Written Production

Level 4

Task fulfillment

Writing little or not related to the task. Minimum

2 pts

Omission of information of major importance. Acceptable

4 pts
Omission of minor details. Satisfactory
6 pts

Task appropriately done. Competent

8 pts

Task fully fulfilled. Outstanding

10 pts

Coherence & cohesion

Messy writing, not coherent, inadequate or missing Minimum

cohesive devices. 2 pts

Major omission and/or overuse of cohesive devices. Acceptable

4 pts
Considerable misuse, omission and/or overuse of Satisfactory
chesive devices. 6 pts
Text generally followed with ease, some misuse, Competent
omission and/or overuse of cohesive devices. 8 pts

Text followed effortlessly. Outstanding

10 pts

Structural & lexical range. Spelling, punctuation &

capitalization
Little control of sentence structure and too limited Minimum
vocabulary for the level. 2 pts
Very limited structural and lexical range for the level, Acceptable
with intrusive mistakes. 4 pts
Limited for the level, but generally getting the message Satisfactory
across. 6 pts

Good for the level, some non significant errors. Competent

8 pts
Very good, minor mistakes in spelling, punctuation and Outstanding
capitalization. 10 pts
Oral Production
Level 4

Understanding

Deficient understanding even of basic questions. Minimum

2 pts
Limited, requiring major prompting, repetition and Acceptable
rephrasing. 4 pts
Fairly good, requiring some assistance, prompting or Satisfactory
rephrasing. 6 pts
Good understanding, requiring little or no assistance or Competent
prompting. 8 pts
Full understanding within familiar contexts, requiring no Outstanding
assistance. 10 pts

Fluency

Speech considerably disconnected for the level. Minimum

2 pts
Noticeable hesitations which sometimes impede Acceptable
communication. 4 pts

Hesitant at times, but always getting the message across. Satisfactory

6 pts

Able to sustain flow of speech with minor hesitation. Competent

8 pts
Able to sustain flow of speech all through within familiar Outstanding
contexts. 10 pts
 Coherence & cohesion

Too little use of cohesive devices for the level. Minimum

2 pts
Omission, misuse and/or overuse of cohesive devices most Acceptable
of the time. 4 pts
Noticeable omission, overuse or inappropriate use of Satisfactory
cohesive devices. 6 pts
Generally appropriate use of cohesive devices, misusing, Competent
omitting and/or overusing some of them. 8 pts

Appropriate use of cohesive devices at this level all through. Outstanding

10 pts

Discourse management and communicative strategies

Omission of communicative strategies, too little or no Minimum

attempt to expand on ideas. 2 pts
Considerable omission of communicative strategies, little Acceptable
attempt to expand on ideas. 4 pts
Some misuse or omission of communicative strategies, Satisfactory
considerable attempt to expand on ideas. 6 pts
Generally appropriate communicative strategies, expanding Competent
on ideas most of the time. 8 pts
Appropriate communicative strategies, expanding on ideas Outstanding
all through. 10 pts

Structural range

Structures mostly inaccurate with major errors for the level. Minimum
2 pts
Considerably limited even for the level, which sometimes Acceptable
impedes communication. 4 pts
Limited, but getting the message across. Satisfactory
6 pts

Generally appropriate, some non-intrusive mistakes. Competent

8 pts
Appropriate structural range within familiar contexts at this Outstanding
level. 10 pts

Lexical range

Too limited or inappropriate vocabulary even with familiar Minimum

topics, some Spanglish. 2 pts
Considerably limited for the level, use of Spanglish, and Acceptable
wrong collocation. 4 pts
Limited for the level, wrong word choice at times, Satisfactory
considerable collocation mistakes. 6 pts
Generally appropriate though slightly limited for the level, Competent
noticeable collocation mistakes. 8 pts
Very good within familiar contexts, some idiomatic Outstanding
expressions and appropriate collocations in general. 10 pts

Pronunciation, intonation, rhythm, stress and links

Considerably unintelligible for the level. Minimum

2 pts
Not always intelligible, intrusive mistakes, and strong Acceptable
influence from Spanish. 4 pts
Generally intelligible, mistakes in individual words, Satisfactory
noticeable influence from Spanish. 6 pts
Intelligible most of the time, some mistakes in individual Competent
words (non intrusive). 8 pts

Intelligible all the time, some non-intrusive mistakes. Outstanding

10 pts
Critical Thinking

Evidence evaluation

Takes information from source(s) without any interpretation/ evaluation.

Takes viewpoints of experts as fact, without question.

Takes information from source(s) with some interpretation/evaluation, but does not
develop enough coherent analysis or synthesis. Takes viewpoints of experts as
mostly fact, with little questioning.

Takes information from source(s) with enough interpretation/evaluation to develop a

coherent analysis or synthesis. Questions viewpoints of experts.

Takes information from source(s) with enough interpretation/evaluation to develop a

comprehensive analysis or synthesis. Thoroughly questions viewpoints of experts.

Accurately interprets evidence and thoughtfully evaluates alternative points of view.

Excerpted and adapted from University of New Orleans: Critical thinking rubric. Copyright 2022 University of New
Orleans.
 Minimum
2 pts

Acceptable
4 pts

Satisfactory
6 pts

Competent
8 pts

Outstanding
10 pts
Creativity and Innovation

Finding and proposing new ideas and solutions

Proposes no ideas or innovation solutions.

Reformulates already available ideas or innovative solutions.

Proposes the content of some ideas or innovative solutions.

Proposes novel or unique ideas and solutions.

Transforms ideas and solutions into entirely new forms.

Excerpted and adapted from Brazilian Journal of Operations & Production Management 13 (2016), pp 118-123: Rubric
to asses the competence of innovation, creativity and entrepreneurship in Bachelor Degree. Copyright 2016 Brazilian
Journal of Operations & Production Management.
 Minimum
2 pts

Acceptable
4 pts

Satisfactory
6 pts

Competent
8 pts

Outstanding
10 pts
Teamwork

Contribution and attitude

Rarely listens to, shares with, and supports the efforts of others. Often is not a good
team player.

Often listens to, shares with, and supports the efforts of others, but sometimes is not
a good team member. Is often negative about the task(s).

Usually listens to, shares with, and supports the efforts of others. Does not cause
controversy in the group. Usually has a positive attitude about the task(s).

Almost always listens to, shares with, and supports the efforts of others. Tries to keep
people working well together. Often has a positive attitude about the task(s).

Listens actively and shows understanding by paraphrasing or by acknowledging and

building on others' ideas. Always has a positive attitude about the task(s).
 Minimum
2 pts

Acceptable
4 pts

Satisfactory
6 pts

Competent
8 pts

Outstanding
10 pts
Feedback

Response to feedback content

Does not acknowledge feedback.

Acknowledges feedback but does not make corrections.

Acknowledges feedback and makes minimal corrections.

Acknowledges feedback and makes the needed corrections considering additional

resources, examples and other alternatives. If he/she does not agree, he/she does
not explain why.

Acknowledges feedback and makes all the needed corrections considering additional
resources, examples and other alternatives. If he/she does not agree, he/she explains
why.
 Minimum
2 pts

Acceptable
4 pts

Satisfactory
6 pts

Competent
8 pts

Outstanding
10 pts