English Language Institute
University of Pittsburgh
LISTENING 3 RUBRIC
10/31/07
GRADE / EVALUATIONStudent 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.
A / Student almost always identifies register and context. / Student almost always
§ identifies and/or discriminates between main ideas and supporting details.
§ 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 in context.
B / Student usually identifies register and context. / Student usually
§ identifies and/or discriminates between main ideas and supporting details.
§ answers factual and opinion questions correctly.
§ answers inference questions.
§ uses level-appropriate morphosyntactic and/or phonological information to interpret meaning. / Student usually
§ chooses a word to complete a sentence correctly.
§ uses context to identify meaning.
§ interprets reduced forms, formulaic expressions.
§ recognizes word forms in context.
C / Student sometimes identifies register and context. / Student sometimes
§ identifies and/or discriminates between main ideas and supporting details.
§ answers factual and opinion questions correctly.
§ 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 in context.
D / Student rarely identifies register and context. / Student rarely
§ identifies and/or discriminates between main ideas and supporting details.
§ 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 in context.
F / Student almost never identifies register and context. / Student almost never
§ identifies and/or discriminates between main ideas and supporting details.
§ answers factual and opinion questions correctly.
§ 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 in context.
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