The following rubrics are provided as templates for evaluating an assessment that can be adapted to your specific domain and learning objectives.

The first rubric is a qualitative evaluation of a learner's assessment relative to the author's reference assessment, and the second is a quantitative evaluation of the same. The third rubric is for evaluating the quality of an activity author's reference assessment relative to the intended learners' level of ability. And finally, the fourth rubric is for evaluating a reference assessment relative to its intended learning objectives.

 

	Learner’s Assessment Rubric Relative to the Reference Assessment (Qualitative)
	Superior	Accomplished	Developing	Deficient
Coverage	Most if not all of the reference assertions are present	Many of the reference assertions are present	Some of the reference assertions are present	Few if any of the reference assertions are present
Accuracy	Most if not all assertions are accurate	Many assertions are accurate	Some assertions are accurate, but several are not	Few if any assertions are accurate
Support for Assertions	Most if not all assertions are supported accurately	Many assertions are supported accurately	Some of the assertions are supported accurately, but several are not	Few if any assertions are supported accurately
Conclusion	The conclusion is correct	The conclusion is correct, but is stated with less precision	The correct conclusion is described, but not stated	The conclusion is incorrect or absent
Vocabulary	Most if not all of the entries contain terminology equivalent to that used in the reference assessment	Many of the entries contain terminology equivalent to that used in the reference assessment	Some of the entries contain terminology equivalent to that used in the reference assessment	Few if any entries contain terminology equivalent to that used in the reference assessment
General Impression	This assessment demonstrates an understanding of most if not all of the content contained in the reference assessment	This assessment demonstrates an understanding of much of the content contained in the reference assessment	This assessment demonstrates an understanding of some of the content contained in the reference assessment	This assessment demonstrates little if any understanding of the content contained in the reference assessment

 

 

 

	Learner’s Assessment Rubric Relative to the Reference Assessment (Quantitative)
	Superior	Accomplished	Developing	Deficient
Coverage	≥ 90% of the reference assertions are present	≥ 70% but < 90% of the reference assertions are present	≥ 50% but < 70% of the reference assertions are present	< 50% of the reference assertions are present
Accuracy	≥ 90% of all assertions are accurate	≥ 70% but < 90% of all assertions are accurate	≥ 50% but < 70% of all assertions are accurate	< 50% of all assertions are accurate
Support for Assertions	≥ 90% of the assertions are supported accurately	≥ 70% but < 90% of the assertions are supported accurately	≥ 50% but < 70% of the assertions are supported accurately	< 50% of the assertions are supported accurately
Conclusion	The conclusion is correct	The conclusion is correct, but stated with less precision	The correct conclusion is described, not stated	The conclusion is incorrect or absent
Vocabulary	≥ 90% of the entries contain terminology equivalent to that used in the reference assessment	≥ 70% but < 90% of the entries contain terminology equivalent to that used in the reference assessment	≥ 50% but < 70% of the entries contain terminology equivalent to that used in the reference assessment	< 50% of the entries contain terminology equivalent to that used in the reference assessment
General Impression	This assessment demonstrates an understanding of ≥ 90% of the content contained in the reference assessment	This assessment demonstrates an understanding of ≥ 70% but < 90% of the content contained in the reference assessment	This assessment demonstrates an understanding of ≥ 50% but< 70% of the content contained in the reference assessment	This assessment demonstrates an understanding of < 50% of the content contained in the reference assessment

 

 

 

	Rubric for a Reference Assessment
	Superior	Accomplished	Developing	Deficient
Coverage	Makes relevant assertions about all significant features of the case scenario	Makes relevant assertions about most of the significant features of the case scenario	Makes relevant assertions about many significant features of the case scenario	Makes few if any relevant assertions about significant features of the case scenario
Accuracy	All assertions are accurate	Most assertions are accurate	Many assertions are accurate, but significant ones are not	Few if any assertions are accurate
Detail	The level of detail is appropriate for the learner	Most of the details are appropriate for the learner	Many of the details are appropriate for the learner, but several are not	Few if any details are appropriate for the learner
Support for assertions	The level of support for assertions is appropriate for the learner	Most assertions are supported appropriately for the learner	Many of the assertions are supported appropriately for the learner, but several are not	Few if any assertions are supported appropriately for the learner
Organization of the assessment	Relationships within and among all assessment entries are well-organized and easy to follow	Most relationships within and among assessment entries are organized and easy to follow	Many relationships within and among assessment entries are logical and easy to follow, but several are not	Little if any organization among assessment entries is apparent
Conclusion	The conclusion is stated accurately and includes all distinguishing features	The conclusion is stated accurately, but does not include all distinguishing features	The conclusion is described, but not stated accurately including all distinguishing features	The conclusion is incorrect, or absent
Terminology	Terminology is appropriate for the learner	Most of the terminology is appropriate for the learner	Many of the assessment entries contain terminology appropriate for the learner, but several do not	Few if any assessment entries contain terminology appropriate for the learner
General Impression	The reference assessment fully justifies the conclusion and describes all case features relevant to the learner	The reference assessment adequately justifies the conclusion and describes most case features relevant to the learner	The reference assessment somewhat justifies the conclusion, but fails to adequately describe several case features relevant to the learner	The reference assessment does not justify the conclusion and fails to describe many case features relevant to the learner

 

 

 

	Rubric for a Reference Assessment Relative to Learning Objectives
	Superior	Accomplished	Developing	Deficient
Coverage	Makes all assertions consistent with the learning objectives	Makes most of the assertions consistent with the learning objectives	Makes many assertions consistent with the learning objectives	Makes few if any assertions consistent with the learning objectives
Accuracy	All assertions are accurate	Most assertions are accurate	Many assertions are accurate, but significant ones are not	Few if any assertions are accurate
Detail	The level of detail is consistent with the learning objectives	Most of the detail is consistent with the learning objectives	Many of the details are consistent with the learning objectives, but several are not	Few if any details are consistent with the learning objectives
Support for assertions	The level of support is appropriate for the learning objectives	Most assertions are supported appropriately for the learning objectives	Many assertions are supported appropriately for the learning objectives, but several are not	Few if any assertions are supported appropriately for the learning objectives
Organization of the assessment	Relationships within and among all assessment entries reflect the learning objectives	Most relationships within and among assessment entries reflect the learning objectives	Many relationships within and among assessment entries reflect the learning objectives, but several do not	Little if any organization among assessment entries reflect the learning objectives
Conclusion	The conclusion is stated accurately and includes all distinguishing features consistent with the learning objectives	The conclusion is stated accurately, but does not include all distinguishing features consistent with the learning objectives	The conclusion is described, but not stated accurately including all distinguishing features consistent with the learning objectives	The conclusion is incorrect or absent
Vocabulary	Terminology is appropriate to the learning objectives	Most of the entries contain terminology consistent with the learning objectives	Many of the entries contain terminology consistent with the learning objectives, but several do not	Few if any entries contain terminology consistent with the learning objectives
Learning objectives	All of the intended learning objectives are addressed adequately	Most of the intended learning objectives are addressed adequately	Many of the learning objectives are addressed adequately, but several are not	Few if any of the intended learning objectives are addressed adequately