Creating+Effective+Rubrics

__**Designing Effective Rubrics**__ __**General Information:**__
 * Helps to advance student learning
 * Helps students understand what is expected to be accomplished
 * Provide feedback to students
 * Should be handed out before completion of assignment
 * Should not be a surprise to student
 * Use of rubrics can help improve instruction
 * Enhances students' end products
 * Praise student accomplishments
 * Can be weighted easily
 * Track student growth
 * Can be created by students
 * Should include comments section that go beyond the rubric
 * Evaluates a broader scope than does a pencil and paper assignment
 * Can be used for student self-evaluation, or peer-evaluation
 * Can create a "Legend in your own time" category
 * Students should reflect on evaluation after it is turned back
 * Do not need a rubric for everything

__**Design**__
 * Identify performance categories
 * Identify performance criteria
 * Decide on range
 * Choose hollistic or analytic
 * Needs to be specific but not too detailed
 * Leave boxes on side and below for comments/suggestions
 * Teachers should write comments on rubrics
 * Use concrete criteria
 * Rubric criteria should not be open to interpretation
 * Can align categories/criteria to standards

__**Uses:**__
 * Authentic Assessments
 * Essay
 * Projects
 * Labs
 * Skills
 * Teamwork
 * Portfolios
 * Behavior
 * Problem-solving
 * Extended responses
 * Writing
 * Evaluating products
 * Teacher evaluations

__**Advantages**__
 * Provides information for both teacher and learner
 * Easy to modify
 * Focused and specific feedback
 * Easy mode of evaluation
 * Allows consistency in grading (objective)
 * Good form of communication between teacher and learner
 * Can be used as evidence of student growth, behavior, or skills

__**Limitations/Disadvantages**__
 * Time consuming to create
 * Limiting if not concretely constructed
 * Too limiting; creates a 'box' product
 * Limits students' creative ceiling
 * Professional development may be required
 * Experience in creating and evaluating rubrics is helpful