What is a rubric?
A rubric is a scoring tool that lists the standards on which judgment or decisions about a piece of work will be based.
A good rubric…
Tells you what you’ll be looking for to give a certain grade (or score) for a test or assignment. A rubric should say what skills and knowledge would define work that is below basic, basic, proficient or advanced. Or how you define work that deserves an A, B, C, or F. You get the idea.
Is specific. For each grade level (A to F) or proficiency level (below basic to advanced), the rubric is clear about the skills and knowledge needed to achieve each proficiency level in the rubric.
Should guide instruction. Ideally, you should create the rubric at the same time that you’re planning instruction. That way the way that you define the rubric (skills and knowledge at each level) will help guide the skills and knowledge you will teach.
This was micro post so that’s all folks. #redloheducation #heidiholder
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