De Monte,
Yes, and you too are emphasizing that the instructor and students are assisted by rubrics. Thank you for your input.
Elizabeth,
Right on! Reviewing the course, rubrics, etc. is essential for every course. Keep the circle going!
It is a great tool to help ensure success for the instructor and student is evaluating what is needed in the assignment to give proper feedback to make sure the students has the opportunity to reach all the goals and objectives the the assignment.
Yes, I have found that the more I teach a class the more I learn and the more my expectations change. What might have seemed like an important outcome of a student assignment may seem less relevant as time goes on and vice versa.
I really need to review my rubrics!
Darren,
Right. We have to use rubrics to assess what we really want them to assess. You can't simply use a rubric that someone else has used until you make sure it matches your learning outcomes.
We should evaluate the rubrics we use to make sure that they reflect the importance of the objectives of the assignment and that the grading standards do not change over time.
Stephen,
Right on. We have to review everything we do including e rubrics we use. We can always improve.
Stephen and Ed,
Thanks for continuing the conversation. We learn so much from each other.
Ed ~
You provide a good explanation. It is possible that a university will use the same rubric for the same level of education (undergraduate, graduate) and even for different subjects (like you mentioned). Rubrics, if not effective, will only impede learning and frustrate learners (and instructors). Rubrics must be evaluated regularly just as rubrics are used to evaluate changing in content.
Rubrics should be evaluated on a regular basis in order to assess whether they still have an effectiveness in the classroom. Because knowledge and curriculum is always changing, rubrics need to change with them. Rubrics certainly can't be a "one size fits all." If rubrics are not evaluated on a regular basis, they can actually impede learning, not enhance it.
Thomas ,
Definitely. I review my rubrics every time I use them. It's an ongoing process just like updating your course. Thanks!
I think Rubrics should be evaluated as the course curriculum changes, or if you see that some students do not seem to be improving in certain areas. You might try changing the Rubrics somewhat for those students to see if they perhaps get more out of your guidance when you present it a little differently to them.
Tom
Amy,
Definitely. We have to continually assess everything we do, but rubrics are essential. Thank you.
Evaluation of the rubric used should be continuous. As the task may change, subject matter may change, and even your students may change. Hence, it is always good to evaluate your rubrics each time they are utilized.
Amy Branch
Camesha,
Right on! We have to continually review and update everything we do. Thanks!
You should evaluate rubrics for validity and reliability.
Walter,
And to make sure they are tied to the learning outcomes and are measuring what you intend the to measure. Thanks.
Dr. Kelly Wilkinson,
The reason one should evaluate the rubrics before one uses it, is to familiarize oneself with the mechanics and to see if you agree that it is relevant to your course. This is expecially true since in my experience the rubrics is already developed by someone else. Knowledge of the rubrics can also help the instuctor teach teh criteria of the assignments.
Sincerely,
Walter
9-7-12
William,
You have provided much essential information in this post. Excellent. Thank you for your input.
It is necesary to determine if it does what it is suppose to do. Does it contain the correct content, is it clear, is it useful, and is it reliabe/valid? These criteria need to be evaluated. Does the rubric produce the same grading results when multiple instructors grade the same assignment? If not, the rubric isn't useful, or the instructor's aren't using it. Does the rubric make grading easier for the instructor? Does the rubric make it easier for the student to understand the assignment & to learn? If not, then the rubric is not doing what it is suppose to do, and it needs to be evaluated & modified. If the assignment changes, the rubric needs to be evaluated to see if it still meets the assignment criteria or do you need to modify or make a new rubric. Also do you need to have instructors, students, or both evaluate the rubric? The contain or the grading results might answer this. If student answers are not good & grades show poor results, you may need to have students evaluate the rubric to see how they ubderstand what is needed. It may be that different instructors understand the rubric differently & grade differently. If so the rubric is not doing what you want it to do. Instructors may need to be evaluated to see what they understand from the rubric.
