Example of Concept Map rubric:

Concept Map Not Meeting Exceeding

meeting
Rubric Expectations Expectation
Expectations
(5-7 Points) (8-10 Points)
(0-4 points)

Concepts v Insufficient v Acceptable number v Most concept

concepts related to of concepts related
Knowledge topic to topic Clearly relate to topic

v Little to no v Arrangement of v Arrangement of

understanding concepts shows some concepts
of relationship understanding shows complete relationsh
of relationship ip to concepts

v Relationships
between concepts are v Relationships make v Relationships make
weak some sense sense

Communication v Only a few v Some concepts v Most or all concepts are

concepts connected connected to connected in a
to the hierarchical hierarchical structure hierarchical structure
structure

Critical v Few relationships v Some relationships v Most relationships

Thinking indicated by indicated by indicated by connecting
connecting lines connecting lines lines

v Some lines labeled

with linking words
v Only few lines are v All lines labeled with
labeled with linking v Some errors in linking words
words linking words

v Most linking words are

v Many errors in accurate
linking words

Complete v No cross links v Few cross v Cross links show

links used complex relationships
between two or more
segments

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