Rubric Examples
Rubrics streamline grading and reduce subjectivity. They’re also a valuable thing to share with students since they make clear and relatively unambiguous how a particular activity or exercise will be evaluated.
The Breakfast in Bed Rubric
This below is a silly – but pointed – example of how to create a rubric to assess the delivery of breakfast in bed. It articulates the constituent parts of breakfast in bed as food, presentation and comfort. Then it articulates the level of development or quality for beginning, developing, accomplished and exemplary completion of each component part with, of course, exemplary demonstration of “comfort” being “woken gently and lovingly.”
| 1 POINT Beginning | 2 POINTS Developing | 3 POINTS Accomplished | 4 POINTS Exemplary | = |
| FOOD | ||||
| Most food is colder or warmer than it should be, is under- or over-seasoned, or is under- or overcooked. | Some food is colder or warmer than it should be, is under- or over-seasoned, or is under- or overcooked. | All food is cooked at the correct temperature, adequately seasoned, and cooked to the eater’s preference. | All food is perfectly cooked and seasoned to the eaters preference. Additional condiments are offered. | |
| PRESENTATION | ||||
| More than one item (tray, napkin, or silverware) are dirty or missing. | Tray, napkin or silverware may be dirty or missing. | Food is served on a clean tray, with napkin and silverware. Some decorative additions may be present. | Food is served on a clean tray, with napkin and silverware. Several decorative touches are added. | |
| COMFORT | ||||
| Wake-up is abrupt, little to no help with seating, and the recipient is rushed and crowded during the meal. | Wake-up is somewhat abrupt, recipient may struggle with seat adjustment, or some rushing or crowding during meal. | Recipient is woken gently, assisted in seat adjustment, and given reasonable time and space to eat. | Recipient is woken gently and lovingly, assisted until seating is just right, and given abundant time and space to eat. | |
| SCORE: | X | |||
Examples
Written Assignments
- Research Paper, Vanderbilt
- Research Paper, Hunter College
- Opinion Paper, Derek Bruff
- Scientific Writing Paper, Cornell College
Quantitative Literacy
- Quantitative Literacy, VALUE Project, Association of American Colleges and Universities
Oral Presentations
- Oral Exam, Carnegie Mellon
- Group Presentation, Carnegie Mellon
Overall Performance
- Sample Grading Contract from Cynthia Lawson Jaramillo, Dean of School of Design Strategies at Parsons.
We’ll continue to add sample rubrics that can be used as templates to adapt for your own assignment.