360 Portfolio SLOs Rubric

By Leslie Bruce
SLO Absent or Below Basic Developing Proficient Advanced
Audience's needs are often Shows some attention to Shows attention to audience's Shows sophisticated attention
not recognized: terms and audience's needs, needs, defining necessary to audience's needs, defining
ideas need explanation sometimes defining terms and ideas and using necessary terms and ideas and
and language needs necessary terms and ideas audience-appropriate using audience-appropriate
adjustment for the and using audience- language. Purpose may be language. Purpose is clear
audience. Purpose isn't appropriate language. implied, but it's clear and and achieved with style.
Write formally and clear or achieved. Few Purpose may be unclear at achieved. Transitions between Transitions between genres
informally, in-class changes between genres times, and it may not be genres and styles competently. and styles with ease.
1 and out-of-class, for a and styles. achieved convincingly.
variety of audiences Demonstrates difficulty in
and purposes. transitioning between
genres and styles.

Omits or uses incorrectly A few errors in MLA- or Correctly uses MLA- or APA- Correctly uses MLA- or APA-
MLA- or APA-style APA-style parenthetical style parenthetical citations, style parenthetical citations,
Using the appropriate parenthetical citations, citations, quotation marks, quotation marks, and works quotation marks, and works
majors customary quotation marks, and and works cited list. Often cited list. Usually introduces cited list. Introduces each
citation style, works cited list. Drops includes sources names each source fully when source fully when appropriate
ethically cite and quotations and ideas into without introduction. appropriatereader knows reader knows who did the
2 communicate text without introducing who did the research or research or communicating,
information from a source. communicating, for whom, for whom, and why.
variety of discipline- and why.
appropriate sources.
 Inadequate, inappropriate, May rely too heavily upon Usually supports the Supports the controlling idea
or irrelevant reasoning and quotations, provide too controlling idea and paragraph and paragraph claims with
evidence do not support a little evidence, or under claims with persuasive relevant, thorough, and
controlling idea or analyze evidence. May reasoning and credible, insightful reasoning and
paragraph claims. omit reasoning and include relevant, analyzed evidence. analyzed evidence. Sources
Compare, evaluate, some irrelevant or Sources are usually balanced are judiciously balanced with
synthesize, and unpersuasive evidence. with author's opinions and author's opinions and analysis.
communicate analysis.
carefully, objectively,
and persuasively the
relative merits of
alternative or
3 opposing arguments,
assumptions, and
cultural values.
Integrate this
evaluative work into
ones own persuasive
arguments.

Organizational devices Organizational devices Clear organizational devices Clear, specific organizational
(controlling idea, headings, (controlling idea, headings, (controlling idea, headings, devices (thesis, topic sentences,
headings, transitions) fit the
Organize, focus, and subheadings, topic subheadings, topic subheadings, topic sentences,
prompt and tie ideas together
communicate ones sentences, transitions) may sentences, transitions) fit transitions) fit the prompt and
be absent, unrelated to the the prompt, but may be tie ideas together adequately. logically and seamlessly.
4 thoughts clearly and Paragraphs are unified.
coherently to address prompt, or illogically vague, too broad, or Ps are usually unified.
a rhetorical situation. connected. Ps contain inconsistenly or illogically
multiple topics or are linked. Ps may not be
disorganized. unified.
Recognize, evaluate, Inconsistent, confusing, or Design is sometimes Consistent design usually Sophisticated, consistent
and employ the unconventional design inappropriate, confusing, or follows effective design design follows effective design
features and contexts distracts from the text's unconventional. Frequently principles (e.g., alignment, principles (e.g., alignment,
of language and message. strays from effective design proximity) and enriches the proximity) and enriches the
design that express principles (e.g., alignment, text's message. text's message.
and influence proximity).
meaning and that
demonstrate
sensitivity to gender
5 and cultural
differences.
 meaning and that
demonstrate
sensitivity to gender
5 and cultural
differences. Spelling, syntax, diction, or Spelling, syntax, diction, or Spelling, syntax, diction, or Outstanding control of
punctuation errors impede punctuation errors often punctuation errors are few and language, including effective
readability. Lanuage may impede readability or do not distract from meaning. diction and sentence variety.
reflect a gender or cultural otherwise distract from Lanuage respects gender and Lanuage respects gender and
bias. meaning. Lanuage may cultural differences. cultural differences.
occasionally suggest a
gender or cultural bias.

Improve ones own Fails to offer specific Offers sometimes vague Offers specific critique to peers Offers insightful, specific
and others writing critique to peers and fails critique to peers and and responds to peer and critique to peers and responds
skills through the to respond to peer and attempts to respond to peer instructor critique during thoughtfully to peer and
assessment and instructor critique during and instructor critique revision. instructor critique during
6 critique of written revision. during revision. revision.
works.