Art Assessment Rubric

Rubric for Grading Art

Do your artwork grades magically appear on your report card? No. Do you receive a 100% just because you did it? No. Your artwork is thoughtfully assessed against this rubric.  It’s pretty objective assessment tool and you can use it to self-assess as you create Art!

100 – 93 = A Excellent Outstanding Exemplary

92 – 87 = B Above Average Very Good Acceptable

85 – 78 =C Average Good Not Yet Acceptable

77 - 70= D Below Average Needs Improvement

69 – 0 = F Unsatisfactory Poor

Elements and Principles of Design: Line, Texture, Color, Shape, Form, Value, Space

Principles of Design: Repetition, Balance, Emphasis, Contrast, Unity

A: Planned carefully, made several sketches, and showed an awareness of the elements and principles of design; chose color scheme carefully, used space effectively.

B: The artwork shows that the student applied the principles of design while using one or more of the principles.

C: The student did the assignment adequately, yet it shows lack of planning and little evidence that an overall composition was planned.

D: The assignment was completed and turned in, but showed little evidence of any understanding of the elements and principles of art; no evidence of planning.

F:  The student did the minimum or the artwork was never completed.

Creativity/Originality

A: The student explored several choices before selecting one; generated many ideas; tried unusual combinations or changes on several ideas; made connections to previous knowledge; demonstrated outstanding problem-solving skills.

B: The student tried a few ideas before selecting one; or based his or her work on someone else’s idea; made decisions after referring to one source; solved the problem in a logical way.

C: The student tried one idea, and carried it out adequately, but it lacked originality; substituted “symbols” for personal observation; might gave copied a work.

D: The student fulfilled the assignment, but gave no evidence of trying anything unusual.

F: The student showed no evidence of original thought.

Effort/Perseverance

A: The project was continued until it was as complete as the student could make it; gave effort far beyond that required; took pride in going well beyond the requirement.

B: The student worked hard and completed the project, but with a little more effort it might have been outstanding.

C: The student finished the project, but it could have been improved with more effort; adequate interpretation of the assignment, but lacking finishes; chose an easy project and did it indifferently.

D: The project was completed with minimum effort.

F: The student did not finish the work adequately.

Craftsmanship/Skill/Consistency

A: The artwork was beautifully and patiently done; it was as good as hard work could make it.

B: With a little more effort, the work could have been outstanding; lacks the finishing touches.

C: The student showed average craftsmanship; adequate, but not as good as it could have been, a bit careless.

D: The student showed below-average craftsmanship, lack of pride in finished artwork.

F: The student showed poor craftsmanship; evidence of laziness or total lack of understanding.