Rubric for a First-Year Seminar (Fetrow, UR)
For the Fall 2015 semester, Dr. Jacque Fetrow adapted the Sample Rubric for use in her first-year seminar, “Women in Science.” This rubric does not evaluate technical aspects of the blog (whether posts should incorporate multimedia, specific formatting like section headings and image captions, etc) and so is ideal for students who need to focus their attention on developing critical reading, thinking, and writing skills.
If you would like to use this rubric, please contact your CTLT Liaison; we can help you import this rubric into your site and customize it for your own needs.
Fetrow Rubric
| Rating | Points | Characteristics |
| Exceptional | 5 | Post poses a question or a new idea that coherently integrates examples with evidence, data and critical analysis; writer demonstrates awareness of limitations or implications of question or idea. The post reflects in-depth engagement and understanding of creation of new knowledge on the topic. |
| Proficient | 4 | Post asks a question or presents a new idea that is evaluated with evidence or data; post demonstrates of critical thinking skills, identification of underlying assumptions, and evidence evaluation. The post reflects good engagement with the topic. |
| Satisfactory | 3 | Post is reasonably focused; with a clear question or new idea that are well described; evidence or data is evaluated with respect to the question or idea; alternative answers or explanations are considered. The post reflects moderate engagement with the topic. |
| Underdeveloped | 2 | Post asks a question or states a new idea; data and evidence are descriptive, rather than evaluative; few connections are made between ideas. The post reflects passing engagement with the topic. |
| Unsatisfactory | 1 | Post is unfocused, or simply rehashes previous comments, and displays little evidence of engagement with the topic. |
| No Credit | 0 | Post is not submitted, or is submitted but contains only a few disconnected sentences. |
