Math Journal Rubric Assess Middle School Math Word Problems & Journals

Math Journal Rubric: A Guide to Assess Middle School Mathematical Practice Standards and Math Written Responses

This is a useful tool for middle school math teachers; it is specifically designed for grades 5 through 9. With a focus on word problems in math subjects, this rubric can add a new way of assessing your students' math skills at the middle/intermediate levels.

The rubric includes 4 evaluation categories:

• Process: This assesses the strategy implemented by a student to find solutions.

• Vocabulary: This measures how effectively students use relevant math terms during explanations.

• Completeness: Students are evaluated based on how accurately they detail each step leading towards solution.

• Creative Representation: Students are encouraged to include corresponding diagrams or images along with their solutions to demonstrate their understanding.

Each evaluation category has four levels of achievement: not yet meeting, minimally meeting, fully meeting, and exceeding.

You can use this rubric to mark any open-ended math word problem prompt! I have my students do a math journal prompt once or twice a month, and this is an easy way to assess that work and look for problem areas and growth. If you would like a bundle of 20 Middle School Math Journal Prompts, that is also available in my store.

Alignment with Mathematical Practice Standards (1-8)

This tool aligns with and makes assessment of many of the Mathematical Practice Standards easy and efficient. For example: CCSSMP1 (Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them), CCSSMP2 (Reason abstractly quantitatively), and CCSSMP3 (Construct viable arguments & critique others).

Grades to Use With:

This math rubric is designed to be used in the middle grades (5-9) to assess Mathematical Practice Standards and your students' ability to share their ideas about math in pictures, numbers, and words.

What's Included:

2 page PDF: Title Page and Math Journal Rubric: ready to print and use immediately!