience

-work clearly presents
a reaction, reflection,
criticism, confliction,
etc
-Work somewhat
reflects a connection
to student & students
experience though
some parts are
unclear

-work is somewhat
unclear as to what or
if the student is
providing a reaction,
reflection, criticism,
confliction, etc
-Work somewhat
reflects a
connection to
student &
students
experience but
unclear why it is
personally
relevant or
meaningful

- work is
somewhat unclear
as to what or if the
student is
providing a
reaction,
reflection,
criticism,
confliction, etc
-Work somewhat
reflects a
connection to
student &
students
experience but
unclear why it is
personally
relevant or
meaningful

-work is unclear
as to what or if
the student is
providing a
reaction,
reflection,
criticism,
confliction, etc
-Work lacks any
meaning or
relevancy to
student

-little or no attempt
shown to react,
reflect, connect,
criticize, conflict,
etc with work
(unclear what
student is trying to
convey)
-student is
absent
-nothing
provided
Organization
Flow
Focus
Beg, Mid,
End
-work has a clear beg,
mid, & end

-work has a clear
focus (what is the
topic/activity/lesson
& why was it chosen)

-work smoothly
transitions from one
part to another
making logical or
critical connections
-work has a beg, mid,
& end but has
moments of
confusion or
unorganized thoughts

-missing a beg, mid,
or end

-work has a clear
cohesive focus but
has some unclear
reasonings/connectio
ns
-work is missing a
beg, mid, or end

-work is generally
organized and
makes connections
but some are
unclear

- work generally
has cohesive focus
but may include
too many points
that lack
-work has unclear
beg, mid, and end

-work is
unorganized and
makes unclear
connections

-work has little
focus but
includes more
than one topic
with little
connectivity or
-some work
provided but no
attempts have been
made to present a
cohesive body of
work


-student is
absent
-nothing
provided
Portfolio Presentation Rubric

-work is generally
smooth in transitions
from one part to
another making
logical or critical
connections
cohesiveness

-works is not quite
smooth in
transitions from
one part to another
making logical or
critical
connections
relevance
-work is not quite
smooth in
transitions or
makes unclear
connections
Language
Control
Formal vs.
Informal Use
Intelligibility
Progression

-uses appropriate
language forms for
work represented

-audience can clearly
understand the work
(is it comprehensible?
Is the meaning
understood?)

-there is a clear
representation of
progression or
attempt to improve
throughout the work.

-mostly uses
appropriate language
but has some
instances of
pragmatic failures

-audience can mostly
understand the work
(a few parts were
hard to comprehend
or hard to decipher
meaning)

- overall progress is
represented well but
is either inconsistent
or missing parts

-somewhat uses
appropriate
language but is
inconsistent

-audience can
understand the
work but some
parts are hard to
comprehend or
hard to decipher
meaning

-overall progress
is represented but
is inconsistent or
missing parts

-somewhat uses
appropriate
language but is
very inconsistent

-audience can
somewhat
understand the
work but many
parts are hard to
comprehend or
hard to decipher
meaning

-some overall
progress is
represented but is
inconsistent or
missing many
parts
-some work
provided but no
attempts have been
made for
improvement or
reflection

-little or no
progress is
represented by
work
-student is
absent
-nothing
provided

Note: Students can receive different points for each of the three criteria for the highest total being 15 pts.
Numerated scale can be substituted for different scale measures