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Madelyn V. Rasgo
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What is a Rubric?
◍ Give students a clear understanding of the assignment & concrete details about
how to obtain a particular score
◍ Allow parents to understand in detail how a grade was earned
◍ Encourage students to self-assess and reflect on their own performance
◍ Makes assessment easier for teachers and less subjective
How to Use Rubrics with Students
◍ Look at models: Show students examples of good and not so-good work.
Make the characteristics that make the good ones good and the bad ones
bad.
◍ List criteria: Use the discussion of models to begin a list of what counts in
quality work.
◍ Articulate gradations of quality: Describe the best and worst levels of quality,
then fill in the middle levels based on your knowledge of common problems
and the discussion of not-so-good work.
◍ Practice on models: Have students use the rubrics to evaluate the models you
gave them in Step 1.
◍ Use self and peer assessment: Give students their task. As they work stop
them occasionally for self and peer assessment
◍ Revise: Always give studenst time to revise their work based on the
feedback they get in Step 5.
◍ Use teacher assessment: Use the same rubric students used to assess
their work yourself.
Characteristics of Effective Rubrics
HOLISTIC
◍and ANALYTIC RUBRICS
HOLISTIC RUBRIC
Advantages Disadvantages
◍ Emphasis on what the learner is ◍ Does not provide specific
able to demonstrate, rather than feedback for improvement.
what she/he cannot do. ◍ When student work is at
◍ Saves time by minimizing the varying levels spanning the
number of decisions raters make. criteria points it can be difficult
◍ Can be applied consistently by to select the single best
trained raters increasing description.
reliability. ◍ Criteria cannot be weighted.
ANALYTIC RUBRIC
Advantages Disadvantages
◍ Provides useful ◍ Takes more time to
feedback on areas of create and use than a
strenght and holistic rubric.
weaknesses ◍ Time consuming to
◍ Criterion can be score.
weighed to reflect the
relative importance of
each criteria.
Holistic Rubric Example for Science
Rating Description
Pediction is
Prediction is
No prediction somewhat detailed Prediction is detailed
Prediction irrelevant or does not
recorded and most of it makes and reasonable
make sense
sense
Observations are Observations are
Observations are
Observations - No written vague and only detailed for some of
detailed and address
Written observations address one or two the senses, but not
all five senses
of the senses all
Drawing is messy or
Drawing is somewhat
Observations - incomplete and does Drawing is detailed,
No sketch detailes and includes
Drawing not include labels labeled, and in color
at least some labels
and/or color
Conlusion is
Conclusion is Conclusion is
No conclusion accurate but does
Conclusion irrelevant or does not accurate and reflects
recorded not reflect back on
make sense on the prediction
the prediction
Analytic Rubric Example for Math
1 - Needs
2 - Fair 3 - Good 4 - Excellent
Improvement
Shows excellent
understanding of the
Understanding of Does not understand Understands part of Understands all of
problem, and
Content the problem the problem the problem
extends their thinking
beyond the problem
Shows some Tries atleast two Tries atleast two
evidence of thinking, strategies and shows strategies to confirm
Strategies No strategies shown
but only tries one some evidence of the work, all
strategy thinking evidence shown
Incorrect solution, Incorrect solution, Correct solution
Incorrect or no
Computations several but only due to minor All computations are
solution
computational errors errors in computation correct
Not neat
Disorganized on the
Uses some math Mostly neat and easy Clear, well organized
page, hard to
symbols and to understand response
understand
Written Presentation language Correct use of math Excellent use of
No use of math
Somewhat messy or symbols and math symbols and
symbols or math
unclear language language
Analytic Rubric Example for Socila Studies
Citations / No citations or used only 1 Used only 2 or 3 resources, Used atleast 4 resources, all
Bibliography resource or some errors in citation cited correctly
Research Paper (Holistic Rubric)
Score Criteria
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clear and coherent coherent
coherent
◍ The last two centuries have seen monumental changes to our lives, brought forth
by advancements in science and technology. These advancements have their
hazards and benefits in the society. It is these negative and positive impacts that
this paper will be looking at. Right from the days that men discovered how to
make fire, discoveries have come streaming our way at an amazing rate.
Telephones, cars, rockets and computers have all been brought by science.
Undeniably these inventions have made our lives better and tolerable.
◍ The benefits reaped through the inventions in medicine cannot be underscored or
under estimated. It has helped us to cope with our bodies and health in
unaccountable ways. The benefits of medicine now can enable us live a full life
with the best health possible. Many epidemics in the early days caused
immeasurable human sufferings and losses of untold magnitude, and so too
could small pox and polio have done had it not been for science, leading to a
discovery of effective vaccinations.
◍ Medicine is saving lives and giving patients a second chance to live. Medicine
continues to help us fight deadly diseases while giving us an opportunity to take
control of our lives. It is just a matter of time that pandemics such as AIDS and
at present COVID 19 will have a cure.
◍ Our world today is trying to grapple with how to cope with the hazards
caused by the ever expanding inventions in science and technology.
Developments in the science and technology sector in the last centuries
have seen an increase of global warming occasioned by the continued
depletion of the ozone layer. This is greatly caused by: continued use of
fossil fuel, air transportation and green house technology to mention a few.
This has led to a change in climatic patterns, making it unpredictabley
hazardous to the humanity.
◍ The increased cases of earthquakes, droughts, floods and desertification
have been attributed to global warming. Another example of the hazards
brought forth by science and technology is the improvements of inventions
in the art of warfare. Human beings were faced with the reality that they
could fight themselves to extinction. This is a living example of how
science and technolgy can lead to a hazardous end of humans.
◍ All in all, many people are on agreement that the few isolated hazards that
can result from science and technology cannot water down the benefits
arising from the same. A simple cost benefits analysis indicate that
humanity stand to gain more as inventions in science and technology
continue to be realized.
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