rubric
A heading in a book highlighted in redA heading in a book highlighted in red.
» Was there an assessment rubric?
Meaning
9 sensesA heading in a book highlighted in red.
Rubrik
ру́брикаrúbrika, кра́сная строка́krásnaja stroká
a title or heading that is printed in red or in a special type
A title of a category or a class.
That would fall under the rubric of things we can ignore for now.
Rubrik
ру́брикаrúbrika, катего́рияkategórija
category name
The directions for a religious service, formerly printed in red letters.
directions for the conduct of Christian church services (often printed in red in a prayer book)
An established rule or custom; a guideline.
Whilst this rubric is not written into law, it should always be followed.
1847-1848, Thomas De Quincey, "Protestantism", in Tait's Edinburgh Magazine Nay, as a duty, it had no place or rubric in human conceptions before Christianity.
A statement of intent.
The Government's rubric of "caring for communities" is ridiculous.
A set of explanatory notes or rules at the beginning of an exam paper, usually typographically distinct from the rest of the paper.
Do not award marks to candidates who have made rubric errors.
A set of scoring criteria for evaluating student work and for giving feedback.
We refer to the rubric when marking oral examinations.
Benotungsschema
A flourish after a signature.
Red ochre.
Examples
3 sentencesWas there an assessment rubric?
It depends on your rubric for judging quality.
The teacher handed a rubric for the assignment to the students.
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 2
Origin
From Middle English rubriche, rubrike, from Old French rubrique, from Latin rūbrīca (“redFrom Middle English rubriche, rubrike, from Old French rubrique, from Latin rūbrīca (“red ochre”), the substance used to make red letters, from ruber (“red”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rewdʰ-.
Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Forms
plural: rubricsSynonyms
4 synonyms- an explanation or definition of an obscure word in a text:gloss
- a heading that names a statute or legislative bill; may give a brief summary of the matters it deals with:titlestatute title