Portfolio Rubric

Unsatisfactory 0%

Limited 80%

Proficient 90%

Exemplary 100%

Rating

Criteria
Selection of
Artifacts

The artifacts and work

samples do not relate to the
purpose of the portfolio.

Some of the artifacts and

work samples are related to
the purpose of the portfolio.

Most artifacts and work

samples are related to the
purpose of the portfolio.

All artifacts and work samples

are clearly and directly related
to the purpose of the
portfolio. A wide variety of
artifacts is included.

No artifacts are
accompanied by a caption
that clearly explains how
the artifact/work sample (s)
demonstrates achievement
of the standard, growth
over time in achieving the
standard

Some of the artifacts are

accompanied by a caption
that clearly explains how
artifact/work sample (s)
demonstrates achievement of
the standard, growth over
time in achieving the
standard

Most of the artifacts are

accompanied by a caption
that clearly explains how
artifact/work sample (s)
demonstrates achievement of
the standard, growth over
time in achieving the
standard

All artifacts are accompanied by

a caption that clearly explains
how (s)/work sample (s)
demonstrates achievement of
the standard, growth over time
in achieving the standard

Artifacts do not
demonstrate achievement
of standard

Only a few artifacts

demonstrate achievement of
standard

Most of artifacts demonstrate All artifacts demonstrate

achievement of standard
achievement of standard

No artifacts/work samples
created by others are cited
with accurate, properly
formatted citations.

Some of the artifacts/work

samples created by others are
not cited with accurate,
properly formatted citations.

Most artifacts/work samples

elements created by others
are cited with accurate,
properly formatted citations.

All artifacts/work samples

follow copyright guidelines with
accurate citations. All content
throughout the portfolio
displays the appropriate
copyright permissions.

100

The portfolio is difficult to

read due to inappropriate
use of fonts, type size for
headings, sub-headings and
text and font styles (italic,
bold, underline). Many
formatting tools are under
or over-utilized and

The portfolio is often

difficult to read due to
inappropriate use of fonts and
type size for headings, subheadings and text or
inconsistent use of font styles
(italic, bold, underline).
Some formatting tools are

The portfolio is generally

easy to read.

The portfolio is easy to read.

100

Weight for this

criterion:
20% of total score
Reflection/Critique
Weight for this
criterion:
35% of total score

Citations (if
appropriate)
Weight for this
criterion:
5% of total score

Layout and
Readability
Weight for this
criterion:
5% of total score

Layout is reasonable in its

flow.

Layout is excellent and creative

in its flow.

100

90

Could
expand
a bit on
how
artifact
met
standard

decrease the readers'

accessibility to the content.

under or over-utilized and

decrease the readers'
accessibility to the content.

Layout has awkward flow.

Some areas have awkward
flow.

Professional
Development Plan
30% of total score

Quality of Writing
and Proofreading
Weight for this
criterion:
5% of total score

Color of background and

fonts, decreases the
readability of the text, is
distracting and used
inconsistently throughout
the portfolio.

Color of background and

fonts, decreases the
readability of the text, is
distracting and used
inconsistently in some places
throughout the portfolio.

Color, background, font

styles, and type size for
headings, sub-headings and
text are generally used
consistently throughout the
portfolio.

Color, background, font styles

(italic, bold, underline) and type
size for headings, sub-headings
and text are used consistently
and enhance the readability
throughout the portfolio.

Horizontal and vertical

white space alignment is
used inappropriately, and
the content appears
disorganized and cluttered.

Horizontal and vertical white

space alignment is sometimes
used inappropriately to
organize content.

Horizontal and vertical white

space alignment is generally
used appropriately to
organize content.

Horizontal and vertical white

space alignment is used
appropriately to organize
content.

No professional
development plan is
included.

Professional development
plan does not appear to be
based on a through selfassessment; plan is
superficial or vague

Professional development
plan/ goals seem to be based
on self-assessment; 3 or
fewer goals are established.

Evidence of self-assessment.
Plan/ goals are well thought out
and reasonable; there is a goal
for each area of self-assessment

There are numerous

grammatical, spelling or
punctuation errors. The
style of writing does not
facilitate effective
professional
communication and
requires major editing and
revision.

The writing includes include

some grammatical, spelling
or punctuation errors that
distract the reader and
requires some editing and
revision.

The writing is largely free of

grammatical, spelling or
punctuation errors. The style
of writing generally
facilitates professional
communication and minor
editing is required.

The writing is free of

grammatical, spelling or
punctuation errors. The style of
writing facilitates professional
communication and no editing is
required.

100

TOTAL

95%

Reviewed by: Madison Flake

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