Constructed Response – Rubric

When rubrics were first introduced in education the initial reaction from teachers was along the lines of, “Yes! This is just what I need!” Quickly followed by a panicked, “How am I going to create rubrics for everything I teach?” Here’s the good news, there are a lot of pre-created rubrics that can be tweaked for specific assignments. The only challenge is whether or not a pre-created rubric is calibrated in some way and matches what you intend to teach.

For a rubric to be worthwhile it must include several elements:

1. It needs to match your instruction.
2. There should be indicators at each score point that use specific language.
3. Examples at each score point to measure student writing.
4. Show growth over time that is reasonable.

The rubric we created for constructed response is a 0-2 point rubric. Each point is further broken down into specific indicators for an effective response based on instruction. Additionally, we've included sample responses for score points 1 and 2 along with the texts that are needed for the task.