EXAMPLE OF ANALYTICAL RUBRIC RELATED TO AN ESSAY

LEVEL UNDERSTANDING CONCEPTS WRITTEN ACCURACY BIBLIOGRAPHY VISUAL

OF THE CONTENT EXPRESSED AND BALANCE AND QUOTES COMMUNICATION
OF THE COURSE OF SECTIONS

A The essay The expressed The writing is The bibliography The use of visual
demonstrates a concepts are accurate and well is quoted in a communication
complete complex, original balanced in the consistent, is effective and
understanding of and integrate development of the detailed and original.
the principal detailed references key points of the exhaustive way.
content of the to innovative essay.
course and of the strategies.
bibliography.
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B The essay The concepts Writing is well The bibliography The use of visual
demonstrates good expressed are well balance in the is quoted communication is
knowledge of the articulated and development of the consistently but is expressive and
main content of the integrate some key points of the not completely useful to
course and of the references to essay, but exhaustive. comprehension.
bibliography. innovative strategies. occasionally shows
weaknesses and
limits in terms of
accuracy.

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C The essay shows a The concepts The writing is not well The bibliography The use of visual
fair understanding expressed are balanced in the is quoted communication
of the main content simplistic and development of the inconsistently. is not very
of the course and of integrate few key points of the effective.
the bibliography. references to essay and it presents
innovative strategies. weaknesses and
limitation in terms of
accuracy.

2-5/30 1-3/30 1/30 1/30 1/30

D The essay shows a The concepts The writing presents The bibliography The use of visual
sufficient level of expressed are imbalances in the is scarcely and/or communication
comprehension of often superficial, development of the inconsistently is modest and
the main content of with few references key points of the quoted. ineffective.
the course and of to innovative essay and strong
the bibliography. strategies. limitations in terms
of accuracy.

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AUTHOR: METID - Politecnico di Milano