Rubrics

"One of the best ways to help parents understand rubrics is to send an assignment home with a ready-to-score rubric for parents to try themselves." Dr. Martin-Kniep

 

Advantages of rubric

Learners know exactly what is expected; there are clear targets and expectations.
Rubrics protect against the evaluator’s biases because they are consistent.
Rubrics evaluate on the sum of a full range of criteria rather than a single numerical score.
Students can use a rubric as a tool to develop their abilities.
Rubrics can be created for any content area and can be modified easily for various grade levels.
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How do I do it? What does it look like? How do I assess? How can I learn more? What is it?

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