Rubrics

What is a rubric? A rubric is some type of template that stands as a scoring tool.  It is a way to gage a student’s performance.  A rubric lists detailed criteria for a specific assignment.  There is also a point scale that allows students to know what they need to achieve to get a certain grade. Not going to lie, I had some instructors in my undergraduate who wanted us to create our own rubrics without the aid of a website.  Do you know how difficult that task was?  Thankfully, there are websites out there like Rubistar that help teachers create quality rubrics just by signing up and clicking your mouse.  This tool is beneficial because it gives you options of topics, as well as categories.  Then you can store, print, save, edit, and analyze your saved rubrics.

For this particular assignment, I designed a rubric to go along with my Google Form on slavery.  I chose the topic of a Multimedia project dealing with the information students would have learned on slave family life.  The categories I chose were attractiveness, originality, content, organization, and presentation.  To share my rubric I downloaded it in excel format, then uploaded it to a Google Document.  Click below to check it out!

Multimedia Project: Slave Family Life Rubric

Creating rubrics from Rubistar is definitely something that I am going to implement into my classroom this fall.  I could create a rubric for any assignment or subject that needs clarification - oral projects, multimedia projects, research, writing, art, science, and many other products.  

This activity relates to the ISTE NETS T standard 2: Design and Develop Digital-Age Learning Experiences and Assessments.  This standard is about designing, developing, and evaluating assessments and and digital age tools.  This activity allows teachers to create a rubric to grade and analyze student work.  Teachers can share these rubrics with students, parents, and faculty.  Plus, the best part about this particular tool is that it is user friendly and allows teachers to create high quality detailed grading criteria for assignments.