Documentation:Assessment/Rubrics

What is a rubric?

 * A scoring guide that outlines criteria for assessment with different levels or standards of performance.
 * Identifies all the needed attributes of quality or development in a process, product or performance and defines different levels for each of these attributes.

Benefits?

 * Sets clear expectations – conveys expectations for students work and achievement in ways that students can understand and use
 * Links learning outcomes directly to assessment expectations
 * Help students meet their goals
 * identifies attributes of exemplary work
 * monitor their own performance and achievement
 * Reinforces the importance of using and providing evidence
 * Can help teachers justify and validate grades – a transparent process

Drawbacks?

 * Do they go far enough?
 * clarity at the expense of description and responsiveness?
 * Most criteria are complex, multidimensional
 * may be difficult to articulate
 * often 'tacit' in the mind of the teacher

Samples
Feedback for discussions/blog postings - EDDL 514 Susan De La Paz, Heuristics for Developing Writing Strategies -

Illinois State Board of Education, Science Communication

Activity
Individually or in your group (or find those with similar discipline specific interests), create a rubric (on paper, using the following link, or adapt the template provided) that you can use in your practice. Summative Assessment Ideas

Links
http://rubistar.4teachers.org/