Shana,
Just search Google for online rubrics and you'll find many. However, if you have a good system using Excel, by all means, keep going. I love that it does automatically calculate for you. Thanks!
I don't know about online resources, but Microsoft Excel is by far my favorite. It is such a sophistated organizational spreadsheet that actually does the math for you if you program the calculations correctly. Great time saver!
Lauren ,
Examples are good. Just make sure the rubric meets your needs and helps student meet the learning outcomes. Thanks.
Google.com is a great place for resources for rubrics. If you type in the search bar what type of rubric you are looking and the area - you can find several examples that you can tweak to meet your needs.
roger,
Love little gems. Thanks for the resource and glad you hit the jackpot. Thanks for your input.
Before doing this course I had no idea there were any web sites for developing rubrics. The thought never even occurred to me. So a quick little Google search for rubrics turned up a mere pittance of only "About 6,660,000 results (0.16 seconds)"
Good Lord! Did I hit the jackpot or what?
I see the Rubistar site that many others mentioned, but scrolling down further on the search results gave me this little gem:
http://jfmueller.faculty.noctrl.edu/toolbox/rubrics.htm
Rhonda,
Thanks for another resource. The more the merrier.
One specific online source for rubrics is called iRubric. It is a good tool for creating effective rubrics.
De Monte,
Sure - I adapt things designed for the K-12 market all the time. Thanks!
Elizabeth,
Glad you found something you can use. I use the online generators many times to get me started in my thinking or get new ideas, but then develop my own specific to the course learning outcomes. Thanks!
Rubistar is a website used fro grades K-12. This website can also be used by other instructors that may not fall in the K-12 category as a tool or baseline on where they may want to start in creating a rubric the fit the of the project or assignment.
I had no idea that rubric generators were available online, though Ishouldn't be surprised. My university provides very general rubrics, but the ultimate point breakdown is left to me. I will definitely check out these online generators, like Rubistar, and see if there are any improvements I can make.
Sherrilyn,
Excellent resources. Thanks for sharing. We learn so much from others.
Virginia,
It is good to look at other rubrics to see how you can better assess your students. You can always find a rubric and then tweak it to meet your needs.
There are several online resources we can use:
1. Rubistar – provides templates for different disciplines
2. Google – provides samples already used by educators
3. RCampus Rubric Gallery – provides the framework for you to create your own rubric
The best rubric I have ever seen was in the Woodcock-Johnson Achievement Battery. It was a writing rubric and it covered everything from "voice" to grammar to vocabulary. Wish I still had a copy....
Virginia
Thomas ,
Great. It's awesome when you can connect your rubrics within your Learning Management System. Thanks for your input.
I generally use Blackboard to help create my Rubrics. I will also contact other Instructors who have taught a similar class to get their thoughts and to see if there are any Rubrics that can be utilized in my courses as well.
Tom
Amy,
Great! I use it too to see what categories/criteria may be included as I develop my own rubrics. It's good to get ideas from other sources.
Dr. Tena B. Crews
I agree Rubistar is great! I have used it while teaching middle school science. I really love the program.
Amy Branch
