Example of Concept Map rubric:

Concept Map Not meeting Meeting Exceeding

Rubric Expectations Expectations Expectation
(0-4 points) (5-7 Points) (8-10 Points)

Concepts v Insufficient concepts v Acceptable number of v Most concept

related to topic concepts related to topic
Knowledge Clearly relate to topic

v Little to no v Arrangement of
understanding of concepts shows some v Arrangement of
relationship understanding of concepts shows complete
relationship relationship to concepts

v Relationships between
concepts are weak v Relationships make v Relationships make
some sense sense

Communication v Only a few concepts v Some concepts v Most or all concepts

connected to the connected to hierarchical are connected in a
hierarchical structure structure hierarchical structure

Critical Thinking v Few relationships v Some relationships v Most relationships

indicated by connecting indicated by connecting indicated by connecting
lines lines lines
v Some lines labeled with
linking words
v Only few lines are v All lines labeled with
labeled with linking words v Some errors in linking linking words
words

v Many errors in linking v Most linking words are

words accurate

Complete v No cross links v Few cross links used v Cross links show
complex relationships
between two or more
segments

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