rubric
/ˈruːbrɪk/
noun
- A set of guidelines or criteria used to evaluate or grade something, such as an assignment or performance.
- Before the presentation, the judges reviewed the rubric to ensure fair scoring.
- She used a rubric to assess each student's science project.
- The teacher gave us a rubric so we knew exactly how our essays would be graded.
- A title, heading, or category under which something is classified or considered.
- The new policy was introduced under the rubric of workplace safety.
- All complaints fall under the rubric of customer service issues.
- He grouped his expenses under the rubric of 'household costs.'
- A direction or rule in a liturgical book, often printed in red or special type.
- The priest followed the rubric for the baptism ceremony.
- The rubric instructed the choir to stand during the hymn.
- In the old prayer book, the rubrics were printed in red ink.