Evaluating Your Portfolio

 

Rubric

CRITERIA

Exemplary
4

Accomplished
3

Developing
2

Beginning
1

POINTS

Selection of Artifacts

All artifacts and work samples are clearly and directly related to the purpose of the portfolio.

Most artifacts and work samples are related to the purpose of the portfolio.

Few artifacts and work samples are related to the purpose.

Most artifacts and work samples are unrelated to the purpose of the portfolio.

 

Reflections

Each artifact is accompanied with a reflective statement that articulately explains the importance of that particular work.

All reflections clearly describe why artifacts in the portfolio demonstrate achievement of each standard or goal.

Most artifacts are accompanied with a reflective statement that explains the importance of that particular work.

Most reflections clearly describe why artifacts in the portfolio demonstrate achievement of each standard or goal.

Some artifacts are accompanied with a reflective statement that explains the importance of that particular work.

Some reflections clearly describe why artifacts in the portfolio demonstrate achievement of each standard or goal.

No artifacts are accompanied with a reflective statement that articulately explains the importance of that particular work.

 

Structure and Navigation

Organization of the portfolio is logical and easy to follow; relationships among portfolio elements are evidenced by workable hyperlinks and navigation elements.

All of the portfolio navigation links and all sections connect back to the main table of contents or to each other.

Organization of the portfolio is mostly logical and easy to follow; relationships among portfolio elements are evidenced by workable hyperlinks and navigation elements.

Most of the portfolio navigation links and most sections connect back to the main table of contents or each other.

Organization of the portfolio is somewhat logical and easy to follow.

Some of the portfolio navigation links and some sections connect back to the main table of contents or to each otehr, but in other places the links do not connect to the original index page or each other.

Organization of the portfolio is not easy to follow.

There are significant problems with portfolio navigation links.

 

Layout and Design

The portfolio is easy to read with appropriate visual organization of information using fonts, point size, bullets, italics, bold, and indentations for headings and sub-headings.

The entire site follows the principles of good design, including the proper use of contrast, alignment, repetition, and proximity.

The portfolio is generally easy to read with appropriate visual organization of information using fonts, point size, bullets, italics, bold, and indentations for headings and sub-headings. A few minor format changes would improve readers' accessibility to the content.

Most of the site follows the principles of good design, including the proper use of contrast, alignment, repetition, and proximity.

The portfolio is often difficult to read due to inappropriate visual organization of information using fonts, point size, bullets, italics, bold, and indentations for headings and sub-headings. Some formatting tools are under- or over-utilized and decrease the readers' accessibility to the content.

Some of the site follows the principles of good design, including the proper use of contrast, alignment, repetition, and proximity.

The portfolio is difficult to read due to inappropriate visual organization of information using fonts, point size, bullets, italics, bold, and indentations for headings and sub-headings. Many formatting tools are under- or over-utilized and decrease the readers' accessibility to the content.

The site does not follow the principles of good design, including the proper use of contrast, alignment, repetition, and proximity.

 

Multimedia

All of the photographs, graphics, sound and/or video enhance reflective statements, create interest, and are appropriate examples for one or more goals or standards.

Most of the photographs, graphics, sound and/or video enhance reflective statements, create interest, and are appropriate examples for one or more goals or standards.

A few of the photographs, graphics, sound and/or video are inappropriate and no not enhance reflective statements or create interest, and are inappropriate examples for one or more goals or standards.

The photographs, graphics, sounds, and/or videos are inappropriate, do not enhance reflective statements, and are inappropriate examples for one or more standards or are distracting decorations that create a busy feeling and detract from the content.

 

Writing Mechanics

The text has no errors in grammar, capitalization, punctuation, and spelling.

The text has a few errors in grammar, capitalization, punctuation, and spelling requiring minor editing and revision.

The text has errors in grammar, capitalization, punctuation, and spelling requiring editing and revision.

The text has many errors in grammar, capitalization, punctuation, and spelling requiring major editing and revision.

 

TOTAL
 

Updated on December 1, 2005 by Peyri Hamada. Adapted from University of Wisconsin-Stout and Marilyn Heath's Rubric for Electronic Portfolio Development.