1. Effective Grading: Rubrics as Tools for Grading Presented by Alix Darden Adapted from a presentation by: Spencer Benson, Director Center for Teaching Excellence University of Maryland

2. 7 Principles for Good Practice (Chickering & Gamson, 1987) 1.Encourages student-faculty contact 2.Encourages cooperation among students 3.Encourages active learning 4.Gives prompt feedback 5.Emphasizes time on task 6.Communicates high expectations 7.Respects diverse talents and ways of learning

3. Watch the Following Video  The video is of a persuasion speech  URL = http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYtm8uEo5vU http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYtm8uEo5vU  Give the Presentation a letter grade

4. Collection of Scores ABCDFABCDF

5. What are Rubrics  Tools for assessment management  Helps keep grading consistent  Save time  Promote student learning  Convey feedback  Help students understand what is expected  Help students understand their grade

6. Why use a rubric?

7. Why Use a Rubric?  Saves time and effort  Refines and improves one’s teaching  Allows for increased consistency of grading  Provide timely feedback to students  Helps prepare students to use feed back  Facilitates communication about assignments and criteria (transparency)  Enhances student learning and engagement

8. Examples of Rubrics

9. What is wrong with this rubric rubric

10. Collection of Responses  “What’s Wrong” 1. Nothing 2. Too few traits 3. Too many traits 4. Too few levels 5. Too many levels

11. Why is this one better?

12. The Nature of the Rubric is Essential  With the first rubric: A diverse panel of faculty scored samples of student writing. We observed a wide range of differences in scores, e.g. for the same item  With the second rubric: A diverse panel of graduate students gave consistent scoring of a large sample of similar student writings

13. Rubric Help Student Learning When students know what is expected the work product is often better  Better student products = easier grading When student understand the grading criteria there are less complaints  Less student complaints = more time

14. Lets Watch the Following Video Again  This time use the supplied rubric (handout, white paper) to assign a score 0-100

15. Rubric for Scoring The Speech TOTAL SCORE = accumulated points X 5 + 10 ________________________ 15 X 5 = 25 +10 = 85

16. Rubrics allow faster grading Rubrics allow for peer review Rubrics allow you to look at specific components of student learning

17. Constructing a Rubric 1)Reflect  What do you want from the students, e.g. what is goal of the assignment/assessment? 2)List  The specific criteria/objectives 3)Group and Label  Group similar objectives 4)Apply  Develop the rubric 5)Refine  Adjust the rubric

18. A Three Level Rubric DimensionsExemplaryCompetentDeveloping The things that you are looking for Content Presentation Analysis

19. A Three Level Rubric DimensionsExemplaryCompetentDeveloping Knowledge and Understanding 30% 0-30 points Thinking/Inquiry 30% 0-30 points Grammar/Writing 20% 0-20 points Creativity/Innovation 20% 0-20 points

20. A Three Level Rubric DimensionsExemplary Do this first 1 Competent Then do this one last 3 Developing Do this next 2 Relevant Content PrefectAdequateAwful Clear Argument Conclusion Citations

21. On-Line resource Rubistar RubiStar http://rubistar.4teachers.org/index.php

22. Things to Consider  Adapt existing rubrics  Use the rubric as a short cut to reduce grading time  Check boxes  Circle the characteristics  Provide the rubric with the assignment  Makes grading more transparent  Helps students know what is expected  Involve students in developing the rubric

23. Resources  The Effects of Instructional Rubrics on Learning to Write  http://cie.asu.edu/volume4/number4/ http://cie.asu.edu/volume4/number4/  Scoring rubrics: what, when and how?  Scoring rubrics: what, when and how?. Moskal, Barbara M. Scoring rubrics: what, when and how?. Moskal, Barbara M.  Create Your Own Rubrics Online  RubiStar http://rubistar.4teachers.org/index.php RubiStarhttp://rubistar.4teachers.org/index.php  Rubrics Generator (free)  http://www.teach-nology.com/web_tools/rubrics/ http://www.teach-nology.com/web_tools/rubrics/

24. Reflections  How might you use rubrics in your SoTL project?  Where in your assessment of student learning would a rubric help you determine what learning is and is not developing in the students?