TEACHING PHILSOPHY RUBRIC
CRITERIA
CONCEPTION OF
TEACHING
CONCEPTION OF
LEARNING
IMPLEMENTATION OF
BELIEFS
EXPRESSION &
ORGANIZATION
PROFESSIONAL
GROWTH
VERY GOOD
(3)
GOOD
(2)
ACCEPTABLE/FAIR
(1)
UNSATISFACTORY
(0)
Well-articulated
statement of the author’s
beliefs on teachers’
facilitation of learning
(teaching). Experiences
that inform/guide these
beliefs are clearly
described.
Well-articulated
statement of author’s
beliefs on how learning
occurs. Beliefs on the
student’s roles in the
learning process are
clearly articulated
Statement of beliefs about
teaching and learning are
directly linked to practice.
Examples provided
strongly exemplify these
beliefs.
Statement coherent,
succinct and wellarticulated. Reflectivewritten in the first person.
Clear statement
of author’s beliefs on
teachers’ facilitation of
learning (teaching).
Experiences that
inform/guide these beliefs
are somewhat described.
Adequate statement of
author’s beliefs on teachers’
facilitation of learning
(teaching). Experiences that
guide these beliefs not
described or vague.
Author did not include
beliefs related to teacher’s
role in facilitating learning
(teaching).
Clear statement of
author’s beliefs on how
learning occurs. Student’s
roles or responsibilities in
the learning process are
somewhat articulated.
Fair statement of author’s
beliefs of how learning occurs.
Student’s roles may be
vaguely suggested but not
described.
Author’s beliefs of how
learning occurs is not stated.
Student’s roles may be vague
or not articulated.
Statement of beliefs about
teaching and learning are
clearly linked to practice.
The example(s) provided
generally exemplify
beliefs.
Statement coherent,
succinct and articulated.
Reflective- written in the
first person.
Outlines beliefs, but influence
on practice is vague or
somewhat disconnected to
stated beliefs.
Statements of experiences
and practice that do not
connect beliefs or no
examples of practice
provided
Statement somewhat coherent
and fairly organized.
Reflective- written in the first
person.
Well-articulated statement
of the author’s changes in
attitudes to, or beliefs of,
teaching and learning
over time
Statement of the author’s
changes in attitudes to, or
beliefs of, teaching and
learning over time is
somewhat articulated.
Statement of the author’s
changes in attitudes to, or
beliefs of, teaching and
learning over time is vague
Statement is either
incoherent, poorly
worded/organized and/or
impersonal, or written in the
third person.
Statement of the author’s
changes in attitudes to, or
beliefs of, teaching and
learning over time is not
articulated.
SCORE
/15
TOTAL
Created by the Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL), 2020