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Rubrics

Rubrics. VaNTH-PER Workshop June 2, 2004 Barbara A Austin. Why Use Rubrics?. Grading becomes more clear, concise, and fair Quality of student work increases Grading time is used more efficiently Students spend time meeting expectations, not figuring them out

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Rubrics

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  1. Rubrics VaNTH-PER Workshop June 2, 2004 Barbara A Austin

  2. Why Use Rubrics? • Grading becomes more clear, concise, and fair • Quality of student work increases • Grading time is used more efficiently • Students spend time meeting expectations, not figuring them out • Clearly conveys what constitutes quality work

  3. About Rubrics • Holistic • Pros: good for identifying summative learning • Cons: detailed feedback is limited • Analytic • Pros: student-friendly, good for communicating • Cons: focus on details rather than big picture

  4. Parts of a rubric • Evaluative criteria • MUST be teachable • Must address essential learning outcomes of the discipline • Quality definitions • Scoring strategy

  5. Typical flaws in rubrics • Task-specific evaluative criteria • Excessively general criteria • Dysfunctional detail • Equating the test of the skill with the skill itself

  6. Characteristics of a good rubric: • Has 3 –5 evaluative criteria • Each criterion must represent a key attribute of what is being assessed • Each criterion must be teachable

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