grading rubrics

Assessment scoring guides

Grading rubrics are scoring guides that spell out criteria for evaluating student work.

A rubric typically breaks an assignment into components—organization, argument, evidence—and describes what performance looks like at each level: The rubric awards full points for a clear thesis supported by three sources.

Teachers use rubrics to standardize grading and communicate expectations; students use them to understand what's required.

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Rapid assessments without deliberation

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