Providing feedback allows the student learner to determine areas of self-improvement. A rubric demystifies by making it easier and clearer for students to learn.
Submitted by:Marilyn Renfroe
Most of this was a review for me since I already incorporate rubrics with self, peer, and instructor review scores. I did discover that I should add a component for the rubric assessment and that is to ask the student based on the assessment, what changes did you do.
Rubrics will help the students understand what they are expected to produce. It also will help the teacher ensure that assignment are being graded consistently. If there is a gap in the grading, I find that I am trying to remember how many points I gave each part of the assignment. I think rubrics are going to be very important in my classes in the future.
The most important piece of communication for a student is the feedback you give them during the course. Regardless of how the feedback is done the lack of feedback will diminish the students overall perception of the course and content.
Feedback is important because it gives students a opprotunity to self reflect and make necessary changes before submiting the assignment.
An instructor must provide feedback to the students to unsure learning was achieved
Guilty! My feedback is often generic in nature. I see the need for more detailed feedback and encouragement,. especially personalized through usgae of voice.
I understand the connection and importance of providing individual feedback in both formative and summative assignments. It's essential to remember how and what to assess. Use clear rubrics, explain them, and promote relationships that enhance the learning process.
I really like the way that I do the Assesment of my students. It has always been more than just grading their work. It is a way that I can formulate new ideas into my class. To grade the content, as to wether it is too advanced for the module they are in, and to grade myself, as to wether or not I am conveying the information I need to get the progress required.
Seth Soronnadi
I have created/develop rubrics in the past just for grading but not to evaluate assignments/projects, or provide a way to assess the level to which the students achieved the objectives. I will save the info and revisit.
Rubrics can be very helpful... I like the self-assessment rubric idea...
rubrics are important for students to pregrade as well as to provide grading consistency. Using formative AND summative assessment is extremely important.
Knowledge on formative ve summative assessments, using rubrics and self or peer assessments.
I will utilize providing meaningful instruction and feedback using a rubric.
I understand the importance of feedback. It is not something I am very good at. I will try to focus on providing more and more helpful feedback to my students.
Self-assessment may also be another area of focus. I may try to add more of this to my classes going forward.
Assessment is the vehicle to improved learning and teaching. Criteria of assessment should be clear and concise. The rubric gives us the tool to be specific and detailed in the expectation of a project or an assignment. It also shows the learner specifically where he succeded or came short of the objectives of the lesson.
I thought the section on rubrics was very helpful. It gives the student a clear goal for their learning. The idea of students self-evaluating their work and peer evaluating using a rubric was a great way to have students get involved in feedback. Getting timely feedback from online instructors is my biggest pet-peeve of taking an online course.
Formative assessments are a great tool to help guide a student to success on a summative assessment.
In this module I reviwed the differences between formative and summative assements and how to monitor student progress. I also learned the different levels of assement which can help in the creation of assesments.
Feedback validates the students effort as well as guiding learning and encouraging deeper thought.
