This document provides training on developing and implementing rubrics to assess student performance. It discusses the benefits of using rubrics, which include providing clear guidelines for evaluators and students. Three types of rubrics are described: holistic rubrics that provide an overall score, task-specific rubrics focused on a particular assignment, and generic rubrics that can be adapted for different tasks. The document demonstrates how to create a rubric and score student work using a sample holistic rubric. It emphasizes the importance of backward planning - starting with the assessment before planning instruction.

1. Rubric Training

2. Goals To understand, develop and implement rubrics to drive classroom instruction To use a variety of assessment tools to monitor and evaluate student progress, performance and achievement

3. Think Pair Share What types of assessments do you give your students? How do you evaluate these assessments?

4. Our assessments:

6. Set clear and measurable goals

7. Plan assessment

9. What is a rubric? CRISS Sweep

10. Concept of Definition Map What is it ? Category What is it like? Properties Comparison Concept Examples ® p. 197 © 2007

11. Rubric Definition A rubric is a guideline for assessing student performance The guidelines evaluate what a performance is like at various levels – Extraordinary (A+) Excellent (A –/B+) , Good (B-/C+) Poor (D/F)

12. Benefits of using a Rubric Provides those doing the assessment with the characteristics for each level on which they should base their judgements Provides those who have been assessed with clear information about how well they performed Provides those who have been assessed with a clear indication of what they need to accomplish in the future to better their performance Cuts down on grading time

13. Types Holistic Task specific Generic

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15. Persuasive Prompt We all know that school activities can be expensive. Think about a time when you were asked to help raise money for your school. Now write to convince the school board whether or not schools should ask students to raise money for school activities.

17. Score Points in Rubric The rubric further interprets the four major areas of consideration into levels of achievement. © 2003 Florida Department of Education 1 Point The writing addresses the topic but may lose focus by including extraneous or loosely related ideas. The response may have an organizational pattern, but it may lack a sense of completeness or closure. There is little, if any, development of the supporting ideas, and the support may consist of generalizations or fragmentary lists. Limited or inappropriate word choice may obscure meaning. Frequent and blatant errors may occur in the basic conventions of sentence structure, mechanics, usage, and punctuation, and commonly used words may be misspelled. 2 Points The writing addresses the topic but may lose focus by including extraneous or loosely related ideas. The organizational pattern usually includes a beginning, middle, and ending, but these elements may be brief. The development of the support may be erratic and nonspecific, and ideas may be repeated. Word choice may be limited, predictable, or vague. Errors may occur in the basic conventions of sentence structure, mechanics, usage, and punctuation, but commonly used words are usually spelled correctly. 3 Points The writing is focused but may contain ideas that are loosely connected to the topic. An organizational pattern is demonstrated, but the response may lack a logical progression of ideas. Development of support may be uneven. Word choice is adequate, and some variation in sentence structure is demonstrated. The response generally follows the conventions of mechanics, usage, punctuation, and spelling. 4 Points The writing is focused on the topic and includes few, if any, loosely related ideas. An organizational pattern is apparent, and it is strengthened by the use of transitional devices. The support is consistently developed, but it may lack specificity. Word choice is adequate, and variation in sentence structure is demonstrated. The response generally follows the conventions of mechanics, usage, punctuation, and spelling. 5 Points The writing is focused on the topic, and its organizational pattern provides for a logical progression of ideas. Effective use of transitional devices contributes to a sense of completeness. The support is developed through ample use of specific details and examples. The writing demonstrates a mature command of language, and there is variation in sentence structure. The response generally follows the conventions of mechanics, usage, punctuation, and spelling. 6 Points The writing is focused and purposeful, and it reflects insight into the writing situation. The organizational pattern provides for a logical progression of ideas. Effective use of transitional devices contributes to a sense of completeness. The development of the support is substantial, specific, relevant, and concrete. The writer shows commitment to and involvement with the subject and may use creative writing strategies. The writing demonstrates a mature command of language with freshness of expression. Sentence structure is varied, and few, if any, convention errors occur in mechanics, usage, punctuation, and spelling.

19. TaskSpecific

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23. Generic

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25. Create your own assessmentapplying backward planning From your content area Design a rubric for an upcoming lesson

27. Set clear and measurable goals

28. Plan assessment (rubric)

30. Free Rubric Templates You don’t have to create your own. There are many free blank and generic templates on line. Just google free rubric templates.

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