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RUBRICS

RUBRICS. Presented by: Dan, Chanel & Nancy. What is a rubric?. For TEACHERS : a tool for assessment, for providing instructions to students, and for outlining the grading structure of an assignment .

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RUBRICS

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  1. RUBRICS Presented by: Dan, Chanel & Nancy

  2. What is a rubric? For TEACHERS: a tool for assessment, for providing instructions to students, and for outlining the grading structure of an assignment For STUDENTS: a list or outline of the teacher’s expectations for an assignment, in most cases a grading scale is included

  3. In what context is it most appropriate to use rubrics? * Rubrics can be used for projects (big or small), assignments and class work. * Rubrics can be used also as a quick checklist for teachers or students. * Traditionally identified with writing assignments; especially in humanities subjects. However, rubrics can be can employed just as easily for a lab report in a science class as on an English essay.

  4. How do students benefit from the use of rubrics?

  5. How do rubrics connect to 21st century skills? • In the 21st century a common characteristic that successful individuals share is the ability to be self starters. The use of rubrics can aid students in the development of similar traits. The Partnership for 21st Century Skills refers to this same development in their list of Life and Career Skills: • Initiative & Self-Direction • Creativity & Innovation • Leadership & Responsibilities • Productivity & Accountability • Flexibility & Adaptability

  6. EXAMPLES 1. SUBJECT: SOCIAL STUDIES   GRADE LEVEL: 6th   MAP MAKING PROJECT2. SUBJECT: DRAMA   GRADE LEVEL: 8th   MONOLOGUE PRESENTATION3. SUBJECT: SOCIAL STUDIES   GRADE LEVEL:  6th    EUROPEAN COUNTRY PROJECT4. SUBJECT: MATH   GRADE LEVEL: 6th    Percents, Fractions, and Decimals Choice Assessment

  7. Concluding thoughts… • While employing rubrics it is important to consider a key teaching question: What do grades mean in your classroom? • We believe that the use of rubrics has an overall positive impact on student learning. This is especially true if the instructor works hard to create effective rubrics which provide guidance to students and basis for understanding the assignment and/or grading scale. • Students who are able to effectively manage their time and set achievable goals will be more successful in school. As a result, they will have the opportunity to move beyond basic concepts and begin directing their own learning. The use rubrics can be critical in establishing time management skills and helping to guide students step by step through an assignment. Especially at the middle school level where these habits are more important and can really create the foundation for a strong academic future.

  8. Questions • How do you feel about the rubrics debate? Do rubrics create robotic students? • Do the clear positive impacts outweigh the potential negative outcomes, or is it vice versa? • What could be done to turn those negatives into positives? In other words, how can we create better rubrics? • To Those IN the Classroom: • What experiences have you had with rubrics?  Are they positive or negative? • What type(s) of assignments do you employ them on? Has this changed over time? • How can you modify rubrics to suit your EC students?  Or should they be modified? • To Those with Children in the Classroom: • Parents, do you see your children using rubrics in their classes today? If so,  what subjects? Are they detailed? Realistic? • At what age did they begin to find them helpful?

  9. Resources Rubric Links:Rubistar: rubistar.4teachers.orgTeachnology: http://www.teach-nology.com/web_tools/rubrics/Rubrics4Teachers: http://www.rubrics4teachers.com/archive.phpIRubric (for Ipad): http://www.rcampus.com/indexrubric.cfm Source-: The Power of Rubrics: Advantages and disadvantages  of rubrics-http://demo.4vqzl21.remote.schoolcenter.com/education/components/scrapbook/default.php?sectiondetailid=5128&PHPSESSID=b2fa70324ba350fc Source: Partnership for 21st century skills- http://www.p21.org/overview/skills-framework/266 Tierney, Robin & Marielle Simon (2004). What's still wrong with rubrics: focusing on the consistency of performance criteria across scale levels. Practical Assessment, Research & Evaluation, 9(2). Retrieved March 11, 2012 from http://PAREonline.net/getvn.asp?v=9&n=2 . This paper has been viewed 57,951 times since 1/28/2004. http://pareonline.net/getvn.asp?v=9&n=2. Spandel, Vicki, “In Defense of Rubrics.” The English Journal. Vol. 96, No. 1, September 2006. Turley, E., & Gallagher, C. (2008). On the “Uses” of Rubrics: Reframing the Great Rubric Debate. The English Journal, 97 (4), 87-92.

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