Transcript Creating and Using Rubrics in the Classroom

Creating and Using
Rubrics in the
Classroom
Big Team
January 10, 2006
What are rubrics?
Rubrics are guides for assigning scores to
alternative assessment products.
 Rubrics describe levels of development in a
specific area of performance, understanding,
or behavior.
 Rubrics provide students with expectations
about what will be assessed, standards that
need to be met, and information about
where students are in relation to where they
need to be.
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Why use rubrics?
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When a rubric is well defined, learners know
exactly what is expected of them and how they
may achieve excellence.
Rubrics encourage clear assessment targets
and clear expectations.
Rubrics provide a clear teaching directive.
Because rubrics set forth precise criteria,
teachers are better able to assess skills that may
fall outside the scope of traditional testing.
When shared before an assignment, rubrics can
be powerful motivational tools.
Student rubrics used for self-assessment
encourage learners to participate in the grading
process.
Rubrics answer these
questions:
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By what criteria will the work be judged?
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What is the difference between good work
and weaker work?
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How can we make sure our judgments are
valid and reliable?
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How can both teachers and students focus
their preparation on excellence?
Components of a good rubric
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Performance Elements : the major, critical attributes of
the assignment
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Scale: the possible points to be used, high to low
(example: 4-point scale or 6-point scale)
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Criteria: the conditions of a performance that must be
met for it to be considered successful.
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Standard: a description of how well the criteria must be
met for the performance to be considered "good".
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Descriptors: statements that describe each level of the
performance.
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Indicators: specific, concrete examples or telltale signs of
what to look for at each level of the performance.
(adapted from www.rubrics.com)
An example…
Chocolate Chip Cookie rubric
For more resources and links to rubric
makers, go to my website:
http://www.hoover.k12.al.us/sms/SupportServices/T
Bensinger/index.htm