Typically, rubrics are set up in a table format and can be looked at through five different components. However, rubrics do not have to be tables - they're often the easiest way to capture the key purpose of a quality rubrics: to enable a learner to self-assess the degree of quality of their work. To that end, a document that lists only one level may be using "rubric" as a misnomer. This does not mean the tool is not useful or powerful - rather the learner has to infer their degree of quality in relation to the information provided in that one column.  

A quality rubric (example of a quality rubric) is a way for a learner to self-assess the quality of their work without waiting for an adult's feedback, using indicators of quality that make sense. 

Explore other attributes of a quality rubric through the components below