Math Journal Entry Rubric
Explanation
Demonstrated
Knowledge
4
3
2
1
In-depth
Clear, precise, and
accurate
Somewhat clear,
precise, and / or
accurate
Misses key points,
unclear, and imprecise.
Response shows
Response shows
Response shows
complete understanding adequate understanding limited understanding of
of the problem, ideas, of the problem, ideas, the problem, ideas, and
and processes
and processes
processes
Response shows
little or no
understanding of the
problem, ideas, and
processes
No major math errors
or serious flaws in
reasoning
May be some serious
math errors or flaws in
reasoning
Major math errors or
serious flaws in
reasoning
and
and
At least 2 paragraphs
or some parts of
prompt answered
Less than 2 paragraphs
or few parts of prompt
answered
No math errors
and
Mechanics
and
At least 3 paragraphs
2 – 3 paragraphs
or all parts of prompt
or
most
parts of prompt
answered
answered
Use of Visuals/
Examples
Clear, appropriate,
detailed, and complete
Clear, somewhat
appropriate, and
incomplete
Unclear or inappropriate
Inappropriate and
unrelated
Use of
Mathematical
Terms & Symbols
Always appropriate
Usually appropriate
Sometimes appropriate
Rarely appropriate
Total out of 20:
Some questions to guide your writing:
I
a. This week in math I learned ________________

What I know about ___________ so far is _____________ .

What I'm still not sure about __________ is _____________________.
b. I want to learn more about__________________________.
c. My favorite part of math this week was _______________________.
d. The hardest part of math this week was __________________________.
e. I need more help understanding __________________________.
II
What is the most significant thing I learned this week?
III
What are the steps needed to solve this type of problem?
IV
How is this problem similar to others I already know how to solve?
V
What makes this problem different from other ones?
VI
What vocabulary words can I use to help me explain this procedure?
Points