Listening Scoring Rubric

Listening skills
	Area of concern 1 pts	Needs work 2 pts	Good 3 pts	Very good 4 pts
Ability to focus.	Area of concern The student was not able to concentrate on the listening task and was easily distracted and inattentive.	Needs work The student found it difficult to concentrate on the listening task, but was able to attend occasionally.	Good The student was mostly attentive and usually able to listen with good concentration.	Very good The student was able to concentrate fully and listen very attentively throughout the assessment.
General understanding.	Area of concern Student did not understand enough vocabulary or information to answer the questions.	Needs work While the student did not understand a lot of the vocabulary and information, he/she was able to complete some of the questions.	Good The student showed a good general understanding of the vocabulary and information, with most questions completed.	Very good The student showed a very good general understanding of all vocabulary and information, completing all the questions.
Listening for details.	Area of concern Student was unable to grasp specific details when listening, and did not include them in the answers.	Needs work Although the student showed a limited ability to listen for details, specific information was occasionally included.	Good The student was able to include most specific information and details in his/her answers.	Very good The student included all the specific information and details in his/her answers.
Accuracy of answers.	Area of concern The student's answers were mostly left out or unrelated to the information given.	Needs work The student included a small amount of information, however, a lot was left out or was not accurate.	Good Answers were mostly accurate and related to the information given, with a only a few errors.	Very good The content was always accurate and related to the information given.