Educational Philosophy Statement Rubric

Criterion Undocumented 0 Minimal 1 Basic Proficient 3 Advanced 4 Comments

Unacceptable Unacceptable 2 Acceptable Acceptable
Acceptable

Idea The statement Statement Statement Using generally Using sound (4)Wonderful! Great
Development does not address expresses the logically develops sound assumptions and
the author’s author’s views the author’s views assumptions and arguments, the job transitioning from
views about the about the purposes about the purposes arguments, based statement logically your personal
purposes of of education, of education, in practical develops the author’s experience to your
education, guiding guiding guiding experience, the views about the
Philosophy. Your
educational educational educational statement purposes of education,
principles, principles, principles, logically develops guiding educational essay had great flow
understanding of understanding of understanding of the author’s views principles, and was easy to
learning, and/or learning, and/or learning, and/or about the purposes understanding of understand.
the most the most the most of education, learning, and/or the
appropriate appropriate appropriate guiding most appropriate
strategies for strategies for strategies for educational strategies for teaching.
teaching. The teaching, but is teaching. principles, Statement includes
statement is ambiguous or not However, the understanding of sound ethical or
incoherent or connected. statement is not learning, and/or psychological
extremely brief or always consistent the most arguments and not just
contains major and/or convincing. appropriate practical ones.
logical strategies for
inconsistencies. teaching.

Illustrative No illustrative Supporting Examples in Supporting Specific examples (4) Excellent job on
Examples examples are examples are support of points examples from from the writer’s
included. inadequate or of are relevant but the writer’s personal experience, your personal
unclear general or not experience are academic work, or experience! Your
relevance. based in specific and field experience descriptions were very
experience. pertinent. illustrate points in a
clear and indeed
vivid or memorable
way. memorable. You did a
wonderful job with
describing your past
creating an excellent
illustration of how you
found your passion to
teach.
Quality The statement is The statement, The statement is The statement is In addition to being (3.5) The whole draft
of very difficult to though understandable clear, well clear, well organized,
read because of comprehensibl e, plus two of the organized, free free from errors of has an excellent flow
Writing
its style, usage, has obvious following: from errors of mechanics and usage, and little to no
mechanics, or problems in two mechanics and and written in an grammatical errors.
organization. of the following usage, and written appropriate academic
1) organized, The only thing I feel
areas: style, in an appropriate style, the statement 1)
usage and academic style. has a single, unifying that may need
mechanics, or 2) free from theme and 2) is addressing is the use of
organization. errors of strongly suggestive of “I” in most sentences.
mechanics and the writer’s voice.
Try to reword some of
usage,
3) in an
your sentences without
appropriate “I” to help the work
academic style. sound more confident
and avoid repeation.
 Additional Comments: Wonderful Job! I enjoyed reading your draft!

Total: 11.5

Reviewee:___Angel__Perez______Date:______________

Evaluator: Madison Moore Date: 6/22/19