Grading Rubric for Infographic Assignments
Criteria Exemplary 100% Accomplished 75% Developing 50% Beginning 25%
Content: Content demonstrates a complete mastery of Content demonstrates a Content demonstrates a Content demonstrates no
40% ideas. There is an in-depth analysis and thorough mastery of ideas. limited mastery of ideas. mastery of ideas. There is
originality of thought. The infographic topic There is analysis and There is limited analysis and no analysis. Originality of
and purpose were clear and concise. There originality of thought. The originality of thought. thought is missing. There is
is a significant presence of both images and infographic topic/purpose is Images and text do not work limited to no focus on the
text. not focused. There is not a together to convey meaning. topic/purpose in the
balance of images and text. infographic.
Data: The data in the infographic was accurate and The data in the infographic The data in the infographic The data in the infographic
20% relevant to the topic. was somewhat accurate and was inconsistent with the was not accurate or relevant
relevant to the topic. topic. to the topic.
Organizatio The infographic has an attractive and easy to The infographic has a The infographic has a poor The infographic contains
n and understand layout. There are applicable decent design, some layout of the text and graphics that have nothing
Format: graphics that aid in understanding, but the improvements could be images. The graphics do not to do with the text and/or
20% infographic does not seem cluttered. made. The graphics that are aid in the understanding of there is an overload of text.
mostly applicable. the content.
Style: The infographic has an original style that The font was somewhat The font was not legible and Font and color were not
10% consistently uses multiple colors. The font is legible and the color scheme the color scheme detracted used appropriately, if
legible and the color scheme enhanced the did not affect the content of from the content of the modified at all.
infographic. the infographic. infographic.
Sources: Citations for the infographic sources were Citations for the infographic Citations for some of the No citations of the
10% included in the appropriate APA format. sources were included, but sources used were included. infographic’s sources were
not properly formatted in included.
APA Style.