Rubric for Scoring Student Responses
Level
Reasoning
Writing
Mathematical
Representation
Mathematical Connection
0
No Strategy is evident.
No mathematical
representation included.
No mathematical
connection is present.
1
Strategy used would not work to
solve the problem.
No demonstration of command of
the conventions of standard English
capitalization, punctuation, and
spelling when writing.
Contains serious errors in grammar,
punctuation, capitalization, and
spelling.
Makes an observation
about the solution but it is
not mathematically
relevant.
2
Strategy could be used to partially
solve the problem. Using some
previous mathematical knowledge
is present.
Strategy could be used to solve the
problem. Using previous
mathematical knowledge is present
and applied to the problem.
Contains several errors in grammar,
punctuation, capitalization, and
spelling.
Little mathematical
representation. Or
mathematical representation
is not appropriate for solving
the problem.
Somewhat suitable
mathematical representation.
Labels and data are present.
Contains some errors in grammar,
punctuation, capitalization, and
spelling.
Appropriate mathematical
representation is present.
Labels and data are present
and accurate.
Student makes appropriate
mathematical connections.
Strategy is used to extend and
reasoning and shows additional
understanding of the mathematical
concepts of the problem.
Adjustments and an analysis is
included.
Contains few, if any errors in
grammar, punctuation,
capitalization, and spelling.
Appropriate mathematical
representation is present.
Mathematical representation.
The mathematical
representation is used to
verify, clarify or extend the
strategy.
Labels and data are present
and accurate.
Appropriate mathematical
connections are made.
Student uses them to verify
or extend the solution.
3
4
Partially correct
mathematical connection is
present.