1. Using iRubric For Surveys & Peer Evaluations Ramesh Sabetiashraf http://rsabeti.1faculty.com

2. 2 Ramesh Sabetiashraf Today’s Agenda What is a rubric? Why rubrics Building a rubric Collaborative assessment Hands on  Create an Assessment  Perform the Assessment  Analyze Results

3. 3 Ramesh Sabetiashraf My Background Computer Science faculty since 1993. Developer of educational technologies since 1991. Personal and professional interest in assessment. Creator of iRubric. RCampus, Founder & CEO Computer Science Faculty Santa Ana College

4. 4 Ramesh Sabetiashraf Rubrics - Definition Etymology: Red (ochre) Red markings used as directions in religious services Red markings by teachers on student assignments A formal scoring tool

5. 5 Ramesh Sabetiashraf Rubrics Descriptors Levels Criteria Rubric: A scoring tool used in subjective assessments. Etymology: Red (ochre)

6. 6 Ramesh Sabetiashraf Why Rubrics Likert Scale  Many benefits  Problems Very subjective No standards, no point of reference E.g. Fair attendance can mean 20% or 80% absence Rubrics to Help:  Add objectivity, point of reference  Add standards, expectations, fairness  E.g. Fair attendance is described Student Evaluation: Attendance:1= Poor, 2= Fair, 3= Good Questions: 1= Poor, 2= Fair, 3= Good Participation:1= Poor, 2= Fair, 3= Good

7. 7 Ramesh Sabetiashraf iRubric A part of RCampus www.iRubric.com Features:  Build rubrics  Share  Assess  Analyze iRubric was used for the evaluation of conference proposals at TechEd 2009 & 2010 Collaborative Assessment: The process of multiple evaluators evaluating a single object (a person, document, website, etc.)

8. 8 Ramesh Sabetiashraf Build a Simple Rubric Go to http://www.iRubric.com.http://www.iRubric.com Become a faculty member. 1. Select rubrics from top menu. 2. Select Build from sub menu. 3. Click on Start from Option A. 1 2 3

9. 9 Ramesh Sabetiashraf Build a Rubric (part 2) Fill in the blanks and press save & preview. Title and description Rubric area

10. 10 Ramesh Sabetiashraf Rubric Preview Rubric preview. Let’s change it. Click on edit.

11. 11 Ramesh Sabetiashraf Add a Divider Row 1.Click on Simple Divider. 2.New section is added. 3.Press Save & Preview.

12. 12 Ramesh Sabetiashraf Preview Rubric with Divider New divider

13. 13 Ramesh Sabetiashraf Managing Rows and Columns 1 3 2 4 6 5 1. Move column left 2. Delete column 3. Move column right 4. Move row down 5. Delete row 6. Move row up 7. Add column Add rows 8. Criteria row 9. Simple divider 10. Full divider 7 8910

14. 14 Ramesh Sabetiashraf Advanced Rubrics Criteria Weight Criteria Description Simple Divider (Section)

15. 15 Ramesh Sabetiashraf Advanced Rubrics Full Divider (sub-rubric)

16. 16 Ramesh Sabetiashraf Creating an Assessment 1. Go to a rubric 2. Select Apply… from the top 3. Select a choice under Option 2

17. 17 Ramesh Sabetiashraf Creating Assessment (part 2) 4. Set assessment properties 5. Select evaluators 6. Notify evaluators

18. 18 Ramesh Sabetiashraf Assessments Select assessments from rubrics top menu Click on Score it next to an assessment

19. 19 Ramesh Sabetiashraf Hands On Exercise 1 Assess Login at RCampus.com with:  Login: given in session  Pwd: 123456 From top menu, go to Rubrics / Assessments Click on Score It next to Evaluating Ramesh’s Website Continue with evaluation.

20. 20 Ramesh Sabetiashraf Hands On Exercise 2 Build Go to my Rubrics and select ePortfolio Rubric Click on Apply on top Under Method 2, select Assess a website  Title: Name of a website (e.g. Yahoo)  Web Address: Address of website (start w/ http://) Fill out Assessment details Select Evaluators: Select Rubric Workshop

21. 21 Ramesh Sabetiashraf Do it Yourself - Overview 1. Create an account at www.irubric.comwww.irubric.com 2. Create a community or class 3. Create a rubric 4. Build an assessment 5. Invite the community or class from Step 2 6. Allow evaluators to complete assessment 7. View results

22. 22 Ramesh Sabetiashraf Contact Me Website: rsabeti.1faculty.comrsabeti.1faculty.com Email: rs@reazon.comrs@reazon.com Twitter: twitter.com/rameshsabetitwitter.com/rameshsabeti LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/rameshsabeti www.linkedin.com/in/rameshsabeti Please contact me to schedule a demo at your school.