1. Designing and Using Rubrics
David Steer
Department of Geosciences
The University of Akron
October 2013

2. Pilot Materials, Make changes
Identify Course & Module Learning Goals
Identify learning objectives for individual lessons
Determine how to assess and measure student success on goals and objectives
Design teaching resources and materials to match assessments
Plan Instructional Strategies to implement teaching resources
Pilot Materials, Make changes
Students work together in small groups determined by experience, skills, or demographic factors (e.g., gender)
Formative exercises during class used to assess student understanding and progress and to challenge students to think beyond comfort level
Classes incorporate most or all of 7 good practices
How can feedback devices produce learner-centered classes?

3. What are Scoring Rubrics?
Scoring rubrics are descriptive scoring schemes used to evaluate effort
Two Major Types
Holistic: set of descriptions used to assign a score to the whole
Analytic: Set of components that are independently evaluated (sum for score)
Students work together in small groups determined by experience, skills, or demographic factors (e.g., gender)
Formative exercises during class used to assess student understanding and progress and to challenge students to think beyond comfort level
Classes incorporate most or all of 7 good practices
How can feedback devices produce learner-centered classes?
For other types of rubrics see:

4. Designing Rubrics
Determine the most important attributes needed to evaluate the LO
Decide analytic or holistic
Define levels
Success Part Way There Needs Work
Students work together in small groups determined by experience, skills, or demographic factors (e.g., gender)
Formative exercises during class used to assess student understanding and progress and to challenge students to think beyond comfort level
Classes incorporate most or all of 7 good practices
How can feedback devices produce learner-centered classes?

5. Good Rubrics … Have clear criteria Have distinctive levels
Each criteria is distinct, clearly delineated and fully appropriate for the outcome
Have distinctive levels
Each level is distinct and progresses in a clear and logical order
Can be used reliably by multiple raters
Provide guidance to learners
Rubric serves as primary reference point for discussion and guidance for program/supporting outcome as well as evaluation of assignment(s)
Support Metacognition
Rubric is regularly referenced and used to help learners identify the skills and knowledge they are developing throughout the program
Students work together in small groups determined by experience, skills, or demographic factors (e.g., gender)
Formative exercises during class used to assess student understanding and progress and to challenge students to think beyond comfort level
Classes incorporate most or all of 7 good practices
How can feedback devices produce learner-centered classes?

6. Holistic Example
Outcome: Students will demonstrate the ability to properly process and interpret data
Students work together in small groups determined by experience, skills, or demographic factors (e.g., gender)
Formative exercises during class used to assess student understanding and progress and to challenge students to think beyond comfort level
Classes incorporate most or all of 7 good practices
How can feedback devices produce learner-centered classes?

7. Analytic Example
Outcome: Material developers will demonstrate the ability to incorporate InTeGrate Guiding Principles in their curriculum
Students work together in small groups determined by experience, skills, or demographic factors (e.g., gender)
Formative exercises during class used to assess student understanding and progress and to challenge students to think beyond comfort level
Classes incorporate most or all of 7 good practices
How can feedback devices produce learner-centered classes?

8. Pilot Materials, Make changes
Identify Course & Module Learning Goals
Identify learning objectives for individual lessons
Determine how to assess and measure student success on goals and objectives
Design teaching resources and materials to match assessments
Plan Instructional Strategies to implement teaching resources
Pilot Materials, Make changes
Students work together in small groups determined by experience, skills, or demographic factors (e.g., gender)
Formative exercises during class used to assess student understanding and progress and to challenge students to think beyond comfort level
Classes incorporate most or all of 7 good practices
How can feedback devices produce learner-centered classes?