Table 2.

Second part of the rubric: the characteristics of the SF genre in the stories

The characteristics of the SF genre	Scoring criteria
Characteristics related to science and technology	The story does not include any characteristics related to science and technology (Inadequate) The story includes one or a few characteristics related to science and technology (Proficient) The story includes several characteristics related to science and technology (Advanced)
The impact of science and technology on society	The impact of science and technology on society is not mentioned (Inadequate) Only one thing is mentioned related to the impact of science and technology on society (Proficient) The impact of science and technology on society is well covered (Advanced)
Content of SF genre (e.g., parallel universes, space-time travel, etc.)	Content elements of the SF genre are not included (Inadequate) Only one or a few of the content elements of the SF genre are included (Proficient) Several content elements of the SF genre are included (Advanced)
Details related to scientific reality	There are no details related to scientific reality (Inadequate) Details related to scientific reality are not given aligned with the content (Proficient) There are details related to the scientific reality that correspond well with the content (Advanced)
Based on scientific explanation and theories	The story content is not based on any scientific explanation or theories (Inadequate) The story content is not appropriate based on scientific explanation and theories (Proficient) The story content is based appropriately on scientific explanation and theories (Advanced)
Originality of the story (shows the imagination and creativity of the writer)	The story does not show the writer’s imagination and is not original (Inadequate) The story shows the writer’s imagination and/or is partly original (Proficient) The story shows the writer’s imagination and is original (Advanced)
Scientific concepts	There are only one or a few scientific concepts aligned with the story content—no additional explanation is given related to the concept(s) (Inadequate) There are a few scientific concepts aligned with the story content (Proficient) There are several scientific concepts aligned with the story content (Advanced)
Technological concepts	There are only one or a few technological concepts aligned with the story content—no additional explanation is given related to the concept(s) (Inadequate) The story content appropriately includes a few technological concepts (Proficient) The story content includes a satisfactory number of technological concepts (Advanced)