Unit 6.2 Creating Grading Rubrics

Objectives
Upon completion of this unit, you will be able to:
  • Define the grading rubric
  • Identify elements that make up a rubric
  • Describe reasons to use a rubric
  • Identify types of rubrics
  • Identify the strength and limitations of rubrics
  • Identify steps to develop a rubric from scratch
  • Identify commonly used rubrics in Public Health courses
  • List existing resources for grading rubrics on the web
  • Using a grading rubric
  • Recognize Guidelines for Using a Rubric
  • Recognize importance of using and sharing rubrics with your students
Introduction

teacher gradingGrading can be a hassle, but there is a tool to make this chore easier and more objective. A rubric is a scoring tool that communicates the specific expectations for an assignment. Rubrics divide an assignment into its component parts and provide a detailed description of the levels of performance (or competency) for each of those parts. Usually a rubric is laid out in tables or matrices.
There are several types of rubrics.

  • Holistic – This is a generic rubric which may be used for several assignments.
  • Checklists – These are lists of criteria that may be checked off as completed.
  • Task specific – These rubrics have strict criteria based upon a specific assignment.
  • Combination Rubrics – as the name implies can be a combination of the above rubrics.

There are several advantages of using rubrics. Rubrics

  • assist with communicating grading criteria;
  • allow the assessment to be more objective;
  • focus the instructor to clarify grading criteria;
  • provide feedback regarding the effectiveness of the instruction.

Rubrics may have their advantages but they also have their limitations. Inconsistencies in rubric design can limit its validity. If the descriptions of performance criteria are vague they will be useless when it comes time to grade student performance. This next section explains how to design and use rubrics.

Developing rubrics

Please review this tutorial:
http://health.usf.edu/publichealth/eta/Rubric_Tutorial/default.htm

You may also want to review these sample rubrics

Student Activities

Rubric Evaluation - participate in this online discussion to consider and evaluate a rubric

Work with Instructional Designer to create a grading rubric for one of your lesson assignment, and submit rubric using the Blackboard assignment tool

Review this website :
http://intranet.cps.k12.il.us/Assessments/Ideas_and_Rubrics/Intro_Scoring/intro_scoring.html

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