Rubrics for Assessment

A+ A B C D F

>90 86-90 76-85 55-75 41-55 > 40

Knowledge Clear and Reasonably Adequate mastery; Developing Little mastery; No mastery;
consistent consistent lapses in quality mastery; shows shows one or more shows one or more
mastery, may have mastery; one or more of the of the qualities of the qualities
a few minor errors occasional errors qualities below below below
or lapses in quality requirements requirements requirements

Critical Effective and Effective Adequate Some Vague or limited No development

Thinking insightful development of a development of a development of a development of a of a point of view
development of a point of view on point of view on point of view on point of view on on the issue.
point of view on the issue. Strong the issue. the issue. Some the issue. Weak
an issue. critical thinking; Competent critical critical thinking; critical thinking;
Outstanding thinking;
critical thinking;
Organization Well organized Well organized Generally Limited Poor organization Disorganized and
and clearly and focused. Show organized and organization and and focus. Shows unfocused. No
focused. Show coherence and focused. Shows focus. Shows serious problems coherence and
clear coherence progression of some coherence lapses in with coherence progression of
and smooth ideas. and progression of coherence and and progression of ideas.
progression of ideas. progression of ideas.
ideas. ideas.