R U B R I C S

It is a scoring tool for subjective assessments. It is a set of criteria and standards linked to learning objectives that is used to assess a student's performance on papers, projects, essays, and other assignments. Rubrics allow for standardised evaluation according to specified criteria, making grading simpler and more transparent. (Wikipedia.org)

It is a scoring guide that seeks to evaluate a student's performance based on the sum of a full range of criteria rather than a single numerical score.

A rubric is a working guide for students and teachers, usually handed out before the assignment begins in order to get students to think about the criteria on which their work will be judged.

Rubrics can be analytic or holistic, and they can be created for any content area including math, science, history, writing, foreign languages, drama, art, music, etc...

A rubric is an explicit set of criteria used for assessing a particular type of work or performance.

Usually, it also includes levels of potential achievement for each criterion, and sometimes also includes work or performance samples that typify each of those levels.

It is a guide that gives direction to the scoring of student products and other authentic evaluation.

It is helpful in assessing products such as open-ended questions, laboratory experiments, debates, oral presentations, visual presentations, and written works.

3 COMMON FEATURES

focus on measuring a stated objective (performance, behavior, or quality)

use a range to rate performance

contain specific performance characteristics arranged in levels indicating the degree to which a standard has

been met (Pickett and Dodge)

COMPONENTS OF A RUBRIC

Dimensions

Rating Scales

Descriptions

ADVANTAGES

Teachers can increase the quality of their direct instruction by providing focus, emphasis, and

attention to particular details as a model for students.

Students have explicit guidelines regarding teacher expectations.

It clearly shows what criteria must be met for a student to achieve a desired mark.

Students can use rubrics as a tool to develop their abilities

Teachers can reuse rubrics for various activities.

Force clarification of success in the classroom, establishing clear benchmarks for achievement

Types of Rubrics

Cooperative group, preparedness, attentiveness

Variety of situations

Specific or Task-specific rubrics

SUBJECT ATTITUDE/BEHAVIORGENERIC

CREATING A RUBRIC

Have students look at models of good versus “not-so-good” work

List the criteria to be used in the rubric and allow for discussion of what counts as quality work.

Articulate gradations of quality.

Practice on models

Revise the work based on that feedback

Ask for self and peer-assessment

Use teacher assessment

Guidelines when Writing Rubrics

1. A rubric must include specific description that spell out each level of achievement.

2. The description must be listed in parallel fashion.

3. Writing should be in descending level of achievement.

1. A rubric must include specific description that spell out each level of achievement.

Determining the Levels of Rubrics

For a beginner, start simply with a three-level rubrics.

Determine which areas are to be evaluated, e.g: content, procedure, process.

The type of rubric you are going to use is based on instructional goals.

Variety of Performance Descriptions

Description for Six-Level Rubrics

6 Exceptional Exemplary

Achivement

5 Strong CommendableAchievement

4 CapableAdequate

Achievement

3 DevelopingSome Evidence of

Achievement

2 LimitedLimited Evidence of

Achievement

1 EmergentMinimal Evidence of Achievement

Description for Five-Level Rubrics

5 Impressive Outstanding

4 Notable Very Effective

3 Adequate Effective

2 Minimal Marginally Effective

1 Incomplete Ineffective

Description for Four-Level Rubrics

4 Awesome Complete

Understanding

3 Admirable Adequate

Understanding

2 Acceptable Limited

Understanding

1 Amateur Little or No

Understanding

Description for Three-Level Rubrics

3 Strong High Achievement

2 Capable Adequate

Achievement

1 Developing Limited

Achievement

Team Work Rubric

Oral Presenation Rubric

Class Participation Rubric

Write Up Rubric

Bulletin Board

Fiction Writing

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ANALYTIC

Targets specific skills such as organization, applying scientific method, or using vivid verbs and concrete nouns in writing.

HOLISTIC

Used to assess a product in its totality and to determine overall, what level of performance is shown.