SYNCHRONOUS ONLINE SESSION RUBRIC

Rubrics to mark students’ performance in each synch session

Performance level →
Needs help Needs some help In progress Good Very good
Criteria ↓
Task achievement, oral participation,
preparation for the class, comprehension and 1 2 3 4 5
ability to follow oral instructions
Interactive oral communication with the use of
camera and microphone 1 2 3 4 5
Accuracy of oral responses: use of vocabulary
1 2 3 4 5
and grammar studied in the lesson
Pronunciation and fluency 1 2 3 4 5

Description of levels
Needs help level: A student gets 1 as a final session score. He/She shows tech savvy to interact with the
class but lack of knowledge and practice does not allow him/her to perform orally in the level.
Needs some help level: A student gets 2 as a final session score. This is not a passing grade. He/She
shows tech savvy to interact with the class but has little knowledge and practice that do not allow
him/her
to perform orally well in the level.
In progress level: A student gets 3 as a final session score. The student shows tech savvy to interact with
the class but it’s clear that he/she has not completed all previous work and often struggles to perform
orally at the level.
Good level: A student gets 4 as a final session score. The student shows tech savvy to interact orally with
the class and it’s clear that he/she has completed previous work. However, he/she needs reinforcement
and additional practice in the topics discussed.
Very good level: A student gets 5 as a final session score. The student shows tech savvy to interact with
the class and it’s clear that he/she has completed previous work. He/She can perform oral tasks easily
and shows an excellent command of vocabulary and grammar structures.

* Tech savvy must be a prerequisite to take part in synchronous sessions. Teacher may be flexible during the
first sessions as students get used to the platform.
 RUBRICS TO MARK STUDENTS’ PERFORMANCE IN EACH SYNCH SESSION
Performance level →
Needs help Needs some help In progress Good Very good
Criteria ↓
1 2 3 4 5
Does not understand Has difficulty understanding Understands Understands Understands and
instructions for tasks nor instructions for tasks, instructions for tasks instructions for tasks performs instructions
performs them requires frequent repetition with some with little rephrasing for tasks successfully.
successfully. and rephrasing and performs rephrasing and and performs most of Well-prepared for the
Task achievement, oral
Lack of preparation for the some instructions performs some them. session
participation, preparation
session successfully. instructions well. Quite well-prepared for Gives extended oral
for the class,
Gives simple oral phrases Shows little preparation for Only partially the session answers
comprehension and ability
and/or single-word the session prepared for the Gives extended oral
to follow instructions
answers Gives single-sentence oral session answers most of the
answers. Gives quite times.
extended oral
answers
sometimes.
Starts and keeps the Starts and keeps the Starts and keeps Starts and keeps the Starts and keeps the
conversation when conversation rarely. Interacts the conversation conversation going conversation going
prompted by instructor and with difficulty going sometimes. easily. Interacts easily. successfully. Interacts
classmates. Interacts with Maintains simple exchanges. Interacts with Connects his/her fluently and skilfully,
lots of difficulty. Needs prompting and some hesitation. contributions to the contributing to the
Has considerable difficulty support when interacting. Keeps the conversation. conversation.
maintaining simple Little use of camera and/or conversation going Develops the Develops the
exchanges. when instructor requests. with very little conversation conversation effectively
Interactive oral Needs additional prompting and adequately Uses Uses camera
prompting and support Lots of background noise support camera at most times spontaneously at all
communication with the
when interacting. while speaking and Uses camera and/or when instructor times.
use of camera and
No use of webcam interacting in class affects sometimes requests.
microphone
communication constantly. and/or when No background noise
Too much Background instructor Some background noise while speaking and
noise while speaking and requests. while speaking and interacting in class.
interacting in class affects interacting in class.
communication seriously. Background noise
while speaking and
interacting in class
affects
communication.
1 2 3 4 5
Fails to use the language Poor use of language Uses few language Shows a fine use of most Shows a good use of
structures studied in the structures studied in the structures studied in language structures language structures
Accuracy of oral lesson when performing lesson when performing the lesson when studied in the lesson studied in the lesson
responses: Use of orally. orally. performing orally. when performing orally. when performing orally.
vocabulary and grammar Lacks vocabulary Limited vocabulary for the Fair use of Uses a range of Uses a range of
studied in the lesson appropriate for the task. tasks. vocabulary for the vocabulary appropriate vocabulary appropriate
A lot of Spanish Presence of false friends, tasks. for most of the tasks. for the task.
interference quite a lot of Spanish
interference
1 2 3 4 5
Poor pronunciation Often poor Fair pronunciation Mostly intelligible Intelligible
Words are not stressed pronunciation Words Fair use of pronunciation. pronunciation
correctly. are rarely stressed rising/falling Intonation Intonation
No use of rising/falling correctly. intonation (rising/falling) is (rising/falling) is
intonation when needed. Little use of rising/falling Speech is slow and generally appropriate.
Pronunciation and fluency
Speech is slow except for intonation when needed. with constant adequate. Fluent Fluent and clearly
short or memorized Speech is slow except for hesitation and smooth articulated speech. Few
expressions. short or memorized speech with some or no hesitations.
expressions. hesitation
Quite a lot of Spanish
interference.

Adapted from

UPC English Program Synchronous session rubric (2016)

Cambridge Speaking scales

 Penalty for late comers

Punctuality for regular course sessions Punctuality for intensive course sessions

Time Penalty Time Penalty

5 minutes late Tolerance 10 minutes late Tolerance
6 to 10 minutes late - 1 point 11 to 15 minutes late - 1 points
11 to 15 minutes late - 2 points 16 to 20 minutes late - 2 points
16 or more minutes late Absent (0) 21 or more minutes late Absent (0)

Importante:

1. La inasistencia a una sesión sincrónica por cualquier motivo o la asistencia sin participación ni producción
oral, por no contar con micrófono u otra razón, significa una calificación de cero puntos en el criterio de
participación (PA) para dicha sesión, sin lugar a reclamo. Fuente: REGLAMENTO DEL CENTRO DE IDIOMAS
DE LA UPC: PROGRAMA DE INGLÉS UPN.

2. Leer sección 3 “Clases sincrónicas y Actividades asincrónicas” en el REGLAMENTO DEL CENTRO DE

IDIOMAS DE LA UPC: PROGRAMA DE INGLÉS UPN.