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Rubrics

The following Rubrics, taken from the Ministry of Education Teachers’ Handbook, updated version,
March 2010, have been compiled to guide the marking of Summative Assessment tasks. The
Summative Assessment Answer Keys for all the literary texts in the program show which Rubric can
be used to mark each answer.
The Rubrics can also be used to score Bridging Text and Context and Post-Reading Activities.

Rubrics for marking Module F (Five points)

Rubric 1: For general questions in a Summative Assessment task

Criteria Descriptors

Content • Answer is relevant to the • Answer is partially relevant to • Answer is not relevant to the
question. the question. question.

• There is sufficient and fully • There is some reference to • There is no reference to the
accurate reference to the text. the text and/or the reference text or the reference is not
is partially accurate. inaccurate.
• The answer includes • The answer does not include • The answer is general and
supporting details/examples sufficient details examples does not relate to the text.
when necessary. when necessary.

• Message is clear. • Message is partially clear. • Message is unclear.
8 7 6 5 4–0
Language • Correct use of language: • Partially correct use of • Incorrect use of grammar,
grammar, vocabulary, grammar, vocabulary, vocabulary, spelling and
spelling and punctuation. spelling and punctuation. punctuation.

2 – 1 – 0
There is no deduction for answers shorter / longer than recommended length.
* For questions 1 and 2 assign a total of 10 points (as shown).
** For question 3 assign a total of 20 points (i.e., double the scores shown above).
*** For question 4b assign a total of 25 points (i.e., 2.5 times the scores shown).

Rubric 2: For questions in Summative Assessment tasks where a HOTS is named, used and
justified (Question 4 a and c – 5 points)
Criteria Descriptors

Content • Correlation between • Partial correlation between • No correlation between
choice of thinking skill and choice of thinking skill and choice of thinking skill and
explanation. explanation. explanation.
• Relevant reference to the • Partially relevant reference to • No relevant reference to the
text. the text. text.
4 – 3 – 0
Language • Correct use of language: • Partially correct use of • Incorrect use of grammar,
grammar, vocabulary, grammar, vocabulary, vocabulary, spelling and
spelling and punctuation. spelling and punctuation. punctuation.
1 – – – 0%
There is no deduction for answers shorter / longer than recommended length.

In these items there is more than one possible answer. Different thinking skills may be relevant, as long as they are
supported by the text and can be explained.

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