Rubric for Pre/Post Assessment: Nonlinguistic Representation (Mind Mapping) Grades 5-8

Teacher Name: Columbus School District

Grade: Subject:
Number of students: pre-assessment post-assessment

Criteria Level 3 # Level 2 # Level 1 #

Exceeding the Standard Meeting the Standard Approaching the Standard

o clear main idea with o few ideas

o well-detailed main
Ideas idea, perhaps with
author noted o keywords or author
o keywords evident missing
subtitle
Concepts o understanding o reflects basic
o keywords reveal a
Knowledge demonstrated by understanding of
deep understanding
detailed subtopics topic

o ideas well-arranged o ideas flow from

Links o main idea and some
from less to greater main idea to
supporting details
complexity examples and
Relationships o most ideas 1 level
o lines w. expressive supporting details
Hierarchy from main idea
and purposeful o arrows show
Complexity o few or no examples
linking words relationships

o targeted images o well-selected o images minimally or

Design with references images improve unrelated to topic
o one or two font understanding o font choice and size
Clarity styles make sense o font sizes reflect distracts from
Connectivity
topically main idea & details message
Communication
o use of white space o ideas radiate o out of balance

o fluent use of o preview and o when printed, final

Technology hierarchical adjustments make map is unreadable
structure (outline) final map readable o map elements are
Fluency o display choice is o auto feature used disconnected or
Facility consistent with to connect ideas illogical
topic o spell check used o spelling not correct
Rubric created for Project TILT by Kari Augustine, Columbus School District and inspired by some suggested in Beyond Monet, by Barrie Bennett and Carol Rolheiser, and
those found on the Ontario History and Social Science Teachers’ Association Cross Grade Level Resources Page http://www.ohassta.org/resources/generalresources.htm