Keywords: assessment, feedback, grading, marking, plagiarism, referencing, reference.
What is it?
Rubrics let you tabulate criteria, (or what counts in the work), against performance levels, which you can then select depending on how well each student meets each criterion. You can give feedback only (i.e. a qualitative rubric - with no numeric grade) or you can define points for each level, which automatically calculates a grade (i.e. a quantitative rubric). You can also leave a comment on each criterion.
Rubrics contrast with Marking Guides (or Grading Forms in Turnitin) - the latter allow you to specify a criteria but instead of levels there is only a numeric grade to give.
Below are two examples of a simple rubric. The first is purely qualitative the green cells indicating how the marker assessed the student's performance against each of the criteria set. The second is qualitative in effect showing what proportion of the total marks were ascribed to each criteria, (namely, Criteria 1 = 50%, 2 = 30% and 3 - 20%) and what proportion of those marks were awarded the student based on his/her performance. In this case, the rubrics would calculate a score of 70%.
| Criteria 1 | Weak – blah... | Average – blah... | Good – blah... |
| Criteria 2 | Weak – blah... | Average – blah... | Good – blah... |
| Criteria 3 | Weak – blah... | Average – blah... | Good – blah... |
| Criteria 1 | Fail – blah... points 0 | Weak – blah... points 5 | Average – blah... points 10 | Good – blah... points 15 |
| Criteria 2 | Fail – blah... points 0 | Weak – blah... points 3 | Average – blah... points 6 | Good – blah... points 9 |
| Criteria 3 | Fail – blah... points 0 | Weak – blah... points 2 | Average – blah... points 4 | Good – blah... points 6 |
Why use it?
Rubrics serve three broad functions, they provide:
- A standard by which to grade students' work that is available to students before and after they submit
- A vehicle for giving feedback
- Evidence for the teaching team.
Rubrics can make marking faster and feedback straightforward to read, It can also help students to understand the marking criteria before they write and submit their work. They also highlight the strengths and weaknesses of a student's submission and the impact they had on their grade. Ideally, rubrics can also give feedback that feeds forward into future assignments.
Who can use it?
Before I start...
How do I set one up?
Further help
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Caution
Examples and case studies
Questions & Answers
Further information
Detailed step-by-step guidance on Rubrics is available from moodledocs.
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