Writing Portfolio Assessment: Holistic Scale 1 for Self-Assessment

Basic

Marginal

Advanced

Proficiency

Topics, ideas, or plans may often not be clear. Use of supporting information, details, arguments may not be logical. May be digressions or overelaborations that significantly Interfere with reader understanding. Typically little sense of beginnings or endings. Few transitions. Minimal use of supportive detail; detail may be irrelevant or confusing. Many mechanical errors that interfere with understanding

Controlling topics, ideas, or overall plans always present but do not always focus the writing. Some parts of the letters may sometimes can be awkward or abrupt. Transitions are typically logical but may on occasion lack depth and/or direct relevance

Generally well organized according to definite plans. Topics or ideas generally clear. Typically clear introductions, main bodies and conclusions of the letters. Most transitions smooth and logical. Supporting information, details, arguments are generally varied, appropriate. In each paper, mostly all the parts are fully elaborated (6-9 clauses.) Mechanical errors do not confuse reader, but in each paper there may be several minor errors or one or two major errors.

Unified, focused structure of papers. Topic or ideas consistently clear, no digressions. Typically clear introductions, main bodies and conclusions of the letters. Transitions typically smooth and logical. Supporting information, details, arguments are varied, appropriate, consistently support logic or idea. All the parts of the paper are often extensively elaborated (8-10 clauses). Mechanical errors are minor and infrequent.

Criteria

Basic

Marginal

Advanced

Proficiency

4 Steps of Writing Process

1. Prewriting

2. Planning

3. Drafting

4. Polishing

All steps are not clearly illustrated, or not all steps for each assignment are represented. (More than 11 omitted or not clear)

All steps are not clearly illustrated, or not all steps for each assignment are represented. (6-10 omitted or not clear)

All steps are not clearly illustrated, or not all steps for each assignment are represented. (1-5 omitted or not clear)

All four steps of the writing process are clearly illustrated for each assignment.

Final Version & All Drafts

More than 3 previous drafts are missing, and/or there is not clear evidence of drafts for the assignment(s).

Some previous drafts are missing, and/or there is not a clear/logical progression from the first to the final version. (1-2 omitted or unclear.)

All previous drafts are present, but there is not a clear/logical progression from the first to the final version.

All previous drafts are present, and there is a clear/logical progression from the first draft to the final version.

Copies of Peer Assessment Form

There are peer assessment forms missing for more than 3 assignments.

There are peer assement forms missing for 1-3 assignments.

There is at least one peer assesment form for each writing assignment.

There are more than one peer assessment forms per each writing assignment.

Inspiration for Assignment

The purpose for writing the assignment.

There are less than 5 assignments that include the inspiring motive.

There is evidence of the inspiration for 5-7 of the assignments.

Most of the assignments have clear evidence of what inspired the writing assignment. (7 or more)

There is clear and undisputed evidence of what inspired the writer for each assignment. These may be apparent through the writing steps, or separate evidence is included in the portfolio for each assignment.

Organization/Neatness

Materials are not in any discernible order, and there are no dividers and labels used, making it extremely difficult to follow the assignment from beginning to end.

Not all materials are arranged in a clear logical order from beginning to end. Use of dividers and labels is not used effectively, making it difficult to follow the assignment from the beginning to its end.

Materials are arranged in a clear logical order from beginning to end, but dividers, labels, etc., are not used effectively; hence detracting from the overall clarity of the portfolio.

Materials are arranged in a clear logical order, so that following the assignments from beginning to end is easy. Proficient and effective use of dividers, labels, etc., add to the overall clarity of the portfolio.