SCORING

RUBRICS
Rubrics is a scoring scale used to assess
student performance along a task-specific
set of criteria.
To measure student’s performance against a
pre-determined set of criteria, a rubric, or
scoring scale which contains the essential
criteria for the task and appropriate levels
of performance for each criterion is typically
created.
 LEVELS OF PERFORMANCE

For example:

CRITERIA
DESCRIP-
TORS
Descriptors

Descriptors spell out what is expected of

students at each level of performance
for each criterion.
It tells students what performance looks
like at each level and how their work may
be distinguished from the work of others
for each criterion.
 Clear
Expectation

Why Include
Levels of
Performance?

More
consistent and Better
objective Feedback
assessment
Clearer expectations

 Students know what is expected of

them and teachers know what to look
for in student’s performance.
 Students better understand what good
performance on the task looks like if
levels of performance are identified.
More consistent and objective assessment

Levels of performance permit the teacher to

more consistently and objectively distinguish
between good and bad performance, or
between superior, mediocre and poor
performance, when evaluating student work.
Better Feedback

Furthermore, identifying specific levels of

student performance allows the teacher to
provide more detailed feedback to students.
The teacher and the students can more
clearly recognize areas that need
improvement.
 ANALYTIC VERSUS HOLISTIC
RUBRICS

ANALYTIC RUBRIC
An analytic rubrics articulates levels of
performance for each criterion so the teacher
can assess student performance on each
criterion.
HOLISTIC RUBRIC
Holistic Rubric does not list separate
levels of performance for each criterion.
Instead, a holistic rubric assigns a level of
performance by assessing performance
across multiple criteria as a whole.
For Example:

Holistic Scoring Rubric (a paper on “persuading the reader …)

1. Little or no evidence of the skill
Inappropriate language for the intended audience
Few or no supporting arguments
Details lacking or irrelevant
2. Competent performance
Clear and appropriate language for the intended audience
Most supporting arguments are plausible and relevant
Most details are relevant
Evidence of some innovative thinking
3. Outstanding performance
Clear, interesting, and appropriate language
Many plausible and relevant supporting arguments
Ideas are creative and well-expressed