Grading Rubric

Programming Assignment Rubric¶

A grade of U (“Unassessable”) is assigned in the case that the submitted work cannot be properly assessed.

	E(xcellent) Evidence of meeting or exceeding all learning objectives is present. Work has only trivial or inconsequential flaws, if any. Little to no room left to improve understanding.	S(atisfactory) Evidence of meeting most or all learning objectives is present. Work includes minor errors or inconsistencies, but no significant shortcomings. Understanding could potentially be improved, but demonstrated mastery is acceptable.	N(ot yet) Evidence of meeting some learning objectives is present, but there are significant gaps and/or evidence of not yet meeting other learning objectives. Demonstrated understanding needs further development to meet expectations.
Behavior	Correctly implements all required functionality Exhibits correct behavior in all cases	Attempts to implement all required functionality Exhibits correct behavior in all common cases	Attempts to implement most required functionality Exhibits correct behavior in most common cases
Concepts	Most appropriate variant of language features used in all circumstances Most appropriate type and/or data structure used for all data (e.g. variables, parameters, fields) All data created and used in the most local scope possible All code is appropriately factored to eliminate unnecessary redundancy and/or computation No extraneous or unnecessary code or constructs (e.g. methods, parameters, conditional cases) All assignment-specific implementation requirements met	Reasonable variant of language features used in all circumstances Reasonable type and/or data structure used for all data (e.g. variables, parameters, fields) All data created and used in local scope No obviously unnecessary redundancy or computation No obviously extraneous or unnecessary code or constructs (e.g. methods, parameters, conditional cases) All key assignment-specific implementation requirements met	Some reasonable language features used Some reasonable types and/or data structures used All data created and used in local scope Some unnecessary redundancy or computation eliminated Some extraneous or unnecessary code or constructs eliminated Most key assignment-specific implementation requirements met
Quality	Header comments are present on all classes and methods All header comments are concise and meaningful, and include all relevant information and no inappropriate information All identifiers are descriptive and meaningful, and follow naming conventions Names, comments, and line lengths make code more readable and maintainable All code is indented and spaced consistently and cleanly Code follows all guidelines from code quality guide Personal style choices are reasonable and consistent	Header comments present on most classes and methods All present header comments are concise and meaningful, and include all relevant information Most identifiers are meaningful and follow naming conventions Names, comments, and line lengths do not significantly reduce readability or maintainability Indentation and spacing do not significantly reduce readability or maintainability Code follows all major guidelines from code quality guide Personal style choices are reasonable	Header comments present on some classes and/or methods Some header comments are concise and meaningful, and include most relevant information Some identifiers are meaningful and/or follow naming conventions Some attempt made at appropriate naming, line lengths, Indentation and spacing Some code follows guidelines from code quality guide
Testing/Reflection	Tests cases/plan provided for all meaningful behavior All coded tests run without errors and provide meaningful and accurate results Tests and/or plan are well-written and easy to comprehend Appropriate comments and documentation provided for all coded tests All reflection questions answered and demonstrate meaningful effort	Test cases/plan are provided for all common and important behavior, and all required cases All coded tests run without errors and produce accurate results Tests and/or plan conform to stated requirements Appropriate comments and documentation provided for most coded tests All reflection questions answered	Tests cases/plan provided for some required cases Some coded tests run without errors Some tests and/or plan conform to some stated requirements Comments and/or documentation provided for some coded tests Some reflection questions answered

Creative Project Rubric¶

Mark	Requirements
E(xcellent)	All basic requirements met. All code quality guidelines and expectations are met. Extension meets requirements and demonstrates meaningful effort.
S(atisfactory)	All basic requirements met. Most code quality guidelines and expectations are met. Extension missing, does not meet requirements, or does not demonstrate meaningful effort.
N(ot yet)	Some basic requirements not met.