Heather,
Starting with online rubrics and then tweaking them to make them your own is excellent. Thanks for sharing.
I actually only look at online rubrics and see if I like any parts of them as I always build my own as I find it is easier. There are times I like the wording on some online rubrics better than mine and then I adopt some of that wording.
Carolyne,
Thanks for the resources. I find the rubrics I find online need some tweaking to make sure they specifically measure the objectives I need it to assess. But, any online resource is a good start. Thanks again.
I would go to https://www.google.com/search?q=rubrics&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&channel=np&source=hp to find some online resources that may be used to develop rubrics. This site seems to be thorough regarding topics: https://www.uwstout.edu/soe/profdev/rubrics.cfm I would also examine the rubrics that are provided with the textbook as these are sometimes provided online. These might be used as a starting point.
Dr. Glenn ,
Good point. Analytical rubrics can help students focus and move toward the learning outcomes. Nice job.
I use analytical rubrics for all work a student submits. The focus must be on the understanding of how the student's learning skills were used to complete the work. This approach focuses on the student as a product of the educational process and not a consumer. While the term consumer may be used to define how the student reviews formative feedback, the customer of any educational process should be the employer or customers of the student when they apply what has been learned in the real world. Therefor, the focus of use of rubrics regardless of type for me is targeting the learner for improvement to demonstrate the success of meeting the learning objective.
George,
Excellent. This is what we need to do. There are typically not rubrics pre-made that perfectly fit our needs. We have to tweak them to make them align with the objectives and meet our needs. Thanks.
Just lately I went to a couple of rubric generator sites and came up with several rubrics I thought might work in business courses. I actually used a combination of these to build my own. I started out with some course-wide rubrics that were already done but found that I want to be more specific on how I would evaluate student work. This was primarily due to the generic nature of those rubrics which fell a little short in allowing students to understand the objectives and their performance to achieve those. Once I had what I thought were workable rubrics I passed them around to members of the department for comment/criticism. I then test drove them in classes and have tweaked them several times since. Granted, building rubrics is time consuming, but the end result saves time in explaining to the students what is expected of them, and in the actual grading.
Letrice,
It's good to utilize online resources for examples and to provide you with a good starting point. But, it's essential to make sure you edit them to meet your needs. Good info. Thanks!
I use google sample rubrics according to subject matter. I also utilize the resources from publishers. They often have very helpful information for instructors. They have very clear objectives, which make the structuring the rubric a lot simpler.
William,
There's so much online, but we have to tweak them to meet our needs and the needs of the assignment/project/learning objectives. Thanks!
I have never tried an online rubric generator. I suppose I knew they existed but never had tried one. This was the first hit in google and it looks pretty comprehensive:
http://www.rcampus.com/indexrubric.cfm
Deborah,
I modify as well when I find a rubric online. This is why it's difficult for others to "hand" us a rubric and say "use it." We have to make it our own and make sure it matches the objectives based on the assignment. Thanks for your input.
I like irubric.com, but most of the time I end up modifying the rubrics to be sure they match the objectives that I have in my course. It is a good starting point anyway.
Deb
Daron,
Glad you learned something from the module. There are lots of online resources to help with rubrics. I find I can find a good base online, but I have to tweak the rubric to fit the need of my assignments/projects. Thanks!
I read that Google was a good place to start when creating a rubric. I was unaware until reading this last module that you could find a rubric online. I am excited to go online and see what they have and how I can put it in to use for my classes.
Janis,
Cool! We love these type of resources. Anything to make our jobs easier. I like to use rubrics I find online, but then tweak them to meet our needs. Thanks!
I like Rubistar. But if you just use google and type in ppt rubrics, you will get an incredible amount of powerpoint presentations. Many are from in-services about how to design rubrics. Some are projects teachers used in graduate school. Some fit the subject area that you are looking for. I teach math so I typed in ppt math rubrics. I look at the website name. I avoid the .com sites. I only use .org or .edu sites.
You can find many useful things this way.
Francis ,
I think we do tend to make everything ourselves when we get started, but as we learn about more things that are available to us, we start to wonder why we are reinventing the wheel every semester. ;-) Thanks!
I haven't really used too many online resources other than the Microsoft Template Library. I usually just build them myself or use templates I have received from the institutions at which I teach. I really liked the paragraph on the available online resources though. I am going to give them a try the next time I have a need to create a rubric.
