Level 3 Portfolio rating scale

This is the portfolio rating scale I created while working on the Level 3 Writing course teachers notes:

Level 3 Portfolio Rating Scale

I have tried to make the criteria as conceptually independent as possible, without being specific as to the material required of the writer, however, this scale assumes that the writer will be asked to make a cover letter and table of contents for the portfolio.

Regarding the material to be presented, there are a number of options for that, including but not limited to: mind maps, notes, failed draft attempts, first drafts, and typed versions of final drafts. Please keep in mind that student choice in selecting the material is a key principle in portfolio assessment, as is progress (rather than perfection in the final product), which is the rationale for the last two bands of the scale (paragraph development and grammar/vocab development).

It was hard to differentiate, in the absence of actual student work, between the D and F levels of the scale, so I have grouped them into one level. If anybody has suggestions as to how a D performance might differ from an F one, please do tell.

As mentioned in the notes, this scale implies only one way of marking the assignment and I expect that other useful grading criteria might emerge during the course of the semester–download, modify, and share!

Dan

P.S. Chapter 9 of the book Assessing Writing by Sara Weigle deals entirely with Portfolio Assessment. You can borrow this book from the library in the meeting room of the PFC 3F office.