Exam Grading Rubric
Excellent Good
Organization of Report 1. Well structured but creatively organized
sections of the report. 2, Clear transition of
ideas between and within sections. 3.
Relevant use of graphics, tables, and other
visuals material (a) to achieve concision, (b)
to support arguments, and/ or (c) to
reinforce/ clarify issues.
Presentation of Ideas 1. Selects for relevance and Presents
information from background research and
given material 2. Uses information to clearly
identify the premises and derives ideas from
those premises with a logical flow. 3.
Reader is able to follow the sequence of
information presentation, derivation of ideas
from the information, rebuttal or
acknolwedgement of alternative viewpoints,
and conclusions. 4. Summarizes ideas for
readers.
1.Concise. 2. Grammatically correct. 3.Easy
Writing Style
to understand. Does not use jargon or
bombastic language. 4. Sensitive and
neutral in the usage of language and
statement of ideas; for instance, sensitivity
to gender, ethnic group and nationality
issues.
3 2
Poor
1. Well organized sections in an acceptable
or widely known format. 2. Clear transition of
ideas between and within sections. 3. Uses
graphics, tables and other visuals but does
NOT (a) present them concisely, (b) use
them to support arguments, and/ or (c)
reinforce/ clarify issues.
1.Presents extensive information from
background research and given material but
NO evidence of selection for relevance . 2.
Needs and Uses only parts of the presented
information to derives ideas 3. Reader is
able to follow the sequence of information
presentation, derivation of ideas from the
information , and conclusions. FAILS to
consider or refute alternative viewpoints. 4.
Summarizes ideas for readers.
1. VERBOSE, but, 2. Grammatically correct
3. Relatively easy to understand but some
unwarranted use of jargon or bombastic
language.. 4. Sensitive and neutral in the
usage of language and statement of ideas;
for instance, sensitivity to gender, ethnic
group and nationality issues.
Score
1. Little or No overall organization of the
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report. 2. Little or no logical transition of
ideas between sections and within sections.
3. Little or No usage of graphics , tables or
other visual material, (a) in a concise
manner, (b) to support arguments and
ideas, and/ or (c)with any impact on
reinforcement or clarification of issues
1. Information from given material is
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repeated without any selection for relevance
and Little or No information from background
research is presented. 2. Uses parts of the
presented information to state ideas in a
haphazard manner WITHOUT any clear
derivation 3. Reader is NOT able to follow
the sequence of information presentation,
derivation of ideas from the information, and
conclusions. FAILS to consider or refute
alternative viewpoints. 4. Does NOT
Summarize ideas for readers.
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1. VERBOSE 2. Grammatically
INCORRECT 3. DIFFICULT to understand.
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