Tonia,
Yes, and don't forget rubrics also help the instructor. When we have a tool that assists the students and the instructor, it's a win-win situation.
Catherine,
Nice job. This is one tool that can help everyone involved do their "job" better. Thanks for your input.
Using Rubrics in an on-lined environment allows a student to have a set of expectations before the task begins.
Hello,
Rubrics helps students know how they will be graded and they set clear expectations. They also help the instructor convey clear feedback and students know a standard was used and they can also clearly see where points were lost.
Melinda ,
Excellent. You are requiring the students to take some responsibility in reviewing the rubric and understanding the expectations. Great!
James,
Rubrics do help students understand the requirements/learning objectives/expectations, etc. Any tool we can use to do this is important in the online environment. Thanks!
For my high school students, I provide them with the rubric when I introduce the assignment. I also make submission of the rubric, when they turn in the finished product, part of the grade. I want them to reference the rubric while they are working on the task. I ask they staple the rubric on top of their work; this tends to really help the linear learner.
As a online instructor, it is very important to have a rubric to outline your requirements. You do not have the advantage of face to face to explain the subject requirements.
MeriAnn,
This is an important result from using rubrics. The more questions we can answers basically without even trying, is awesome.
Dr. Tena B. Crews
MeriAnn,
Ah - the key word here is invested. When students know you are invested in their learning, they will look at learning differently. Thanks for your feedback.
Dr. Tena B. Crews
I agree that rubrics are a great way to answer the question, before it is asked.
It is important because it gives you an opportunity to give information to an online student in a way that they can understand. They are able to know up front what is expected of them. It also allows for you to give good feedback that they can use going forward in the course. It helps them to feel successful and that you are invested as a teacher to their learning.
Matthew,
Rubrics can become less time consuming as you refine them over the years. Keep up the good work and provide meaningful feedback to the students. Thanks!
Yes, sometimes I find rubrics to be extremely time consuming, however, I have learned the feedback it provides is beneficial to the students. Why? Because it provides them their opportunity of improvement in certain areas.
-Professor Schwartz
Jennifer,
Anything we can do to help students further understand the expectations, learning objectives, etc. is great. And, as you said, it does help alleviate questions instructors need to answers. Thanks!
Tim,
Good point. I like the word you used - "pulse." Rubrics do help the instructors and students.
Thanks for sharing.
In my opinion, when you have a rubric in place, the students understand what is expected of them in the assignment. This becomes very important in the online classroom where the face-to-face interaction is missing and various schedules may cause a delay in seeking answers to a specified question. Some students may not be able to attempt their assignment until 2am and may have questions as to what criteria are to be met for the assignment. Personally, I’m not up at 2am to answer that question immediately; however, the implantation of a rubric that is made available to the student with the directions of the assignment may quickly point the student to the answer they are looking for in a more timely manner. Additionally, when the assignment is returned to the student, constructive feedback indicating where points were lost or awarded allows them to better understand their grade as they can visually see where they met the criteria or did not. I think this also helps with less subjective grading or preferential grading when a set rubric is utilized.
It gives you a pulse if information is being learned and understood. Many times student may not totally get it an still try to move on .
Tom,
Sounds like you are using rubrics well and they are helping you and your students as well. This is the key to using them. Make sure you are connecting them to the objectives as well. Nice job. Thanks for your input.
Tena,
I teach business course and I found using rubrics enables my students to know how I will grade their work. Students appreciate fairness and objectivity in assessing their work. A rubric is one tool that my students like and I encourage them to challenge my comments and feedback based on the posted rubrics in my classes. I do not get any grade appeals because students know what I expect from them. I plan my lessons in such way that I ensure that I cover all the materials for each learning event. Thanks, Tom
