School
of Education
Last Update:
Aug 12, 2002
Rubric for "Science Misconception" component of the Science Education Portfolio (SEP)
1. Statement of misconception (0 - 3 points)
3 points: statement is clear,
applicable to capstone course theme,
definitely is a misconception
2 points: statement is clear, not
applicable to course theme,
statement is a misconception
1 point: misconception is poorly
stated or not a misconception at
all
0 point: statement is missing
2. Correct statement of concept (0 – 3 points)
3 points: statement is clear, concept is correctly stated
2 points: statement is clear, concept is somewhat incorrect
1 point: concept is present but
is largely incorrect or introduces
new misconceptions
0 point: statement is missing completely
3. Way to teach (0 – 3 points)
3 points: suggestion is relevant,
age appropriate, shows
understanding of how students learn
2 points: suggestion is relevant,
age appropriate, could be more
relevant to how students learn
1 point: suggestion is not
relevant to concept to be taught or
activity will lead to greater student confusion
0 point: section missing completely
4. 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
5. 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 is not at college level, minimal or no consideration given to the topic
6. 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
7. Format as html (0 - 1 point)
1 point: format is html
0 point: format is not html
8. Length (500 word minimum) (0 – 1 point)
1 point: length met
0 point: length not met