Rubrics

Concept Map

Concept Map Excellent (5) Good (4) Poor (3) Fail (2-1)
Element
Breadth of net (10) Map includes the Map includes Important Map includes
important most important concepts missing minimum
concepts and concepts; and/or describes concepts with
describes domain describes domain domain on only many important
on multiple levels on limited one level concepts missing
number of levels
Embeddedness and All concepts Most concepts Several concepts Few concepts
interconnectedness interlinked with interlinked with linked to other linked to other
(10) several other other concepts concepts concepts
concepts
Use of descriptive . There are few There are some There There are many
links (5) grammatical grammatical grammatical grammatical
mistakes and mistakes and mistakes and mistakes and
overall the paper overall the paper overall the paper overall the paper
is well written. is well written. is acceptable. is poorly
organized and
written.

Use of descriptive Links succinctly Links are Some links Links are vague;
links (5) and accurately descriptive and unclear or vague; show
describe all valid for most some invalid or inconsistent
relationships relationships unclear relationships
Efficient links (5) Each link type is Most links are Several links are Most links
distinct from all distinct from synonymous; synonymous or
others, clearly others; don't vaguely describe
 describes discriminate discriminate relationships and
relationship; used concepts; present concepts well; aren't distinct
consistently variety of don't show a from other links
relationships; variety of
used fairly relationships;
consistently used
inconsistently
Layout (5) Map is contained Map is contained Map is not Map is not
in a single page, in a single page, contained in a contained in a
has multiple clear has several clear single page, has single page, is
hierarchies, is hierarchies, is unclear confusing to read
well laid out and fairly well laid hierarchies, is with no
provides a out and provides poorly laid out hierarchical
sufficient number a sufficient and provides organization
of relevant number of fairly some fairly
examples with relevant relevant
links examples with examples with
links links
Development over Final map shows Final map shows Final map shows Final map shows
time (where a considerable some cognitive minimal cognitive no significant
concept map is built cognitive progression from progression from cognitive
incrementally as the progression from Base map and a Base map and a progression from
term progresses and Base map and a somewhat slightly greater Base map and no
new concepts are significantly greater depth of depth of increase in the
learned (10) greater depth of understanding of understanding of understanding of
understanding of the domain the domain the domain
the domain