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Modified 30 November 2002


Word processing evaluation rubric

General
  1. Are the margins 2 cm?
  2. Is the line spacing 1.5?
  3. Is the normal text point size 12?
  4. Is the normal text in sentence case?
  5. Is the text left aligned?
  6. Is all text in the font Times New Roman or Arial or Universe?
  7. Are suitable bullets / numbers used for lists?
  8. Was the spell check used?
  9. Do the pages end with a widow or begin with an orphan?
  10. Did you leave two spaces after each full stop?
Main headings
  1. Are the main headings bold?
  2. Are the main headings point size 14?
  3. Are the main headings left aligned?
  4. Are the main headings in sentence case?
1st subheadings
  1. Are the 1st subheadings bold?
  2. Are the 1st subheadings point size 12?
  3. Are the 1st subheadings left aligned?
  4. Are the 1st subheadings in sentence case?
Footer
  1. Is the name and class in the footer left aligned?
  2. Is the name and class in the footer in point size 8?
  3. Is the name and class in the footer only found on the first page?
  4. Is the page numbering in the footer in the centre of the page?
  5. Is the page numbering in the footer in point size 12?
  6. Does the page numbering start on page 2?
Header
  1. Is the wording in the header 'whatever' bold?
  2. Is the wording in the header point size 8?
  3. Is the wording in the header in sentence case?
  4. Is the wording in the header left aligned?
  5. Does the header have a border around it?
  6. Does the header have a light shading?
  7. Does the header start on page 2?
Word art
  1. Is the word art used for the heading balanced on the page?
  2. Does the word art used show evidence of Fill - shadow, shading or border?
  3. Does the word art used show evidence of Stretching, in particular kerning?
Illustration
  1. Is the illustration near the content which it illustrates?
  2. Does the illustration contribute to the meaning of the text?
  3. If a clipart or a scanned image was used, was it altered?
  4. Is there one open line space before the illustration?
  5. Is the illustration centred on the page?
  6. Is there a caption immediately under each illustration?
  7. Is the wording in the caption bold?
  8. Is the wording in the caption centred under the illustration?
  9. Is there one line space after the caption?
Table
  1. Is there one open line space before the table?
  2. Is the table centred on the page?
  3. Are the table column headings shaded?
  4. Is the text in the table column headings bold?
  5. Is the text in the table column headings centred?
  6. Are the columns of the table just wide enough?
  7. Is the text in the body of the table left aligned?
  8. Are any lists of numbers, particularly money, right aligned?
  9. Does the table have a border?
  10. Are the grid lines of the table highlighted in the same way as the border?
  11. Is the caption under the table in bold?
  12. Is the caption under the table centred?
  13. Is the caption under the table in sentence case?
  14. Is the caption immediately under the table?
Chart or graph
  1. Does the chart have a border?
  2. Is the chart centred on the page?
  3. Does the chart or graph contribute to the meaning of the text?
  4. Is the caption centred?
  5. Is the caption in bold?
  6. Is the caption in sentence case?
  7. Is the caption under the chart?
  8. Is the X-axis labelled in sentence case?
  9. Is the X-axis labelled?
  10. Is the Y-axis labelled in sentence case?
  11. Is the Y-axis labelled?

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