Hi Classmates,
Rubrics sounds like a funny word to me. When I hear the word I am reminded of a rubiks cube. You the know the one - the cube with different colors on each side that when mixed up you try to twist and turn to get back together again. But according to this article rubrics are not this at all. Although one could consider them a game in grading. Instead rubrics are "an authentic assessment tool used to measure students' work." They are usually handed out in advance of the assignment so students can see what is going to be expected of them and what they will need to do in order to earn the grade they want. Rubrics can be designed creatively with the students or by the teacher. Either way these rubrics allow students control over their learning and allows them to be actively involved with the whole process.
There are 3 common features that rubrics have. They include:
1. Focus on measuring a stated objective (performance, behavior, or quality
2. Use a range to rate performance
3. Contain specific performance characteristics arranged in levels indicting the degree to which a standard has been met
There were many advantages listed in this article about the use of these rubrics. One of them that stands out to me was that they "improve student performance by clearly showing the student how their work will be evaluated and what is expected." I like this one because I am usually one of those students who likes to know exactly what is expected of me and what I need to do to get the assignment done. Something like a checklist approach.
When I looked at the various samples of rubrics you can get very creative with them by using cute signs and symbols to being more generic with specific words and phrases.
Overall I believe rubrics are a great tool for both teachers and students and would like to see them being incorporated more into the classrooms at all grade levels.
See you all soon,
Sheila
Author unknown. Retrieved from http://edtech.kennesaw.edu/intech/rubrics.htm on March 13, 2012
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