# Score work against a rubric: checklist

Score a piece of work against a written rubric, one criterion at a time, quote the evidence for each mark, and say what would reach the top level, using only the rubric you give.

## Before you start

- [ ] Have ready: The rubric
  Paste the rubric as written, with what each level looks like for each criterion. The marks used here are met, partly met and not met.
- [ ] Have ready: The work to mark
  Paste the full text of the work as it stands. Remove names you do not want an AI tool to see first.

## Step 1: List each criterion and what met looks like

- [ ] Split the rubric into separate criteria, quoted word for word, with the rubric's own words for the top level.
- [ ] You have: A numbered table of the criteria, each with the rubric's own words for met.
- [ ] Check: Every quote in the Met looks like (quote) column appears word for word in the rubric.
  A plain rule you can check by eye. If not: Run the step once more, and add what was wrong to the end of the prompt. If it still does not pass, fix it by hand and make a note of it.

## Step 2: Find the passage for each criterion

- [ ] For each criterion, quote the words in the work that bear on it, or say that none do.
- [ ] You have: A table that puts a quoted passage from the work beside each criterion, or None found.
- [ ] Check: Every quote in the Passage in the work (quote) column appears word for word in the work to mark.
  A plain rule you can check by eye. If not: Run the step once more, and add what was wrong to the end of the prompt. If it still does not pass, fix it by hand and make a note of it.

## Step 3: Mark each criterion

- [ ] Compare each passage with the rubric's wording and give one of three marks, with the reason in one sentence.
- [ ] You have: A table that gives each criterion one of three marks and the reason.
- [ ] Check: Every row of the table has one of "met", "partly met" or "not met" in the Mark column.
  A plain rule you can check by eye. If not: Run the step once more, and add what was wrong to the end of the prompt. If it still does not pass, fix it by hand and make a note of it.

## Step 4: Write the marking report

- [ ] Turn the marks into a count, a list of what to improve with wording taken from the rubric, and a list of what is met.
- [ ] You have: A report with a count line, a table of what to improve and a list of the criteria that are met.
- [ ] Check: Every row of the table has something written in "Criterion (quote)", "Mark", "Evidence" and "To reach met" (a blank or a dash does not count).
  A plain rule you can check by eye. If not: Run the step once more, and add what was wrong to the end of the prompt. If it still does not pass, fix it by hand and make a note of it.

## Final checks

- [ ] Check: Every quote in the Criterion (quote) column appears word for word in the rubric.
  A plain rule you can check by eye. If not: Run the step once more, and add what was wrong to the end of the prompt. If it still does not pass, fix it by hand and make a note of it.
- [ ] Check: Count the marks in the table below. Do the numbers on the Result line of the report match those counts, and does the number of rows under "To improve" equal the number of criteria not marked met? Answer FAIL and say which count is wrong.
  Checked by a second AI prompt. If not: Run the step once more, and add what was wrong to the end of the prompt. If it still does not pass, fix it by hand and make a note of it.
- [ ] Check: Compare each row of the report with the rubric and the work below. Does each mark match the rubric's wording for that level given the evidence, and does each "To reach met" use only the rubric's wording and facts that are already in the work? Answer FAIL and quote any row that gives credit the rubric does not allow, or suggests content that the rubric and the work do not contain.
  Checked by a second AI prompt. If not: Run the step once more, and add what was wrong to the end of the prompt. If it still does not pass, fix it by hand and make a note of it.
- [ ] Check: Read the evidence beside each mark. For any criterion that asks you to judge, such as whether something suits the audience, decide whether you agree. The marks are a first read for you to confirm, not a final grade.
  Checked by you. If not: Carry on, but write down the problem so whoever uses the result knows about it.

## You end up with

- [ ] A count of the criteria marked, with how many were met, partly met and not met.
- [ ] A list of the criteria to improve, with the evidence from the work and what would reach met.
- [ ] A list of the criteria that are met.

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From Logic Lab (logiclabhq.com). Free to use and adapt, with credit.