- Focus on measuring a stated objective (performance, behaviour or quality);
- Use a range to rate performance;
- Contain specific performance characteristics arranged in levels indicating the degree to which a standard has been met.'
(Ref: Wikipedia)
How to Design a Rubric
'Rubrics help students become thoughtful evaluators of their own and others’ work and reduce the amount of time teachers spend evaluating students’ work. Here is a seven-step method to creating and using a rubric for writing assignments.
- The first step is to have students look at models of good versus ‘not-so-good’ work. A teacher could provide sample assignments of variable quality for students to review.
- The second step is to list the criteria to be used in the rubric and allow for discussion of what counts as quality work. Asking for student feedback during the creation of the list also allows the teacher to globally assess the students’ writing experiences.
Teachers should be able to develop and apply knowledge- and performance-based rubrics that allow teachers to assess students’ understanding of key subject matter concepts, skills and processes (KD.2.b).
