2. Objectives
At the conclusion of this module, you will be able to:
• Define what a rubric is
• Identify a analytic and holistic rubric
• Identify the benefits of using rubrics
• Review the steps to build a rubric
3. What are Rubrics?
Rubrics are a way to define expectations
for an assignment or project in order to
ensure consistency in academic
performance.
Rubrics can be thought of as scoring
guides that evaluate student performance
based on clearly defined criteria.
Essentially, rubrics are:
An assessment tool for communicating expectations of quality
4. So why rubrics?
Advantages Challenges
• Help ensure consistency when grading
• Help identify student’s strengths and
weaknesses
• The focused feedback can help improve
student performance
• Quantify behaviors and performances
• Provide both qualitative and quantitative data
• Clearly provide expectations to students
• Can be time consuming
• Less flexible
• Rubrics account for finished
products. If you want to include
"effort" it would have to be built
in.
Rubrics provide many benefits including the following:
5. Overall, rubrics are an invaluable tool for instructors to use to clarify
expectations and assess their students. There are different types of
rubrics that can be applied for different purposes. There are important
components that are needed in order to develop an effective rubric as
well.
Summary…
In the next section, we will take a look at different rubric types and their components
7. Types of Rubrics: Analytic
Analytic rubrics work best at articulating performance levels with
each criteria
Advantages Disadvantages
Provide useful feedback that are
targeted to each student’s strengths
and weaknesses.
More time consuming than holistic
Criterion can be weighted in order to
demonstrate importance of each
dimension
Could affect consistency among raters
unless criterion is clearly defined
Assess specific dimensions separately
9. Types of Rubrics - Holistic
A holistic rubric is a general rubric composed of typically 3-5 performance
levels and a description of characteristics of each level.
Advantages Disadvantages
Saves time by being quicker to create
and grade
Lacks ability to provide targeted
feedback
Can be utilized by trained raters to
increase reliability
Criteria cannot be weighted
Emphasis what learner can
demonstrate
Not useful in planning instruction due
to not providing detail analysis of
student performance.
11. Which Rubric Do I Choose?
Holistic Analytic
• When you need to make quick judgments
about a students work
• When the assignment or project involved
has numerous criteria you want to
assess
• When giving a minor assignment (check,
no check…etc) • When you want to assess components
rather than the assignment/project as a
whole
12. Overall, holistic and analytics rubrics have their advantages and
disadvantages which help you determine which one to use for a
particular assignment.
Rubrics are composed of:
• Descriptive characteristics
• Criterion
• Levels of performance
Summary…
In the next section, we will examine HOW to build an effective rubric
14. Steps in Building Rubrics
• Identify what you want your students to be able to do or what you
want them to know by creating standards.
• Think about how students can demonstrate the standards and create
the task
• Reflect on what good performance on the assignment look like and
create a list of criteria (Typically 3-5)
• Construct your rubric using the criteria you created and determine if
you want to use holistic or analytic rubric
The purpose of this online learning module, is to provide you with the opportunity to learn more about what rubrics are, the different types of rubrics, and how to build a meaningful rubric.
In voice thread, draw out arrows showing criteria, levels of performance, descriptive characteristics as the components
a holistic rubric does not list separate levels of performance for each criterion. Instead, a holistic rubric assigns a level of performance by assessing performance across multiple criteria as a whole