Involving Students in Rubric Development
When do you believe you could involve students in creating rubrics?
Jeremy,
It's good to involve students at a certain point. They will have more buy in and hopefully understand the process more fully.
Daniel,
When the students have the buy-in in the assignment/project, they are more likely to succeed and be involved. Thanks!
I can see student involvement in projects that usually are more involved and invested in. When students work on a weeks-long project, they have an understanding about the work commitment and what needs to be considered based on their experience in the project. You could open it up to a wide variety of expectations, but in that mix there could be things I might have never considered.
After they have gained enough knowledge of the subject to understand what is being measured.
Robin ,
Good design does impact the teaching. I'm a firm believer of good design and good teaching. Thanks!
Courtney,
You might be surprised. Especially if you start simple. Also, you can also at least try peer evaluation as a start. Thanks for your input.
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At all times.
If the purpose is to change and generate interest in guiding the student then they must be included in is design.
Only then can you gain student feedback. make them a part of the process then they will use the process.
Robin Jonas
Angela,
Great. The more we involve students, the more they will be engaged and have buy-in. Nice job.
Angela,
The more we can get buy in from students, the better. And, many times that is simply involving the students.
I like the idea of involving students as the content evolves within a course. Providing them with a basic rubric as they begin, helping them understand the usefulness, and asking for input on further develop should get them engaged.
I like the idea of involving students as the content evolves within a course. Providing them with a basic rubric as they begin, helping them understand the usefulness, and asking for input on further develop should get them engaged.
Michael,
Good point. Students could certainly help develop a rubric for any purpose if it is explained properly. Thanks for your input.
Natasha,
If you get the chance, take it. Students can provide such great input into the rubric development process. Thanks!
Jeannine,
I agree. I like to get the students to buy in to the project. Involving them in the rubric development is one way. Thanks!
Perhaps a good time for development of a Rubric and Receiving feedback is during the discussion sessions if you do not teach a project based course. There are questions in the discussion board area which need to be answered but adding a section of two towards the Rubric pertaining to the section the students are working could be a good way to get them to contribute or even during office hours and perhaps giving a few extra points for those who contribute (but let it be known to the class). Getting students to do more than what is required is difficult but perhaps with heavy persuasion it could be possible.
Mike
I have worked with creating rubrics, but have not had the experience of involving students in creating rubrics. However, I thought this would be an interesting topic to respond to. Involving students in creating rubrics could be valuable in helping students achieve outcomes. The development of these rubrics could involve students for with peer-related outcomes (such as peer-reviewed papers or assignments). They could also be used in helping students evaluate their own work.
Dr. Crews,
I believe that students can be involved in creating rubrics when there is a project involved. Since students will sometimes spend an entire semester on a project, it helps them to understand what the project is about, what they will be doing, and how they will be measured. If students are involved in creating a rubric for the project, their excitement increases and they really become that more involved in the process. Students level of engagement improves.
Jeannine Wieland
Dr. Christopher,
Ah man - then you haven't see a great rubric. I have even seen creative writing instructors use rubrics effectively. I use them with writing assignments in business communication and by simply putting in a line item about being creative, helps the students. Just my two cents. ;-p
