How and why educators need to create rubrics for assessment and instructional purposes. Presented in Dubai, UAE at the 21st Century Academic Forum.

1. Authentic Assessment
Designing Rubrics to Guide Students (and Teachers)
Sheri Henderson, Ras Al Khaimah Men’s College
21st Century Academic Forum, Dubai, UAE
14-15 November 2015

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3. 3 Stages of Backwards Design
Identify desired results
Determine assessment evidence
Plan learning activities and
instruction
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4. Rubric Design
Identify criteria (4-6 items)
Describe levels of achievement
(usually 4)
Clarify task expectations – for
students and teachers
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5. Rubrics:
take time to create, but save time when grading
measure student performance against identified
criteria
are NOT for every task
reduce grade complaints
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6. Meeting Jay McTighe – a dream come true
American Community School in Abu Dhabi – PD Workshop, October 2015
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7. Assessment Resources
 Ontario Ministry of Education. Creating Pathways to Success: Education and
Career/Life Planning Program for Ontario Schools. (2013). Retrieved from
http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/document/policy/cps/CreatingPathwaysSucces
s.pdf
 Jay McTighe & Associates - http://jaymctighe.com/resources/
 Framework for 21st Century Learning - http://www.p21.org/about-us/p21-
framework
 Ontario Ministry of Education. Learning for All. (2103). Retrieved from
http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/general/elemsec/speced/LearningforAll2013.p
df
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8. Rubric Resources
 VALUE Rubrics from Association of American Colleges and Universities.
https://www.aacu.org/value-rubrics
 Authentic Assessment Toolbox by Jon Mueller.
http://jfmueller.faculty.noctrl.edu/toolbox/
 Essential Learning Outcomes, from AACU. http://www.aacu.org/leap/essential-
learning-outcomes
 VALUE Rubrics at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts.
http://www.mcla.edu/Academics/assessment/atmcla/VALUE-rubrics/index
 Edutopia. http://www.edutopia.org/blogs/tag/rubrics
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9. Authentic Assessment
Designing Rubrics to Guide Students (and Teachers)
http://tinyurl.com/nwewrpw
Sheri Henderson
Higher Colleges of Technology - Ras Al Khaimah Men’s College
sheri.henderson@hct.ac.ae