Quick Rubric

Why can’t making rubrics be simple and fast?

Why can’t rubrics look clean and modern?

NOW THEY CAN!

A rubric is a criterion referenced assessment tool used to score assignments or performances. Work is scored/graded based on how well the finished product lines up with the criteria listed on the rubric. A rubric is a very powerful device for performance-based assessments, such as oral presentations or projects, but also makes grading essay questions and narratives quick and easy.

Introduction to Analytic Rubrics

For many of us, we think of analytic rubrics when we hear the word “rubric.” Analytic rubrics list the criteria for an assignment and describe these criteria in varying levels of quality. Most often an analytic rubric is in a grid or table format. The criteria are listed along one side and the performance ratings along the adjacent side.

Creating your own Rubric

A rubric can help eliminate bias in the scoring procedure. While there is always some subjectivity to grading, rubrics lay out specific criteria to be assessed in a very straight-forward manner. Rubrics can improve teacher accuracy because assignments are not compared to other students’ performances or to a student’s own previous performance. Multiple evaluators should get the same or similar scores when using the same rubric for the same assignment. Scorers for high stakes testing use rubrics to guide their evaluations consistently and fairly.