Assessment Tools: Rubrics

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Assessment ToolsRubrics
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Rubrics

• Descriptive Scoring Schemes
• Guide analyses of processes, performance,
  understanding

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Types of Rubrics

• Analytical
• Numerous criteria which you want to assess
  individually

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Analytical Rubric
Performance Characteristics
Components
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Types of Rubrics

• Analytical
• Holistic
• - smaller assignments with fewer criteria,
  shorter turn around time.

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Holistic Rubric
Performance Characteristics
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Rubrics for Students

• Clarify expectations
• Focus attention
• Set standards
• Provide detailed feedback

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Rubrics for Faculty

• Clarify goals of assignment
• Standardize feedback
• More detailed feedback
• Enhance objectivity
• Focus discussions with students

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Rubrics for Assessment

• Consistent Feedback across students, course,
  program allowing for the monitoring of learning
  outcomes
• Provide Direction for Course, Class, Program
  Improvement

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How Assessment Works
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Year 3
Year 1
O U T C O M E
Compare Against Benchmarks, Standards, Past
Performance
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Developing Rubrics

• 1. Consider Type of assignment
• Preparation time
• Learning outcome to be demonstrated
• Skill
• Open-ended
• Flexibility given to students in the assignment

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Developing Rubrics

• 1. Consider Type of assignment
• Preparation time
• Learning outcome to be demonstrated
• Skill
• Open-ended
• Flexibility given to students in the assignment
• 2. Consider Type of feedback rubric will
  provide
• Formative / Developmental
• Summative / Evaluative

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Developmental Rubric
Performance Characteristics
Components
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Summative Rubric
Performance Characteristics
Components
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Developing Rubrics

• 3. Identify Components of the outcome (grading
  criteria)

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Category
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Category
Outcome
Outcome
Outcome
Outcome
Outcome
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Communication
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Communication
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Communication
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Communication
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Communication
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Communication
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Developing Rubrics

• 3. Identify Components of the outcome (grading
  criteria)
• 4. Identify Performance Anchors

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Performance Rubric
OUTCOME
Components
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Performance Rubric
OUTCOME
Performance Anchors
Components
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Performance Rubric
OUTCOME
Performance Anchors
Components
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Performance Rubric
OUTCOME
Performance Anchors
Exceeds Expectations
Meets Expectations
Does not meet Expectations
Components
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Performance Rubric
OUTCOME
Performance Anchors
YES!!!!
Almost
Not Yet
Components
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Performance Rubric
OUTCOME
Performance Anchors
Exemplary
Essential
Basic
Components
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Performance Anchors

• Missing - Included
• Inappropriate - Appropriate
• Incomplete - Complete
• Incorrect - Partially Correct - Correct
• Vague - Emergent - Clear
• Marginal - Acceptable - Exemplary
• Distracting - Neutral - Enhancing
• Usual - Unexpected - Imaginative
• Ordinary - Interesting - Challenging

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Performance Anchors

• Simple - More fully developed - Complex
• Reports - Interprets - Analyzes
• Basic - Expected - Advanced
• Few - Some - Several - Many
• Isolated - Related - Connected - Integrated
• Less than satisfactory - satisfactory - more than
  satisfactory - outstanding
• Never - Infrequently - Usually - Always

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Developing Rubrics

• 3. Identify Components of the outcome (grading
  criteria)
• 4. Identify Performance Anchors
• 5. Describe Characteristics of Performance at
  each anchor level

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Performance Characteristics

• Scale or description for assessing each of the
  components /traits
• Two to Five-point scales for each component /
  trait

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Components
Category
Outcome
Outcome
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Outcome
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Components
Category
Outcome
Outcome
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Outcome
Outcome
Performance characteristics
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Performance Rubric
OUTCOME
Performance Anchors
Exceeds Expectations
Meets Expectations
Does not meet Expectations
Components
Descriptions of Performance
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Performance Rubric
OUTCOME
Performance Characteristics
Exceeds Expectations
Meets Expectations
Does not meet Expectations
Components
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Developing Rubrics

• 3. Identify Components of the outcome (grading
  criteria)
• 4. Identify Performance Anchors
• 5. Describe Characteristics of Performance at
  each anchor level
• 6. Pilot test rubric

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Developing Rubrics

• 7. Evaluate Rubric
• Does it relate to the outcome being assessed?
• Are the components related to the outcome?
• Are the components clear?
• Are the performance characteristics well defined?
• Can the rubric be understood by students?
• Is the rubric free from bias?
• Can the rubric be applied to a number of
  assignments?

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Developing Rubrics

• 7. Evaluate Rubric
• Does it have intuitive validity?
• Does it distinguish between levels of
  performance?

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Does not meet
Meets
Exceeds
Verbal Delivery
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Nonverbal Delivery
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Organization
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97
Evidence
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Transitions
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