Rubrics for Literacy Learning
What is your current view of rubrics? What do you know about them and what experiences have you had using them ? Self Reflection
What is a rubric? rubric video
Rubrics seem to have the potential of promoting learning and/or improving instruction. The main reason for this potential lies in the fact that rubrics make expectations and criteria explicit, which also facilitates feedback and self-assessment. Research says…
A Rubric is a coherent set of criteria for students' work that includes descriptions of levels of performance quality on the criteria Rubrics are powerful authentic tools to assess students’ work/performance. The scoring tool lists specific criteria and each criteria or standard has a gradation scale.( Numerical, qualitative etc.) They are a teaching and learning tool. They are roadmaps for the expectations. They are for all areas of content and can be adapted Teachers can use them, and students can peer-assess as well as self-assess. What are Rubrics?
Two Major Aspects: Coherent set of criteria ( What should be learned… not tasks to complete) Descriptions of levels of performance ( True descriptions) Bottom Line
Criteria- Must have specific list of criteria so students know exactly what the teacher is expecting. Description of levels of performance quality on each criteria: This is basically a scale based on the degree the standard has been met. (Typically 4- 6 levels of gradation)**Assignment of value if used for grading. Characteristics of Rubrics
Discuss learning targets for the following 8 th grade language arts writing standard: “Conduct short research projects to answer a question (including a self—generated question), drawing on several sources and generating additional related, focused questions that allow for multiple avenues of exploration.” Learning Targets
Checklists Task sheets ****and why these are still valuable What rubrics are not
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