The signature is the line made next to the name in a signature.
Rubric is a concept that has its origin in the Latin word rubrīca . The term can refer to the stroke made next to the name in a signature.
For example: “The graphologist summoned by the experts analyzed the signature and assured that the accused is an untimely and violent man,” “My signature is difficult to falsify since it includes several scribbles,” “The player has already put his signature and signature on the contract that will bind him to the team for another three years and that will allow him to receive a million-dollar sum.”
Rubrics in books
In books , rubrics are passages highlighted in red ink .
This refers to the fact that in ancient times it was customary to use this color to, for example, write the titles of Roman law and the most important maxims. That is why today certain expressions or sections that, highlighted, are written in red and are known as rubrics.
The concept of rubric is used in Catholicism.
The term in Catholicism
For Catholicism , the rubrics are the norms that regulate the development of the divine office and the liturgy . The meaning, once again, is related to the custom of highlighting texts in red: the rules, in liturgical books, were written in that tonality, which is also described as incarnate .
The rubrics of the Catholic religion are contained in breviaries, rituals and missals, all texts that use the incarnate letter to distinguish themselves from other prayers; Precisely these rules used to appear in specific books: the Ordinary , the Ritual , the Directory and the Ceremonial . Handwritten missals, such as those of first impressions, and ancient sacramentaries do not have many rubrics.
History of Catholic rubrics
A master of ceremonies (a figure of the Catholic religion who must be in charge of the altar, the vestments and all matters related to the rules of the celebrations) called Bureardo , who attended to Popes Alexander VI and Innocent VIII in the 19th century. XV , is recognized for having been the first person to establish extensively the ceremonies of the mass and its order in the Pontifical published in 1185 in Rome , as well as in the Priestly that was printed a few years later.
These rubrics were combined with the ordinary of certain missals. Pope Pius V , for his part, got them ordered and organized, and from that moment on they appear in the missals (for observation during the celebration of mass), in the breviaries (for use when performing the divine office and prayers) and in rituals (as a guide for the moment in which blessings or sacraments are administered).
The rubrics exist so that all ministers follow the same rules , so that their work is consistent with that of the rest and they do not fall into faults that could give an inadequate or accurate image of the precepts of the Church to the people.
The concept in teaching
In the field of teaching , rubrics are also precepts , although, in this case, oriented towards evaluations. The rubric is a set of rules used to evaluate a student's performance and determine their grade. The objective of the rubric is for the evaluation process to be clear and consistent, increasing fairness when grading and determining whether or not to approve a subject.
The rubric in teaching can be applied in tasks such as the preparation of essays, projects or articles, as well as in other types of activities that allow the evaluation of performance. It is a concept that aims to provide students and teachers with the same possibilities of evaluating objective and complex criteria, in addition to inviting them to self-evaluate, reflect and work as a team.