Rubrics are scoring schemas for grading. Everyone is familiar with the A - F rubric. California State standards use a four-point rubric called Proficiency.
The standards-based gradebook accepts numeric values. In the Proficiency rubric, values from 0 to 1.9 are Not Meeting Standard, 2 to 2.9 are Approaching Standard, 3 to 3.4 are Meeting Standard and 3.5 to 4 are Exceeding Standard.
Another frequently used rubric is called Relative and is often used for effort grades.
In the Relative rubric gradebook values from 0 to 0.9 are Needs Improvement, 1 to 2.4 are Improving, 2.5 to 3.4 are Satisfactory and 3.5 to 4 are Excellent. In practice teachers should use 0 for N, 2 for I, 3 for S, and 4 for E.
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