Rasiel,
Rubrics help students know what to expect and help instructors be consistent in their teaching.
A guide for the students work
Tanya,
Yes, can you expand on that? Do rubrics help serve as a guide for you as well?
Thanks for your additional input.
In my classes, rubrics are two-fold. Students are given the rubric with the assignment so that they understand my expectations and how each element of the assignment will be weighted in the grade. Then, I apply the rubric to student submissions in an effort to standardize my grading and make it clear to the students at what level their performances met expectations.
I provide feedback within the rubric for each section as well as an "overall" section at the end; this allows me to provide more specified explanations of the grading and suggestions for improvement.
Victoria,
Thanks for your input. You are exactly right in that rubrics play more than one role. Helping students understand the expectations and being consistent in your evaluation is excellent.
Addtional feedback with overall is helpful to students as well. Don't forget to let students use the rubrics for self- and peer-evaluation too.
Every type of evaluation helps. ;-]
Thanks again for your input.
The rubric helps the instructor evaluate the students work and helps provide and avenue of feedback to the student
Rhonda,
You are right. Rubrics help the instructor be consistent in evaluating students. They also help students understand what is expected of them.
Thanks!
This is only my second quarter teaching, so rubrics are entirely new to me. When I was in college (which was only five years ago), they didn't use rubrics, so I've been trying to get used to them. I find them to be very helpful for me in knowing how to grade, and for my students in knowing what is expected of them. I wish the college I attended would have used them when I was in school. It would have made things much easier and eliminated the guessing game.
Miranda,
Rubrics are your FRIEND! I'm so sad to hear you say that faculty did not use rubrics. What about in high school? I have taught either high school, technical college and at the university level since 1983 and have always used them.
They help students understand the project and expectations and help you be more consistent in your grading.
Thanks for your input.
It puts everyone on an even playing field. It would be impossible to objectively grade assignments in the art field if there weren't specific steps that had to be hit in order to grade. Otherwise it would just be an art critique, which can be totally sujective.
Andrew,
Thanks again for your input. Rubrics do help students understand what is expected and helps instructor grade more consisently. Both, are important.
Thanks.
The role of the rubric is a method of concisely and accurately communicate the assignment expectations and grading criteria.
Rubrics also ensure that there is consistent grading from student to student and from assignment to assignment.
What do you think is the role of a rubric?
The rubric is used to let the student know what tasks and assigned points are expected of them. It is a concrete document that is available to the student so they know what work is required. When grading, it gives the instructor a solid way to give a student feedback and a grade. It is important that the student is given the rubric before the assignment or coursework. This gives everyone an even playing field so to speak.
Nathan,
Right on. It is important to ensure consistency in your evaluation and makensure students know what is expected in your course.
Nice job.
Sally,
And, it helps you be consistent in your evaluation of the students' work. Nice job.
The rubric provides a reference point for both the instructor and the student.
Instructor: The rubric provides the guidelines for evaluating the student’s work and should be provided for all assignments. For example, when used for evaluating discussion forums, two areas my rubric include are the quality of a student’s main post (justification, relevance, application of course concepts), and the quality of the discussion component (quality of responses to peers). Each student submission is evaluated against the rubric to ensure consistency.
Student: A posted rubric can help to alleviate uncertainty the students have regarding what is expected from the instructor for the assignment. The students are able to use that rubric to ensure all points are covered in their submission. For example, students may not realize that grammar, APA or timeliness will be evaluated, and the rubric can ensure all expectations are clearly communicated.
Jennifer,
Right on. Rubrics are for both the students and instructor. Many people forget that.
Thank you.
An evaluation tool to determine if the lesson has been effective and a measure of its effectiveness to the student
Steven,
Right. Rubrics help the students understand the expectations and helps the instructor be consistent in assessment. Thanks
I believe a rubric takes the subjectivity out of grading. It gives the students clear expectations, and can help with any arguments of "unfairness" at the end of a course.
