A rubric is a systematic method for providing feedback and evaluation of student work. It establishes clear expectations and criteria for assessing student performance. There are typically three parts to a rubric: the performance criteria, the levels of achievement, and a scoring guide. When designing a rubric, the key criteria for the assignment should be determined based on aspects like the communicator, audience, purpose, and context. Rubrics can be analytic, evaluating different components separately, or holistic, providing an overall score. Rubrics should be shared with students upfront and used to guide assessment and feedback.

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2. What is a rubric?Systematic means for providing feedback and evaluationMethod for increasing consistency in scoringMeans to let students know expectations from the beginning and the degree to which they meet them at the end

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5. How do I design a rubric?Determine the key criteria to an effective response: process and product.Consider all aspects of the rhetorical triangle: communicator, audience, subject & purpose, text, context.Define the key criteriaDecide on analytic or holistic; general or task specificLeave space for comments

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7. How do I use a rubric?Make it part of the assignmentUse it to guide peer response groupsUse it in assessment to guide feedback Use it when assigning a grade

8. CautionsLimit the number of performance criteria and scale divisionsAvoid “grading” twiceLet the rubric reflect the instruction rather than direct itAvoid using a rubric when specific feedback is needed

9. Consider . . . Not using quality descriptors but making brief comments insteadWeighting the scale on critical categoriesUsing verbal scales rather than numerical scalesEngaging students in creation of the rubric

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11. Resources for designing rubrics:definitions, examples, suggestions for rubricsrubric generator—Rubistarother generatorsguidelines for rubricsCxC template for rubric for writing assignment