Scoring and Calibration - Secondary

Speaking
Indicators

Rubrics Ready!

Secondary School Student

In this student’s response . . .

• Name a strength
• Name an area of growth

Multiple Choice

Interpretation

• Level 1 - Limited

• Level 2 - Emerging

• Level 3 - Expanding

• Level 4 - Bridging

• Level 5 - Advancing

Multiple Choice

Fluency

• Level 1 - Limited

• Level 2 - Emerging

• Level 3 - Expanding

• Level 4 - Bridging

• Level 5 - Advancing

Multiple Choice

Vocabulary

• Level 1 - Limited

• Level 2 - Emerging

• Level 3 - Expanding

• Level 4 - Bridging

• Level 5 - Advancing

Multiple Choice

Grammar

• Level 1 - Limited

• Level 2 - Emerging

• Level 3 - Expanding

• Level 4 - Bridging

• Level 5 - Advancing

Multiple Choice

Pronunciation

• Level 1 - Limited

• Level 2 - Emerging

• Level 3 - Expanding

• Level 4 - Bridging

• Level 5 - Advancing

Writing
Indicators

Vocabulary & Grammar

flexibility in providing the right amount
of detail?

Does the student’s writing
demonstrate:

increasing complexity to meet content
and task demands?

connection and clarity supported by
consistent mechanics and punctuation?

control over a range of grammar forms
and patterns?

skill using appropriate social, content
specific and task appropriate vocabulary?

Multiple Choice

Vocabulary and Grammar

• Level 1 - Limited

• Level 2 - Emerging

• Level 3 - Expanding

• Level 4 - Bridging

• Level 5 - Advancing

Description & Explanation

provide effective description/explanation?

adjust to provide the right amount of
detail?

How well does the student’s
writing:

connect ideas and layer meaning?

create a clear and complete visual?

Multiple Choice

Description and Explanation

• Level 1 - Limited

• Level 2 - Emerging

• Level 3 - Expanding

• Level 4 - Bridging

• Level 5 - Advancing

Points & Reasons

expand beyond single statements to
connected text?

provide a full response to the task?

How well does the student’s
writing:

develop a central theme that is clearly
organized and supported?

Multiple Choice

Points and Reasons

• Level 1 - Limited

• Level 2 - Emerging

• Level 3 - Expanding

• Level 4 - Bridging

• Level 5 - Advancing