English Language Institute

University of Pittsburgh

LISTENING 4 RUBRIC

10/31/07

GRADE / EVALUATION
Student demonstrates ability to identify types and functions of texts and evaluate elements within texts. / MEANING
Student demonstrates understanding of the text. / VOCABULARY
Student demonstrates understanding of vocabulary. / NOTE-TAKING
Student demonstrates ability to take notes in an organized manner.
A / Student almost always identifies register and context. / Student almost always
  • recognizes and extracts accurate information to answer main idea and supporting detail questions.
  • answers factual and opinion questions.
  • answers inference questions.
  • uses level-appropriate morphosyntactic and/or phonological information to interpret meaning.
/ Student almost always
  • chooses a word to complete a sentence.
  • uses context to identify meaning.
  • interprets reduced forms, formulaic expressions.
  • recognizes word forms and discourse cues in context.
/ Student almost always constructs an appropriate outline and uses note-taking skills such as abbreviations and key words.
B / Student usually identifies register and context. / Student usually
  • recognizes and extracts accurate information to answer main idea and supporting detail questions.
  • answers factual and opinion questions.
  • answers inference questions.
  • uses level-appropriate morphosyntactic and/or phonological information to interpret meaning.
/ Student usually
  • chooses a word to complete a sentence correctly. Student usually
  • uses context to identify meaning.
  • interprets reduced forms, formulaic expressions.
  • recognizes word forms and discourse cues in context.
/ Student usually
  • constructs an appropriate outline and uses note-taking skills such as abbreviations and key words.

C / Student sometimes identifies register and context. / Student sometimes
  • recognizes and extracts accurate information to answer main idea and supporting detail questions.
  • answers factual and opinion questions.
  • answers inference questions.
  • uses level-appropriate morphosyntactic and/or phonological information to interpret meaning.
/ Student sometimes
  • chooses a word to complete a sentence correctly.
  • uses context to identify meaning.
  • interprets reduced forms, formulaic expressions.
  • recognizes word forms and discourse cues in context.
/ Student sometimes
  • constructs an appropriate outline and uses note-taking skills such as abbreviations and key words.

D / Student rarely identifies register and context. / Student rarely
  • recognizes and extracts accurate information to answer main idea and supporting detail questions.
  • answers factual and opinion questions correctly.
  • answers inference questions.
  • uses level-appropriate morphosyntactic and/or phonological information to interpret meaning.
/ Student rarely
  • chooses a word to complete a sentence correctly.
  • uses context to identify meaning.
  • interprets reduced forms, formulaic expressions.
  • recognizes word forms and discourse cues in context.
/ Student rarely constructs an appropriate outline and uses note-taking skills such as abbreviations and key words.
F / Student almost never identifies register and context. / Student almost never
  • recognizes and extracts accurate information to answer main idea and supporting detail questions.
  • answers factual and opinion questions.
  • answers inference questions.
  • uses level-appropriate morphosyntactic and/or phonological information to interpret meaning.
/
  • Student almost never chooses a word to complete a sentence correctly.
  • uses context to identify meaning.
  • interprets reduced forms, formulaic expressions.
  • recognizes word forms and discourse cues in context.
/ Student almost never constructs an appropriate outline and uses note-taking skills such as abbreviations and key words.

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