George,
Fairly and adequately are good terms to include when describing rubrics. Thanks for your input.
Maureen,
My pleasure. Keep working toward the threaded discussions, etc. Take care.
Nicole,
Good point. I'm glad you brought up the fact that students benefit from rubrics. It's essential!
What do you think is the role of a rubric?
I believe the role of the rubric is to guide the student through each step of the assignment. The rubric can not only provide instructions to an assignment but also break down the grading process to the student. The student understands what to expect from the assignment as well as how not completing a part of the assignment will affect their overall grade.
Aundrea,
You are right. The rubric does have many roles. Thanks for the description.
Michelle,
Right on. It's good that you mentioned that rubrics are helpful for both the instructor and students. Thanks!
The role of the rubric is to grade fairly and adequately and to make sure that the students get the correct and appropriate feedback on assignments/projects/discussions.
The role of a rubric is to establish fair and consistent guidelines for grading and assessment. Much of the grading process is subjective and the rubric helps define clear expectations and guidelines for each assignment. Students can use the rubrics for a resource on areas to focus during assignment development.
Denise,
Yes, it helps the student, but it helps the instructor as well. A great tool to help both.
Carlos,
Please explain more how it limits then instructor. Are you saying the rubric is provided to the instructor and the instructor has no say in the development or use of the rubric? This would be obstructing.
The rubric serves many roles, and is essential in the instructor's duty in the class. It allows the student to have focal points to target when preparing their original answer and peer responses in the discussion board. Without this, the student's response may be aimless and irrelevant to the topic for discussion. It allows the instructor to manage their time in grading the students' work, and also have a guide to grade consistently and with equity. Finally, it will allow the instructor to help the student develop in any weak areas of their writing (i.e. grammar or critical thinking skills).
I believe the rubric shows the student was is expected of them and they have a clear guide as to the instructions of the assignment/discussion.
I think the rubric is good, but it limits the instructor's autonomy in a course. The rubric helps to guide an instructor, but it should be imposed. Limiting an instructor can impeding him/her in giving valuable feedback to help students improve.
Dr. Crews
I appreciate your help so much. In some areas I feel like a novice teacher. I would very much like to do a threaded discussion but won't do it until I feel secure and have all the knowledge.
Thank you and any time you wish to add more, I would love it.
Maureen
Heather,
And, rubrics helps the instructor as well. We are more consistent in our grading and we can review the criteria to make sure the objectives are being met.
Maureen,
Yes, they help the students understand why they earned the grade they earned. The key word is that they earn the grade. Thanks for your input.
Valerie,
We have "wiggle" room in everything. Thanks for bringing that up. Rubrics do help us think and grade more clearly and help students understand the expectations. Thank you.
The rubric role is to let the students know exactly what is expected of them. It also helps to be fair to all students.
I like what Laura said, Standardize grading for an activity. Instructors don't need to be "blamed" (bad word) for them making posts incorrectly whether spelling or non involvement.
It is clear and concise for students to understand how they stood on an assignment and that they are certainly not singled out for not doing correctly.
I like rubrics as it requires me to really analyze the students input in a discussion. I can then start responding in a positive way, then subtly correct their discussion.
I think the role of a rubric is to provide consistent grading. If the rubric is set up correctly, grading should be easier. Granted, because the instructors are human, there is always going to be "wiggle" room, but that should occur less and less.
I also think that the use of a rubric is helpful to the student as well. It provides the students with guidelines as to what needs to be included in their posting.
Valerie Miller
