Part of the rubic should be a student evaluation of their teammates and of themself. If a person has not complelted assignments and the final project is good, how will the instructor know what grade should be given?
Melissa,
I have always used a general rubric for writing assignments that will insure that all students are being graded fairly and, additionally, I provide said rubric and go over it with them prior to their executing the assignment so that they will know the criteria on which they will be scored. Further instruction for different writing assignments can always be verbal, but the key points are contained in the rubric so that the student knows what to expect.
I would provide no more than 5 categories of scoring elements, as more than that can confuse and lead to subjectivity. Some elements for scoring may include: (1) assignment completed in appropriate time frame -- 20%; (2) topic clearly stated and addressed in beginning -- 20%; (3) concepts of topic supported and well thought out and explained -- 20%; (4) closing support of topic -- 20%; and (5) cited sources.
I hope this is helpful!
Debra,
Good point. Rubrics are guidelines that all students should follow, but it the instructor's role to make sure that all is understood.
Shelly Crider
A rubric is merely a guideline of grading.
Expectations and the weighting of the grade
should always be explained fully to the student,
and relative to the point that is being emphasized
at that subject level.
Because it is only a guideline, it is sometimes
difficult to stay totally unbiased per student
and their known personalities and attitudes.
LeWando,
Rubrics will give more guidance for students to follow to complete their assignments.
Shelly Crider
I always use a rubric for writing assignments. Rubrics give the student the guideline for the assignment. For writing assignments, the rubrics include format- 10%, spelling/grammar-30%, avoiding passive voice-20% and content-40%. When the student has a rubric it aligns the assignment with what I am requesting.
Melissa,
Rubrics give students more detail as to what you are looking for in their work. I like to us rubrics. They can be a challenge and sometimes will not allow for other issues, but they are still a good start for the student.
Shelly Crider
