DESIGNING a RUBRIC

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DESIGNING a RUBRIC

• An Overview Daemen College Teacher/Quality
  Leadership Partnership
• Pat Loncto

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RUBRIC

• A rubric is a scoring tool used to assess student
  performance that is linked to specific learning
  objectives.

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Purpose

• Rubrics aim for
• Accurate and fair assessment,
• Indicating the way to proceed with subsequent
  learning/teaching.

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History of the Term RUBRIC

• The term rubric is derived from the Latin term
  rubrica that means, red earth. It came to
  refer to indications written in red ink within
  manuscripts of various forms during the middle
  ages to indicate how a hymn was to be sung or a
  service conducted.

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Components of a Rubric

• Dimensions
• Levels of performance
• Criteria articulating gradations of quality for
  each dimension, and related to intended learning
  objectives

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Optional Rubric Components

• Comment section
• Total column
• Grading range for earned points
• Reference to Standards/Performance Indicators
• Weighted Dimensions

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Rubric USE

• For authentic/significant processes,
  performances, and products found in the real
  world
• With student input during creation or editing
• Before (Diagnostic), during (Formative) and after
  students work (Summative).

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In a good rubric, the criteria for assessment
represent important aspects of learning, not just
what is easiest to count, see and score.
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COMMENTS

• QUESTIONS
• CONCERNS