Rubrics
"The upfront time in creating the rubric more than pays off in the reduced time it takes to grade the assignment!" Teacher's comment

How to Create a Rubric

Step

1

 Decide on the major objectives for the assignment (what you want the students to accomplish). Use this list to create the categories for your rubric.

Step

2

Decide how many levels you will use to rate each category (usually 3, 4, or 5). Even or Odd Number of Levels?
Give names to each level. Students enjoy naming the levels; they’ll come up with words like “Wow!” for the top level and “Yucky” for the bottom.

Step

3

Assign a point value to each level, with highest points for the top level. You may give higher weights to some categories.
Assign specific criteria to each level for each category. Write everything on a chart.

 Steps 4,5 and 6

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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