Which term refers to a tool that provides explicit criteria for scoring a student's response?

• A. VAKT
• B. Self-assessment
• C. Rubric
• D. Sight word recognition

Answer: (C)

A rubric is a tool that spells out exactly what counts in a student’s work and describes what different levels of performance look like for each criterion. It provides explicit criteria for scoring, so the person evaluating can apply the same standards every time and students know in advance what’s expected. An analytic rubric breaks performance into several specific areas (like clarity, evidence, and organization) with descriptors for each level, while a holistic rubric gives an overall judgment of quality. This clarity helps guide student effort and improves consistency and fairness in scoring.

Self-assessment involves students judging their own work, which is valuable for reflection but doesn’t by itself provide the fixed scoring criteria used by an evaluator. The VAKT (learning styles) framework focuses on how students prefer to receive information, not on scoring criteria. Sight word recognition is a reading skill, not a method for evaluating written responses.