A rubric is an evaluation tool for a teacher that gives themselves, students
and parents a description the criteria that must be completed in order to
successfully achieve the class. It provides a purpose for the work being
completed demonstrating what is actually required from the task. There are
generally two types of rubrics:
1.
Holistic= students work is given as a single
score, therefore the whole assignment is given just one mark
2.
Analytical= gives separate scores for each
individual criteria at each point of the assignment, providing extensive
feedback
Why do we use rubrics?
According to Goodrich (Just what
is a rubric, 1997):
- they help students and teachers to define quality
- students will
begin to accept more responsibility for their end product as they will be able
to identify where they are making errors and subsequently will be able to fix
them for next time
- reduces the time teachers spend on grading
- helps parents to
understand what their children are doing at school and gives them an opportunity
to help the children whilst actually knowing what they need to achieve
How do we develop rubrics?
“To develop a rubric we use 8 simple steps:
1.
Determine
what the assessment will encompass
2. Review previous student work and/or
other rubrics to identify any additional assessment criteria
3.
Define
each dimension
4.
Adopt
a scale for describing the range of products/performances and write a
description for each dimension for each point on the scale
5.
Develop
a draft rubric
6.
Evaluate
the rubric
7.
Pilot
test, revise, and try the rubric again
8.
Share
the rubric with students and their parents” (Rubric use and development, n.d.)
Example of a rubric:
References:
·
Just what
is a rubric? (1997) Retrieved March 9, 2012, from http://www.middleweb.com/CSLB2rubric.html
·
Rubric use and development.
(n.d.) Retrieved March 9, 2012, from http://www.bused.org/rsabe/rsabe05.pdf
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