TESOL Certificate Programs

Rubric for Written Assignments V4

Student Name: Date: 3/20/17 Instructor Name: Erin Butler Class: TESOL Portfolio Assignment: Philosophy of Teaching

Item No relevant evidence Unsatisfactory Needs Improvement Meets Expectations Exceeds Expectations
(0 59%) (60% - 69 %) (70% - 79%) (80 89%) (90% - 100%)
Content & The assignment was not Ideas are not well developed Ideas are somewhat developed, and Ideas are developed, and Ideas are fully developed, and
Ideas submitted, or the or may fail to demonstrate demonstrate some understanding of demonstrate an accurate demonstrate a significant and
submitted assignment an understanding of the task. the task. Main point(s) and understanding of the task. Main accurate understanding of the
___65_/70 was not relevant to the Main ideas, or examples/details may be included but point(s) and supporting task. Main point(s) and
task at hand. examples/details, may be not well integrated. examples/details are clear and examples/ details are identifiable,
obscure or missing. easily identifiable. clear, and engaging for the
reader.

Evidence & The assignment was not When required, outside When required, outside evidence When required, relevant outside When required, compelling
APA Format submitted, or the evidence may be missing or may be minimal or may not fully evidence is included. It supports outside evidence is included; it is
submitted assignment may fail to support claims. support claims. Paper may not follow claims. Paper follows APA format seamlessly integrated into the
lacked evidence from Paper may not meet basic APA format entirely or may have with few errors in citation/style. paper to support claims. Paper
__9__/ 10 outside sources and requirements for APA errors in citation/style. follows APA format with no
APA formatting. format. errors in citation or style.

Organization The assignment was not The organization is not
& Standards submitted, or the effective for the task, or
submitted assignment there is a lack of
organized in an organization. Errors with
__9__/ 10 appropriate or effective transitions and connectors
way given the task at interfere with
hand. comprehensibility. Paper
may not meet basic
requirements for title, word
count, spacing, etc.
Usage & The assignment was not Linguistic features of the
Mechanics submitted, or the writing (syntax, usage, word
submitted assignment form, tone/register, spelling,
was not relevant to the capitalization, punctuation,
__8.5__/ 10 task at hand. etc.) are not effective.
Errors are very distracting
and/or interfere greatly with
the comprehensibility of the
message. The writing is not
professional or academic.
The organization is somewhat
effective for the task, although it may
be loose or unclear. There may be
some errors with transitions and
connectors. Paper may not meet all
requirements for title, word count,
spacing, etc.
Linguistic features of the writing
(syntax, usage, word form,
tone/register, spelling, capitalization,
punctuation, etc.) are somewhat
effective. The errors may be
distracting and/or interfere with the
comprehensibility of the message.
The writing may not be professional
or academic.
The organization is effective for the
task. The organization is clear and
logical. Transitions and connectors
are used appropriately. Paper meets
most requirements for title, word
count, spacing, etc.
Linguistic features of the writing
(syntax, usage, word form,
tone/register, spelling,
capitalization, punctuation, etc.)
are effective. There may be a few
errors, but they do not interfere
with the comprehensibility of the
message. The writing is generally
professional/academic.
The organization is highly
effective for the task.
Organization skillfully and
logically builds support for the
thesis. Transitions and
connectors are used
appropriately and seamlessly
Paper meets requirements for
title, word count, spacing, etc.
Linguistic features of the writing
(syntax, usage, word form,
tone/register, spelling,
capitalization, punctuation, etc.) are
highly effective. There are no
apparent errors. The writing is very
professional and academic.

Score: _____91.5_____/100 Letter Grade: _______A-________

TESOL Certificate Programs
Rubric for Written Assignments V4

Comments:

Dear Ms. Ying Liu,

Congratulations on the successful completion of your philosophy of teaching statement.

Overall all you have done very well in describing your attitude towards learning and approaches toward teaching and facilitating an effective
classroom environment.

Your thesis is clear, and you have edited the subtopics to support your driving idea of student-centeredness. Since a student-centered classroom is
your driving point, you could have left it out of the sub points and made it an overarching theme? Still, the areas of focus you chose do a very good
job of covering some teaching and significant learning concepts.

In places it would be good to provide a bit more explanation or exemplification. For example in the subsection on Set-up goals and achieve
measurable outcomes the connection between Vygotskys ZPD and students being intelligible or having the same intelligence in relations to
tests needs more explanation. This part seems a little misplaced since ZPD is refering to learning through interaction, and not necessarily formal
testing.

You do provide examples related to students you have had in the past. Mostly these examples connect to an affective factor. I think it would have
been good to provide one or two more examples specific to teaching. What kind of activities would you design? What might a goal or objective look
like?

Nice job integrating evidence to support ideas. You have a variety of sources, and they are well quoted or paraphrased and placed within the paper to
support the concepts. (APA style- remember in-text citations include the author and year, but not the full url. )

Very best wishes on your future teaching!

Erin Butler, MATESOL