IST Grading Rubric

Criteria

Points

Summary:

        •   Concise, Concrete and Precise
 
      •  States the main idea(s) of the program                      

2

      •  May state the main idea, but is not concrete or concise

1

  
      •  Contains only information that could have been gotten from the program description on the IST calendar

      •  Contains no information about the program at all

0

Spelling/Grammar/Length:

         •   Has 2 or fewer spelling and/or grammatical mistakes

         •   3 to 5 sentences in length

1

       •  More than 2 spelling and/or grammatical mistakes

Answers the Question:

        •   Concise, Concrete and Precise
        •   Uses examples from the program that relate to the question.
      •   Example(s) accurately reflects program and question     
      •   Details from program are accurate. 
      •   Shows reflective thinking 

 4

      •   Uses examples relating to the program but explanation is unclear, or does not completely relate to the question
      •   Details from the program are accurate

3

      •   Explanation is unclear
      •   Examples are unclear    

2

      •   Answer does not relate to the question
      •   Explanation or example missing
      •   Paragraph does not reflect the program

1

      •   Paragraph is missing
      •   Answer does not address any of the syllabus questions

0

Spelling/Grammar/Length:

      •   Has 2 or fewer spelling and/or grammatical mistakes
      •   At least 6 sentences in length    

2

      •   Has more than two, but less than 5 spelling and/or grammatical mistakes
      •   Has less than 6 sentences

1

      •    Paragraph missing
      •    More than 5 spelling and/or grammatical mistakes