School
of Education
Last Update:
Aug 12, 2002
Rubric for "Linking Concepts Across Disciplines" component of the Science Education Portfolio (SEP)
1. Statement of "big idea" (0 – 4 points)
4 points: "big idea" summary is
accurate, why you think it is a "big
idea" is present, why
you think K-8 students should understand
the "big idea" is
present
3 points: one of the above list of components is missing
or
incomplete
2 points: two of the above list of components is missing
or
incomplete
1 point: at least one component is present but the
description is
difficult to understand
0 point: statement is missing
2. Examples of how "big idea" is important to at least two different science disciplines (0 – 4 points)
4 points: description of how the "big
idea" is important in two
different disciplines, description is
accurate and the concept
chosen is important in each discipline
3 points: two examples of importance are cited
but one
description is accurate or only one of the two concepts is
truly
important
2 points: description of how "big
idea" is important in one
discipline, description is accurate and
concept is important
1 point: one use is cited and description is incorrect
or is not
important
0 point: statement is missing
3. Quality of writing (0 – 4 points)
4 points: sentences are complete, grammar is
excellent, no
spelling errors, organization is clear – in short the
piece is
well-written
3 points: generally well-written but there are a
few errors in
punctuation/spelling or organization is a bit unclear
2 points: some sentences are incomplete, some
spelling errors,
organization is muddled
1 point: more than half of the sentences are
incomplete,
paragraph structure is largely missing, difficult to
determine what
student in saying
0 point: description makes no coherent sense,
multiple errors in
grammar, spelling, etc
4. Thoughtfulness/college level (0 – 4 points)
4 points: entire SEP component shows thoughtful
consideration of
topic, presentation of information, etc is at college
level
3 points: presentation at college level but it
appears that the effort
was "last minute", partially
incomplete
2 points: some thoughtful analysis provided but not
consistently
present throughout
1 point: presentation barely at college level,
mistakes in concept
are present
0 point: ideas, writing are not at college level,
minimal or no
consideration given to the topic
5. References (0 – 2 points)
2 points: references are in correct (APA or MLA) format
1 point: most references are in correct format
0 point: no references are in correct format
6. Format as html (0 - 1 point)
1 point: format is html
0 point: format is not html
7. Length (500 word minimum) (0 – 1 point)
1 point: length met
0 point: length not met