Document Type : Research article
Authors
1 PhD Candidate, Department of English, Shiraz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shiraz, Iran
2 Assistant Professor, Department of English, Shiraz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shiraz, Iran
3 Department of English, Shiraz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shiraz, Iran
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Appendix A
The Analytic Rubric (Jacobs et al., 1981)
Category |
Score |
Criteria |
CONTENT |
25-21 |
EXCELLENT TO VERY GOOD: knowledgeable • substantive •thorough development of thesis • relevant to assigned topic |
20-16 |
GOOD TO AVERAGE: some knowledge of subject • adequate range • limited development of thesis • mostly relevant to topic, but lacks detail |
|
15-11 |
FAIR TO POOR: limited knowledge of subject • little substance •inadequate development of topic |
|
10-0 |
VERY POOR: does not show knowledge of subject • non-substantive • non pertinent • OR not enough to evaluate |
|
ORGANIZATION |
25-21 |
EXCELLENT TO VERY GOOD: fluent expression • ideas clearly stated/ supported • succinct • well-organized • logical sequencing • cohesive |
20-16 |
GOOD TO AVERAGE: somewhat choppy • loosely organized but main ideas stand out • limited support • logical but incomplete sequencing |
|
15-11 |
FAIR TO POOR: non-fluent • ideas confused or disconnected • lacks logical sequencing and development |
|
10-0 |
VERY POOR: does not communicate • no organization • OR not enough to evaluate |
|
LANGUAGE USE |
25-21 |
EXCELLENT TO VERY GOOD: effective complex constructions • few errors of agreement, tense, number, word order/function, article, pronouns, prepositions |
20-16 |
GOOD TO AVERAGE: effective but simple constructions • minor problems in complex constructions • several errors of agreement, tense, number, word order/function, article, pronouns, prepositions but meaning seldom obscured |
|
15-11 |
FAIR TO POOR: major problems in simple/ complex constructions • frequent errors of negation, tense, number, word order/function, article, pronouns, prepositions and/ or fragments, run-ons, deletions • meaning confused or obscured |
|
10-0 |
VERY POOR: virtually no mastery of sentence construction rules • dominated by errors • does not communicate • OR not enough to evaluate |
|
VOCABULARY |
15-13 |
EXCELLENT TO VERY GOOD: sophisticated range •effective word/idiom choice and usage • word for mastery • appropriate register |
12-10 |
GOOD TO AVERAGE: adequate range • occasional errors of effective word/idiom form, choice, usage but meaning not obscured |
|
9-7 |
FAIR TO POOR: limited range • frequent errors of effective word/idiom form, choice, usage • meaning confused or obscured |
|
6-0 |
VERY POOR: essentially translation • little knowledge of English vocabulary, idioms, word form • OR not enough to evaluate |
|
MECHANICS |
10 |
EXCELLENT TO VERY GOOD: demonstrates mastery of conventions • few errors of spelling, punctuation, capitalization, paragraphing |
9-8 |
GOOD TO AVERAGE: occasional errors of spelling, punctuation, capitalization, paragraphing but meaning not obscured |
|
7-6 |
FAIR TO POOR: frequent errors of spelling, punctuation, capitalization, paragraphing • poor handwriting • meaning confused or obscured |
|
5-0 |
VERY POOR: no mastery of conventions • dominated by errors of spelling, punctuation, capitalization, paragraphing • handwriting illegible • OR not enough to evaluate |