What Are Rubrics? Rubrics are components of: Standards-based instruction Authentic performance based assessment

What is Standards-Based? Must be an agreement about: Content taught What students should know What students should be able to do The evidence need to show that students have achieved the desired results

When to Use Rubrics Need to Use a Rubric Does Not Need a Rubric Factual Knowledge Recall Objective tests One correct answer Does Not Need a Rubric Demonstrate a skill Inquiry, reasoning Measure response, product or performance Open-ended Subjective Need to Use a Rubric

Why Use a Rubric? Allows easy documentation Believed to increase the quality of work and learning. Rubrics set clear expectations, they let students focus on the direct tasks. Allows easy documentation Provides clear student feedback Fair non-subjective

A Quick Look at Rating Scales Earlier form of the rubric Indicate the degree of performance based on a standard Numerical scale = range Performance scale = verbal description and checklists Rubrics are scoring criteria with a rating scale

Two Basic Types of Rubrics Analytic Rubric Identify and assess various components Column that lists criteria Columns that describe quality Points out strengths and weaknesses Holistic Rubric Assess work as a whole Reveals little about what needs to be improved Little instructional guidance

Analytic vs. Holistic Rubrics Advantages of Holistic Rubrics Faster and easier to develop and use Good for complex performances Quicker scoring Disadvantages of Holistic Rubrics hard to use unless self developed more subjective; open to challenge does not provide specific feedback

Analytic vs. Holistic Rubrics Advantages of Analytic Rubrics more diagnostic; provides specific feedback detailed basis for judgments details provide for better multiple scoring details for multiple levels with emphasis on same criteria Disadvantages of Analytic Rubrics time consuming to construct and use Can make it “hard to see the forest through the trees”

What Are the Steps You Need to Take? How to Design a Rubric What Are the Steps You Need to Take?

Steps to Designing Rubrics 1st identify the concepts and learning objectives 2nd List the criteria to be evaluated 3rd describe the degree of quality 4th share rubric with students prior to assignment 5th use it, revise it, student feedback, revise, use, revise. Etc.

Remember: Designing an Analytic Rubric criteria must: focus on important aspects of the assignment Be directly observable Be understandable to everyone (parents) Be detailed

Using Backward Design Give students criteria for assignment collect the assignment Divide work into 4 groups Prof. - - not Prof. Identify the Major criteria for proficiency Design your Rubric

Lets Get Some Practice Using Backwards design Tasks: Using the three examples of students work you were given, generate a list of criteria Rank the work in terms of proficiency