The dictionary has quite a formal definition, but us teachers
know that a rubric is a very useful tool. It is an easy way
to set up a grading criteria for assignments. It is useful not
only to the teacher, but also the student and parents. Then
you do not have these parents notes coming in saying that their
child spent 5 hours working on his/her project and they could
not believe that the child got a failing mark.
*Does the rubric address most of the important aspects of the
student performance.
*Does the rubric address the instructional outcomes that need
to be measured.
*It should include some technology skills.
*It should not make much of a difference whether the rubric
states a grade or not as that can be converted easily.
*Look for rubrics from other areas that can be adopted to your
area or product. There are many sites that have rubric in different
areas.
*Be sure the rubric is clear. Try the rubric out on some sample
work and have other teachers at your level also try it and see
if you come out with similar scores on the same work.
Deciding
which Rubric to Use
You can also look for the following books in our Teacher Resource
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