Evaluation Rubric for Electronic Portfolio Components

Evaluation Rubric for Electronic Portfolio Components

Criterion	4 A-level qualities (90–100)	3 B-level qualities (80–89)	2 C-level qualities (70–79)	1 or 0 D- or F-level qualities (60–69 or below 60)	Score
CONTENT Table of contents	Includes a sophisticated selection of items to demonstrate attainment of the standards, analysis, and demonstration of growth	Includes an accomplished selection of items to demonstrate attainment of the standards, analysis, and demonstration of growth	Includes an adequate selection of items to demonstrate attainment of the standards, analysis, and demonstration of growth	Includes a limited selection of items to demonstrate attainment of the standards, analysis, and demonstration of growth
Introduction and executive summary	Demonstrates sophisticated clarity, conciseness, and understanding of the topic(s)	Demonstrates accomplished clarity, conciseness, and understanding of the topic(s)	Demonstrates adequate clarity, conciseness, and understanding of the topic(s)	Demonstrates limited clarity, conciseness, and understanding of the topic(s)
Vision and philosophy statements	Demonstrates sophisticated clarity, conciseness, and understanding of the topic(s)	Demonstrates accomplished clarity, conciseness, and understanding of the topic(s)	Demonstrates adequate clarity, conciseness, and understanding of the topic(s)	Demonstrates limited clarity, conciseness, and understanding of the topic(s)
Analysis and evaluation	Makes appropriate and powerful connections between the issues identified and the concepts studied	Makes appropriate connections between the issues identified and the concepts studied	Makes appropriate but somewhat vague connections between the issues identified and the concepts studied	Makes little or no connection between the issues identified and the concepts studied
Professional documents	Documents include a résumé that is especially well-written; letters of reference; certificates and credentials; and transcripts	Documents include a résumé that is well written; letters of reference; certificates and credentials; and transcripts	Documents include an adequate résumé; letters of reference, certificates and credentials, or transcripts may be missing	Documents include an insufficient résumé; at least one of the following is missing: letters of reference, certificates and credentials, and transcripts
Introduction to each standard	Includes a sophisticated rationale for evidences and reflection of growth toward competency	Includes an accomplished rationale for evidences and reflection of growth toward competency	Includes an adequate rationale for evidences and reflection of growth toward competency	Includes an insufficient rationale for evidences and reflection of growth toward competency
Artifacts (including course work, featured work, and internship documents)	Demonstrates sophisticated growth in competency in the standards and reflects MAEdL principles and core values	Demonstrates accomplished growth in competency in the standards and reflects MAEdL principles and core values	Demonstrates adequate growth in competency in the standards and reflects MAEdL principles and core values	Demonstrates insufficient growth in competency in the standards and does not necessarily reflect MAEdL principles and core values
FORMAT Structure and navigation	Organization of the portfolio is extremely logical and easy to follow; relationships among portfolio elements are evidenced by workable hyperlinks and navigation elements	Organization of the portfolio is logical; relationships among portfolio elements are evidenced by workable hyperlinks and navigation elements	Organization of the portfolio is adequate but not always easy to follow; relationships among portfolio elements are not consistently clear	Organization of the portfolio is poor; format does not reveal and sometimes obscures relationships among elements; hyperlinks are missing or incomplete
Layout and design	Page layout is logically organized, attractive, and readable; page follows the principles of good design, including the proper use of color, type size and fonts, contrast, repetition, and proximity; graphics files are the appropriate format and sized to load quickly	Page layout is readable and follows the principles of good design, including the proper use of color, type size and fonts, contrast, repetition, and proximity; graphics files are the appropriate format and sized to load fairly quickly	Page layout is adequate; color, type size and fonts, contrast, repetition, and proximity do not substantially detract from readability; graphics files are viewable	Page layout is jumbled; use of color, type size and fonts, contrast, repetition, and proximity detract from readability; graphics files do not load or load extremely slowly because of their size
Total:

Note: Criteria are evaluated on a 4-3-2-1-0 basis. Total rubric points are converted first to a letter grade and then to a numerical equivalent based on a 0–100 scale: 33–36 = A (93–100); 32 = A– (90–92); 30–31 = B+ (88–89); 24–29 = B (83–87); 23 = B– (80–82); 21–22 = C+ (78–79); 15–20 = C (73–77); 14 = C– (70–72); 7–13 = D (60–69); 0–6 = F (below 60).

Adapted from Ruth S. Johnson, J. Sabrina Mims-Cox, and Adelaide Doyle-Nichols (2006). Developing portfolios in education: A guide to reflection, inquiry, and assessment. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage