What is a Rubric?

Components of a Rubric

• a performance statement • a table – a list of dimensions to be evaluated– levels of gradation of quality– criterion and points for each level of quality

Example of a Rubric

Purpose of Rubrics• Students can understand the expectations for

performance.• Students can evaluate the quality of their own work.• Students can identify the specific of qualities of

performance. i.e. it helps the student answer the question ‘why did I get a point taken off?’

• Teachers improve the consistency and objectivity (standardization) of grading If more than one person is evaluating the performance.

• Teachers can reduce the time it takes to grade.

Step 1: Identify the performance statement.

• The baker will be able to create a winning chocolate chip cookie by sampling different cookies and analyzing the qualities.

• The baker will be able to create a desirable chocolate chip cookie by creating a recipe for baking a chocolate chip cookie.

Step 2: Identify the dimensions.

• What does it mean to be “winning?”• What are the qualities of a chocolate chip

cookie that make it a winner?• List the qualities (dimensions) of a chocolate

chip cookie.

Eating a cookie is a multi-sensory experience. Qualities relate to . . .

• Seeing• Tasting• Smelling• Hearing• Feeling - Touching

Step 3: Assign levels of gradation of quality and point values.

• (4) Target (high quality)• (3) Acceptable• (2) Developing• (1) Unacceptable

Step 4: Create criterion in cells for each level of gradation.

DIMENSIONS Target (4)

Acceptable (3)

Developing (2)

Unaccep-table

(1)Notes

Comments

Dimension 1

Dimension 2

Dimension 3

Dimension 4

Dimension 5

Language of Levels of Graduation

• Target, Acceptable, Developing, Unacceptable• All, Most, Some, None• Excellent, Good, Average, Below Average• 100%, 90%, 80%, 70%• 4 of 4, 3 of 4, 2 of 4, 1 of 4• Entirely, Mostly, Moderately, Not at all• High, Above Average, Average, Below Average

DIMENSION COOKIE 1 COOKIE 2 COOKIE 3 COOKIE 4

Taste 3 4 2 1

Appearance 2 3 1 4

Texture 3 3 4 2

TOTAL 8 10 7 7

Which cookie is most desirable?Use the rubric to score each cookie.

References

• Rubric Tutorial http://itt.usf.edu/resources/Rubric_Tutorial_v2/default.htm

• Kathy Shrock’s Discovery Education Assessment and Rubric Informationhttp://school.discoveryeducation.com/schrockguide/assess.html