Clearly defines the criteria and expectations needed for success within children.

Give specific feedback and guidance that helps educators improve areas of need.

Creates a fair evaluation and reduces subjectivity by listing standardized criteria.

Gives a holisitic view by incorporating multiple dimensions of a behavior or skill.

Full context and nuances of a child's actions might be overlooked.

The simplistic nature of a checklist may lead to a child's capabilities becoming oversimplified.

The rigidity of a checklist may not allow for unique characteristics and personal differences to be recorded.

Subjectivity within observation and interpretation can still occur.

Reduces variations in the observation and evaluation of a child by providing consistent and standardized assessment criteria.

Allows for quick and efficient assessment with multiple children over a short period of time.

Easily allows for educators to compare a child's performance over time.

Provides tangible data through numbers and descriptive ratings that allows for sharing with parents and easy progress tracking.

Provides a standardized and consistent way to document children's behaviors.

Allows educators to efficiently track and wide variety of skills and actions in a short amount of time.

Reduce subjectivity by providing clear outlines of criteria relative to each skill or behavior.

Provide tangible and clear documentation of a child's progress.

Helps educators understand a child's development in a holistic manner by concentrating on a wide variety of specific behaviors.

Creativity and flexibility of a child's work may be decreased due to the rigid nature of a rubric.

All aspects of a child's personality and behaviors may not be accommodated because of the limited scope of a rubric.

The process of development and improved learning may become impeded if performance in the sole focus.

The simplistic nature of a rating scale may lead to a lack of nuance and an oversimplification of complex behaviors.

May not be able to record all aspects of a child's development because of its limited focus.

Observer bias and varying interpretation of categories may lead to inconsistent evaluations.