Scoring Guides

A scoring guide is an assessment tool used to judge the quality of student performance in relation to content standards. Scoring guides provide specific criteria to describe a range of possible student responses and a consistent set of guidelines to rate student work. There are many sites on the Internet which allow teachers to create their own scoring guide or have scoring guides already created that can be used as is or modified to fit their needs.

Rubric Builders and Generators
DigiTales	Customize scoring guides for digital media projects
The Canadian Teacher	Tools to create a variety of assessments for student work
MyTL4	Make customized assessments for student work
NCRtec	Create customized rubrics for student work
PBL Checklists	Create checklists for writing, science, oral presentations and multimedia
RubiStar	An online tool to develop scoring guides
Rubric Builder	Create scoring guides online
Rubric Generator	Personalize ready made scoring guides or create your own
Rubric Studio	Create a rubric or select from already created rubrics
Scholastic Rubric Maker	Interactive form to assess students' proficiency and evaluate skills
*Already Made,* Subject Specific Rubrics
Exemplars	Ready-made rubrics
Grading Rubric Examples	A variety of examples of grading rubrics
PALS Rubrics	Fairfax County Public Schools - PALS: Performance Assessment for Language Students
Rubrics for Assessment	Information about rubrics as well as already created examples
Rubrics 4 Teachers	Educational rubrics created and ready to use
Six-Trait Writing Process	Provides an overview of the writing model along with the scoring rubrics for each trait
Teacher Helpers Assessment and Rubric Information	A variety of subject specific assessment rubrics; Kathy Schrock
Rubric Construction
Assessment Rubrics	Criteria for creating rubrics
Atomic Learning: Rubrics Realized	Step-by-step directions for creating a rubric in MS Word 2003
Creating a Rubric Tutorial	A guide through the basic steps to create a grading rubric for evaluating student performances
Creating and Using Rubrics	Information about how to write a rubric as well as several examples
Rubric Check List	Helpful guide for constructing an effective rubric (Word document)
Rubric Vocabulary	Aids for defining rubric dimensions (Word document)
The TLT Group	Supplemental materials that will help use rubrics as an effective assessment tool