A scale based on descriptive words or phrases that indicate performance levels. Qualities of a performance are described (e.g., advanced, intermediate, novice) in order to designate a level of achievement. The scale may be used with rubrics or descriptions of each level of performance. Source: New Horizons for Learning ( http://www.newhorizons.org/strategies/assess/terminology.htm )
a series of numbers or categories arranged so that one end of the scale represents a low level of the quality in an object, and the other end of the scale represents a high level of the quality
Rating scale is a measure that requires the rater to estimate the value of a person or thing or assess the presence of some trait or characteristic. Sometimes the scale calls for self-ratings; at other times ratings are given by peers, teachers, parents, and so on.
A written list of performance criteria associated with a particular activity or product in which an observer marks the pupil's performance on each criterion in terms of its quality using a scale that has more than two choices.
A format for observing responses wherein the categories increase in the level of the variable they define, and this increase is uniform for all agents of measurement.
A rating scale is a set of categories designed to elicit information about a quantitative attribute in social science. Common examples are the Likert scale and 1-10 rating scales for which a person selects the number which is considered to reflect the perceived quality of a product.