This document discusses rubrics, their purpose and elements. Rubrics can be used as a tool for metacognition, facilitating peer review, and making evaluation criteria explicit. Well-designed rubrics shift the focus from grades to measuring student progress, and can be applied across disciplines. Rubrics elements include domains, descriptors, and types such as holistic, analytic, generic, task-specific, and developmental. Rubrics live in the pedagogy aspect of technological pedagogical content knowledge framework and can assess content from any subject area. The document provides examples of assignments rubrics could be used for and descriptors to consider when creating rubrics.

1. Rubrics One Step in Creating a Common Learning Vocabulary

2. Why Rubrics?Common Learning VocabularyTool for metacognitionTool for facilitating more peer reviewMake Explicit What We Value (derived from or lead to overarching standards)Carry skills acquisition across disciplinesShift conversation to progress over grades

3. Is it a Rubric?Rubric vs Checklist vs Point Sheet

4. Elements of a RubricFrom:http://qualityrubrics.pbworks.com/Checklist

5. Types of Rubrics•describe domains of a product or performance separately•have limited descriptors for each attribute•allow for specific diagnostic feedback•describe the development of a process or product (i.e., reading, writing, problem solving, listening)•used by educators to make instructional decisions•Are written so that they may be used with more than one task of performance•Can be used across genres and even domains (problem solving, reading)•Are written for specific classroom tasks or assignments •Include language that specifically connects the rubric to the task or assignment students will completeHolisticAnalyticGenericTask-SpecificDevelopmental•Describe a product or performance as a whole•Rely on multiple descriptors•Are limited in value in terms of providing precise diagnostic information•May cause more scoring dilemmas

8. UbD Planning/Wiki

10. Where in TPACKRubrics Live in the Pedagogy BubbleElectronic Mechanisms that can deliver, format, collate rubric results live in the tech bubbleThe content that is being assessed by the rubric lives in the content bubble

11. AssignmentsCollaboration/Team Work - ArtCritical Thinking - MathDigital Product - HelfantPresentation - HistoryProblem Solving - ScienceResearch - LibraryWriting - English

12. Descriptors to ConsiderImpact (audience)Aesthetics Function Others?Sample at http://delicious.com/ehelfant/ACrubricsShared Dropbox folder