Educational Philosophy Statement Rubric

Criterion Undocumented Minimal 1 Basic 2 Proficient 3 Advanced 4

0 Unacceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Comments
Unacceptable

Idea The Statement Stateme Using Using sound 4

Development statement expresses nt generally assumptions Great ideas
does not the author’s logicall sound and
Kayla is very
address the views y assumptions arguments,
clear about
author’s about the develop and the
what kind of
views about purposes of s the arguments, statement
teacher she
the education, author’s based in logically
wants to be,
purposes of guiding views practical develops the
and gives great
education, educational about experience, author’s
points to how
guiding principles, the the statement views about
she will achieve
educational understandi purpose logically the purposes
that
principles, ng of s of develops the of
understandi learning, educatio author’s education,
ng of and/or the n, views about guiding
learning, most guiding the purposes educational
and/or the appropriate educatio of education, principles,
most strategies nal guiding understandi
appropriate for principl educational ng of
strategies teaching, es, principles, learning,
for but is understa understandin and/or the
teaching. ambiguous nding of g of most
The or not learning learning, appropriate
statement is connected. , and/or and/or the strategies
incoherent the most for teaching.
or most appropriate Statement
extremely appropri strategies for includes
brief or ate teaching. sound
contains strategie ethical or
major s for psychologic
logical teaching al
inconsisten . arguments
cies. Howeve and not just
r, the practical
statemen ones.
t is not
always
consiste
nt and/or
convinci
ng.

Illustrative No Supportin Exampl Supporting Specific 4

Examples illustrati g es in examples examples Great personal
ve examples support from the from the experiences
 example are of writer’s writer’s shared and well
s are inadequat points experience personal thought out
include. e or of are are experienc
unclear relevant specific e,
relevance but and academic
. general pertinent. work, or
or not field
based in experienc
experie e
nce. illustrate
points in a
vivid or
memorabl
e way.

Quality of The The The The In addition 2

Writing statement statement, stateme statement is to being There was a
is very though nt is clear, well clear, well few grammar
difficult to comprehen underst organized, organized, error, and some
read sibl e, has andable free from free from run on
because of obvious plus errors of errors of sentences
its style, problems two of mechanics mechanics
usage, in two of the and usage, and usage,
mechanics the followi and written and written
, or following ng: in an in an
organizati areas: 1) appropriate appropriate
on. style, organized, academic academic
2)
usage and style. style, the
free
mechanics statement
from
, or 1) has a
errors
organizati single,
of
on. unifying
mech
theme and
anics
2) is
and
strongly
usage
suggestive
,
of the
3) in
writer’s
an
voice.
appro
priate
acade
mic
style.
Additional Comments:
Total: 10

Reviewee:_____Kayla Ward______________________Date:_____July 23, 2020_________

Evaluator: Sara Vitovsky Date: July 23, 2020