iRubric: Portfolio rubric

The writer showed some growth and development from the rough draft to the finished product.

However, the writer included very little, if any, of the required elements in the document.

The document showed very little improvement from the previous draft.

The writer showed growth and development.

The final product included the instructor's comments or the writer's own insight as a knowledgeable reader, writer, and thinker.

However, the writer did not use one of the required elements in the document.

The writer showed continual growth and development

The final product was made better using the instructor's comments and, more importantly, the writer's own insight as a knowledgeable reader, writer, and thinker.

However, the writer did not use one of the required elements sufficiently in the document.

The writer showed continual growth and development.

The final product was made better using the instructor's comments and, more importantly, the writer's own insight as a knowledgeable reader, writer, and thinker.

The writer does not relate their own knowledge or experience to the topic; therefore, he/she takes no ownership of the topic discussed.

The writer relates some knowledge but adds little to the topic discussed.

The writer seems to be writing from some experience but lacks ownership of ideas presented.

The writer seems to be writing from knowledge or experience. The writer shows ownership of the ideas presented.

The writer is consistently making too many errors in grammar and spelling that causes the reader to be unable to comprehend the content of the paper.

The writer makes many errors in grammar or spelling that distract the reader from the content.

The writer makes some errors in grammar and spelling that distract the reader from the content.

The writer makes a few or no errors in grammar or spelling that distract the reader from the content.