I am looking forward to having students' learning improve through using and developing rubrics.
I learned how to evaluate a rubric and can use this for existing rubrics I have to learn how to improve them.
The megarubrics was a new concept for me. I think its a great idea for rubrics to be evaluated by the school.
In this section, I learned that I should First, start with detailed and descriptive criteria to provide rich feedback. Descriptive feedback describes areas in which the student did well and identifies ways to improve.
Metarubrics are rubrics for rubrics. Students can be involved in creating a rubric for an assignment which is intended to increase motivation and further understanding of how they will be graded.
you must always try to improve on your work.
Instructors should revise rubrics.
I am going to need help from students to improve rubrics. This will be difficult, because I can't get them to use the rubrics I currently have.
metarubrics tool is essentially a rubric for a rubric to ensure it is meeting the criteria and goals for student
I find the following good questions to ask when designing a rubric,
To ensure rubric reliability, instructors should ask themselves the following questions as they are developing assessment rubrics and, if possible, test and re-test the rubric prior to implementation.
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Are all scoring categories well defined?
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Are all scoring categories connected to learning outcomes?
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Are all scoring categories associated with clear criteria?
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Are there clear differences between the criteria (i.e., expert, intermediate, novice)?
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Would two different instructors using the rubric arrive at the same score when assessing student work?
It is important to evaluate the quality of rubrics on an ongoing basis just like instructors need to evaluate the course content and delivery. I believe using a colleague's input / evaluation of my rubrics may be useful.
I have learned that rubrics are a grading tool. These still have to be interpreted by instructors. If I have had a particular student in the past and have my own expectations of what this student is capable of would I score them with needs improvement even though this might be exemplary for a different student?
Metarubrics are quite a boost to success in learning.
They seem to be in place to eva;uate the effectiveness of the assessment tools. This way they can determine if the items being measured are really what are important to an assignment.
I will be investigating some of the metarubrics online.
Student involement inrubric development is a new concept for me. I will try it out.
I learned that metarubrics are designed to evaluate rubrics.
A metarubric is used to evaluate rubrics to be sure that they are valid and reliable. They should be used periodically to ensure the rubrics that you are using are still valid.
I learned there are many ways to develop rubrics, and the process never stops when it comes to improving and refining rubrics. However, at this point I am not convinced that allowing students to develop rubrics is the best practice. There are other ways to incentivize students without ceding so much control.
