Writing RubricsMany different writing rubrics are available in books and on the web.We have
collected a few from faculty and from other resources:
Four Point Scoring Rubric for Writing4
| Interesting throughout;
Flows smoothly, good transitions;
Well-organized for topic;
Good use of mechanics and sentence structure | 3
| Interesting most of the time;
Flows smoothly but some poor transitions;
Organized but some weaknesses;
Minor mechanical errors | 2
| Interest lowered by lapses in focus;
Flow is interrupted by many poor transitions;
Organization weak, strays from topic;
Some serious mechanical errors | 1
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No clear focus;
Jerky and rambling;
Poorly organized;
Many mechanical errors and weak sentence structure |
From: Gronlund, N.E. (1998). Assessment of Student Achievement, Needham Heights, MA, Bacon and Allyn, p. 156.
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