Assignment:
1. Holistic Rubrics
Single criteria rubrics (one-dimensional) used to assess participants' overall achievement on an
activity or item based on predefined achievement levels;
Performance descriptions are written in paragraphs and usually in full sentences.
Research Paper (Holistic Rubric)
Score Criteria
Research paper demonstrates complete understanding and execution of the assigned objectives.
Thesis statement/argument is clearly stated, complex and original, and the writing does not spend
4 (80-
excessive time on any one point of development at the expense of developing other points in the
100%)
body of the paper. Writing is also error-free, without ambiguity, and reads smoothly, creatively, and
with a purpose.
Research paper demonstrates considerable understanding and execution of the assigned
objectives. Thesis statement/argument is stated, verges on the complex and original, and the
3 (70-
writing shows accuracy and balance in developing body points, but may exhibit occasional
79%)
weaknesses and lapses in correctness. Writing also has some errors and ambiguities, yet does read
clearly and coherently.
Research paper demonstrates some understanding and execution of the assigned objectives.
Thesis statement/argument is faintly stated and/or expected and not confident, and the writing is
2 (60-
inconsistent in terms of balance in developing body points, and exhibits weaknesses and lapses in
69%)
correctness. Writing also has many errors and ambiguities, and may read confusingly and
incoherently.
Research paper demonstrates limited understanding and execution of the assigned objectives.
1 (50- Thesis statement/argument is simplistic, unoriginal, and/or not present at all, and the writing is
59%) unbalanced in developing body points, weak, and incomplete. Writing also has numerous errors
and ambiguities, and reads confusingly and incoherently.
2. Analytic rubrics
Two-dimensional rubrics with levels of achievement as columns and assessment criteria as rows.
Allows you to assess participants' achievements based on multiple criteria using a single rubric. You
can assign different weights (value) to different criteria and include an overall achievement by
totaling the criteria;
Written in a table form.
Research Paper (Analytic Rubric)
Standards
Criteria Adequate (50-59%) Competent (60-69%) Good (70-79%) Excellent (80-100%)
Demonstrates
Demonstrates Demonstrates
Demonstrates some thorough and
Knowledge of forms, limited knowledge considerable
knowledge of forms, insightful knowledge
conventions, of forms, knowledge of forms,
conventions, of forms,
terminology, and conventions, conventions,
terminology, and conventions,
strategies relative to terminology, and terminology, and
strategies relative to terminology, and
the importance of strategies relative to strategies relative to
importance of strategies relative to
sources to subject importance of importance of
sources to subject importance of
sources to subject sources to subject
sources to subject
Uses critical and
Uses critical and Uses critical and Uses critical and
creative thinking
Critical and creative creative thinking creative thinking creative thinking skills
skills with
thinking skills skills with limited skills with moderate with a high degree of
considerable
effectiveness effectiveness effectiveness
effectiveness
Communicates
Communicates Communicates
Communicates information and ideas
Communication of information and information and
information and idea with a high degree of
information and idea ideas with some ideas with
with limited clarity clarity and with
clarity considerable clarity
confidence
Argument takes on a
Argument bridges on Argument is complex
Argument is simple fair and expected
the complex and and original, and the
Quality of argument and unoriginal, and position, and the
original, and the writing is strong,
and writing the writing is weak writing is
writing is clear and fluid, and creatively
and inconsistent moderately clear
coherent coherent
and coherent
Several errors in A few errors in Some errors in
Spelling and No errors in spelling
spelling and spelling and spelling and
grammar and grammar
grammar grammar grammar
