In plain English
It shows what aspects of the work are being judged and what different standards look like for each one. In that way, it serves as a guide for scoring a student's work.
In context
Here, "rubric" indicates the assignment's scoring guide, showing the assessment criteria and the level of quality or achievement for each criterion.
- Situation
- Submitting assignments, reading rubrics, grades, feedback, and resubmission rules
- What it communicates
- names the assignment scoring-guide section
Meaning limits
The term alone does not state the score or judgment a particular piece of work receives.
Examples
“The teacher graded the posters with a rubric that set out criteria for research, design, and explanation at four quality levels.”
“For the essay, the rubric breaks thesis, evidence, and organization into separate achievement bands.”