| Component |
Strong Effort
Excellent Response
A - A- Grade |
Good Effort
Adequate Response
B+, B, B- Grade |
Some Effort
Weak ResponseC+, C, C- Grade |
Little Effort
Inadequate Reponse
D+, D, D-, F Grade |
| Response |
Thorough answer, with detailed description |
Adequate answer, but lacks some detail |
Limited response; vague description |
Very limited response or no response, lack of or absence of detail. |
| Correctness |
Free from errors in response; answer shows
full understanding of the topic |
Some errors in response; answered the question
adequately with good understanding |
Errors in response; appears to lack an
understanding of the question or activity |
Major errors in response; response indicates a lack of understanding of the topic |
| Insightfulness |
Well-thought out, insightful,
excellent application to the topic |
Adequate depth, some insightful
comments, good application to the topic |
Limited depth; little application
to topic |
Lack of depth in response, with very limited or no application to the topic |
| Literacy |
Error free in mechanics and literacy; excellent
logical organization and sequencing of material; professional in appearance |
Some errors in mechanics; good organization;
material sequenced appropriately; good appearance |
Serious errors detract from effort; poorly
organized, work is sloppy |
Multiple, serious errors detract from effort; work is not organized, part of assignment is missing. |