<p>Never thought about a rubric as such:</p> <ul> <li> <p>Rubrics improve student performance by clearly showing the students how their work will be evaluated and what is expected.&nbsp;</p> </li> <li> <p>Rubrics help students become better judges of the quality of their own work.</p> </li> <li> <p>Rubrics allow for student self-reflection and self-assessment.</p> </li> <li> <p>Rubrics allow assessment to be more objective and consistent.</p> </li> <li> <p>Rubrics force the instructor to clarify his/her criteria in specific terms.&nbsp;</p> </li> <li> <p>Rubrics reduce the amount of time spent evaluating student work.&nbsp;</p> </li> <li> <p>Rubrics promote student awareness about the criteria for use in assessing peer performance.&nbsp;</p> </li> <li> <p>Rubrics provide useful feedback to the instructor regarding the effectiveness of the instruction.</p> </li> <li> <p>Rubrics provide students with more informative feedback about their strengths and areas in need of improvement.</p> </li> <li> <p>Rubrics accommodate heterogeneous classes by offering a range of quality levels.</p> </li> <li> <p>Rubrics are easy to use and easy to explain.</p> </li> </ul> <p>&nbsp;</p>