Rubrics

Rubrics are guidelines that used to evaluate and measure student performance on open response questions. Choose a rubric template to select a layout and scoring options. You can combine qualities, traits, or skills and provide summary information for each group of rows.

There are three rubric templates: Basic (Grouping Disagbled), Grouping Enabled on each quality, group, or skill, and Grouping Enabled on groups of these. Two rows are available by default to enter specific qualities, traits, or skills by which students will be measured. You can define more measured qualities, traits, or skills simply by adding rows to the rubric up to a maximum of 15 rows with 10 performance levelsA number of levels that demonstrate a range of performance. Examples include Warning or Failing, Needs Improvement, Proficient or Advanced. for each. In addition, column names indicate performance, by points or levels, and provide precise descriptions of achievements.

To create a rubric

1. Go to Assessments > Create for Items, Rubrics and Passages, and then select Create Rubric.
2. Select a Grouping option, and then click Choose.
• Disabled removes the ability to group quality, trait, or skill into groups.
• Enabled provides the ability to group quality, trait, or skill into groups and scoring for each row or group. When Grouping is enabled, select the Score Entry to determine where standards are aligned either at the row or group level.
3. Enter the Name, Subject, and Grade Level for the rubric.
4. Select the Scale used by column header numbers to represent student achievement, either as an indication of performance Levels or Points to award. Performance levels or points 1,2, and 3 are automatically added but these values can be changed. Scale values must be a whole number between 0 - 99.
5. Optional: Select a Rubric Language to create a rubric in a language other than English. The rubric can be used when administering assessments to students in their primary language. School districts determine the available languages.
6. Click View optional fields to enter keywords and publisher information. When defining optional fields, keywords must be less than 255 characters, and publisher must be less than 50 characters.

   Optional fields provide additional criteria that can be useful when searching for rubrics. Keywords can contain up to 255 characters and publisher up to 50 characters.

7. Optional: For groupings with headers enabled, enter a Group Heading to combine like qualities, traits, or skills and provide summary information for each row or group. All rows within group must be removed before a group heading can be deleted. Click X to remove associated rows first. Rubrics with headings enabled must have at least 1 group with 1 row.
8. Enter the row name for the individual quality, trait or skill to be measured. Row names must be less than 50 characters. All rows must have descriptions in order to save the rubric.
9. Click Select Standards to align either a group heading or row to a standard or multiple standards. Choose from the available standards documents, subjects and grades. Click Done.
10. Update column performance values as needed. By default 1, 2, and 3 are used. Performance values can include up to two decimal places and a maximum of five characters, for example 1.5.
11. Enter column labels and descriptions for the corresponding performance values. All columns must have descriptions in order to save the rubric.
12. Optional: Click Add Row to add another quality, trait, or skill. Click X to remove a row.
13. Optional: Click Add Column to add another performance value up to a maximum of 10 columns. Click X to remove a column.
14. Optional: Click Add Group Header to add another group.
15. Click Save to Bank, and then select an item bank to save the item to.

Sample multi-dimensional rubric

Writing Content (Group Heading A)	Scale Value Label 4 Points	Scale Value Label 3 Points	Scale Value Label 2 Points	Scale Value Label 0 Points
Prompt	Meets the requirements of the prompt	Meets the majority of the prompt requirements	Meets few of the prompt requirements	Off topic, no order, ideas are not connected
Focus	Stays fully focused	Stays mostly focused	Addresses a broad or trivial point	Off topic, no order, ideas are not connected
Main Ideas	Provides main ideas with well-formed details	Provides main ideas and general or brief details	Provides list-like information	Off topic, no order, ideas are not connected
Relevance	Includes relevant content	Includes mostly relevant content	Includes some or irrelevant content	Off topic, no order, ideas are not connected
Structure	Introduction is inviting, logical arrangement of ideas, and satisfying conclusion	Includes recognizable introduction, ideas arrangement and conclusion	Begins or ends abruptly, no arrangement or ideas	Off topic, no order, ideas are not connected

Style/Fluency (Group Heading b)	Scale Value Label 4 Points	Scale Value Label 3 Points	Scale Value Label 2 Points	Scale Value Label 0 Points
Engaging	Is engaging	Occasionally engaging	Bland	Non-appropriate word usage Uses same words to begin sentences
Word use	Uses accurate vocabulary that is appropriate for audience	Uses general word choice that is appropriate for audience	Uses general or inaccurate word choice that includes occasional errors in word usage	Non-appropriate word usage Uses same words to begin sentences
Verbs	Uses active and precise verbs	Uses a mix of precise and general verbs	Uses a few active verbs but most are imprecise	Non-appropriate word usage Uses same words to begin sentences
Fluent	Is fluent, easy to read	Is generally fluent with occasional choppiness	Is incomplete or rambling	Non-appropriate word usage Uses same words to begin sentences
Sentence structure	Uses an effective variety of sentence beginnings, structures, and length	Uses some variety of sentence beginnings, structures, and length	Uses a variety of sentence beginnings, structures, or length but has many rambling or choppy sentences	Non-appropriate word usage Uses same words to begin sentences