Examples of Rubrics

Several examples of rubrics that can be found on the web are linked below to aid in the development of rubrics for post secondary education settings.

Template for Creating a Rubric

The below link is to a MSWord file that contains a template for a rubric and instructions for how to use and modify the template to meet individual grading needs. Instructors can download this file and modify it as needed to construct their own rubric.

• Rubric Template (doc)‌

Collections of Rubric Links

• Using Scoring Rubrics, The California State University, Allen
• Rubrics, Georgia State University  Includes rubrics for essay questions, logs and journal writing, and lab write-ups
• Research, Writing, and Oral Presentation Rubrics, Marquette University
  
• Rubrics and Evaluation Resources, North Carolina State University link to an extensive collection of rubrics hosted by MindLink
• Assessment Resources, Sample Rubrics, Association for the Assessment of Learning in Higher Education

Classroom Participation

• Rubric for Class Participation (Claudia Stanny, 2010) 
• Rubric for Evaluating Class Participation, Villanova University

Graphic Organizers

• Rubric for Graphic Organizers, University of Wisconsin-Stout
  

Interactive Quality of an Online Course

• How Interactive are Your Distance Courses? A Rubric for Assessing Interaction in Distance Learning, State University of West Georgia, M.D. Roblyer and L. Ekhaml (2000)

Presentations

• Presentation Rubric, North Carolina State University

Short Essays

• Rubric for Chapter Discussion Essays

• Rubric for Essay Exam Answers‌

Student Paper

• Oakland University: Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory, Ken Wolf, Trait Writing Scoring Continuum

Student Peer Review

•  Guidelines and Rubric for Student/Peer Review of a Draft of a Research Proposal (PDF) (Claudia Stanny, 2008) 

Team Participation

• Rubric for Levels of Competence in Completing Team Homework, Fayetteville State University
  
• Rubric for Assessment of Team Working Skills, The Ohio State University
  
• Peer Evaluation of Team Skills, Ethelynda Harding, University of California, Fresno
  

Theses and Dissertations

• University of Pittsburgh (pdf), Rubric for Evaluating MS Thesis 
• University of Maine: Mark Haggerty, Theodore Coladarci, Mimi Killinger, and Charlie Slavin
  • Oral Defense Honors Thesis Rubric, University of Maine
  • Written Honors Thesis Rubric, University of Maine 
  • Honors Thesis Advisor's Rubric, University of Maine

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