EPS Rubric
Philosophical Statement Rubric
Undocumented
0 Unacceptable
Criterion
Unacceptable
The statement does not
address the  author’s
Idea views about the
Development purposes of education,
guiding educational
principles,
understanding of
learning, and/or the
most appropriate
strategies for teaching.
The statement is
incoherent or extremely
brief or contains major
logical inconsistencies.
No illustrative
examples are
Illustrative included.
Examples
The statement is very
difficult to read
because of its style,
usage, mechanics, or
organization.
Quality of
Writing
Additional Comments:        Your paper had a great flow and I think you have a great outlook on what it means to be an educator and
how to help your students be successful.                                                                                                                           Total:   11/12
Reviewee:__Leslie Hudson______________________Date:___03/04/2020___________
Evaluator:    Amy Hudson                                               Date:      03/04/2020
Minimal 1 Basic Proficient 3 Advance 4
2 Acceptable Acceptable Comments
Acceptable
Statement Statement Using generally Using sound
expresses the logically develops sound assumptions assumptions and 4- She has a very good flow to her
author’s views the author’s and arguments, arguments, the paper and clearly states her views
about the purposes views about the based in practical statement logically on education and how she plans to
of education, purposes of experience, the develops the educate the children in her
guiding educational education, statement logically author’s views about classroom. She has great ideas
principles, guiding develops the the purposes of such as “learning should be
understanding of educational author’s views education, guiding interactive,direct and applicable.”
learning, and/or the principles, about the purposes educational She clearly states her goals and
most appropriate understanding of of education, principles, includes what she will do as an
strategies for learning, and/or guiding educational understanding of educator to help her students to be
teaching, but is the most principles, learning, and/or the successful. She also includes
ambiguous or not appropriate understanding of most appropriate academic and personal goals she
connected. strategies for learning, and/or the strategies for hopes to help her students
teaching. most appropriate teaching. Statement achieve.
However, the strategies for includes sound
statement is not teaching. ethical or
always consistent psychological
and/or convincing. arguments and not
just practical ones.
Supporting Examples in Supporting Specific examples 4- The writing was very clear as
examples are support of points examples from from the writer’s far as the goal as an educator. She
inadequate or of are relevant but the writer’s personal included a lot of detail of how she
unclear general or not experience are experience, wants her classroom to be
relevance. based in specific and academic work, or managed and what kind of
experience. pertinent. field experience environment she desires. I would
illustrate points in suggest a few more specific
a vivid or examples of how you plan to
memorable way. implement that into your own
classroom, and maybe also
examples of your own experience
in education.
The statement, The statement is The statement is In addition to being 3- There are very minimal errors in
though understandable clear, well clear, well her paper. Her paper is very well
comprehensibl e, plus two of the organized, free organized, free from organized and easy to understand.
has obvious following: from errors of errors of mechanics Very nice rhythm and flow to her
problems in two of 1)   organized, mechanics and and usage, and entire paper. Her theme is clearly
the following 2)   free from usage, and written written in an stated throughout her paper of how
areas: style, usage errors of in an appropriate appropriate to help her students to be
and mechanics, or mechanics and academic style. academic style, the successful.
organization. usage, statement 1) has a
3)   in an single, unifying
appropriate theme and 2) is
academic style. strongly suggestive
of the writer’s voice.