rubric
- noun
- /ˈruːbrɪk/
- Literature
:
rubrica
- The teacher provided a detailed rubric to help students understand how their essays would be graded.
Examples
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The final step is to have some sort of posttest or "artifact"—assessmentspeak for a student-produced product like a paper rather than, say, a potsherd—which can be examined (invariably with a rubric) to determine if the course or program outcomes have been met.
Academic text (2016) -
I was speechless after reading the rubric.
Blog text (19) -
Saller notes that these same words make up part of the Christian rubrics in a fourth-century Greek liturgical text of Jerusalem.
Academic text (1992) -
In manuscript rubrics, the book itself is called "el Libro de Sapiencia," but the masculine personification saber and the feminine sapiencia continue to share the stage.
Academic text (2004) -
The rubric of apostrophe invites us to explain a double and contradictory response to "you": the reader's perception of the force of the animation that results from the mere use of address and the reader's own sense of being called into relationship with the "I" who addresses the "you" by the pronoun that Benveniste says can be taken up by any listener.
Academic text (1994) -
In academic writing, a rubric serves as a guideline to clarify the expectations for each assignment.
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Before starting the project, the instructor reviewed the rubric, explaining the criteria for evaluation clearly.
Synonyms
653
1.3
A short, clear explanation of what a word or phrase means
58
3.8
Notes written to explain and discuss a book or text
20
7.0
An explanation for a difficult word or phrase
3
1.4
A short explanation of what a word or phrase means in a dictionary
2
8.1
A clear, detailed explanation that helps you understand a text or idea
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2.6
An item in a dictionary that shows a word's meaning, how to say it, and how to use it
A word or phrase that explains the meaning of another word
A detailed explanation of an idea or topic, often written
Antonyms
How Detailed
- Formal
58
3.8
∞
1.0
- Literature
- Specialized
1
5.8
951
1.6
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word rubric originally named short notes written in red in the margins to explain hard words or parts of a text. So rubric can mean a brief explanation or definition that helps you understand a text.