Quinlan, Audrey.

A Complete Guide to Rubrics: Assessment Made Easy for Teachers, K-

College. Maryland, Rowman and Littlefield Education, 2006.

· Show examples of good and bad work to students

· Yale established 4.0 system (possibly), Harvard the 0-100 scale

· Make all grading criteria clear

Learning Theories

· Constructivism (Vygotsky)

· Behaviorism (Skinner)

· Developmental Theory (Piaget)

· Brain-Based Learning (R. Sylwester; E. Jensen)

· Learning Styles (D. A Kolb)

· Multiple Intelligences (H. Gardner)

· Right Brain/Left Brain (R. W Sperry)

· Communities of Practice (J. Dewey and Institute for Research on Learning, Palo Alto,
CA)

· Control Theory (W. Glasser)

· Social Learning Theory (A. Bandura)

Types of Rubrics:

· Checklist

· Scoring rubric

· Performance list (combination)

(Reference to Bloom’s Taxonomy, full pdf downloaded)

· Holistic versus analytic rubric, holistic: simpler, good for large groups but doesn’t
provide detailed feedback, analytic: slightly more complicated pictures below

Using Rubrics in Middle/Jr High School

· Seek student input, they will appreciate feeling involved

· Make a basic homework rubric??? Ensures completion and understanding of basic

expectations.

Using Rubrics in High School

· Give clear standards for HW, encourages participation since it will be scored

· Getting student input: have students (in groups) give four characteristics of a good project
and explain, then give a point value

Stevens, Dannelle and Levi, Antonia. Introduction to Rubrics. Sterling, Stylus Publishing, 2005.

· Rubrics useful to help translate academic jargon, especially for first-generation students