Essay and

How to Make a Rubric

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 What is an essay/ structured essay/
modified essay type question?

- An essay question is a type of evaluation system

which permits the examinee to write in his own
words, a free and extended response to the problem
presented and thus reveals information regarding the
student’s mental process.
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 When to use Essay type questions?

When one wants to assess students’

understanding of the subject matter content.
When one wants to assess students’ abilities
to reason with their knowledge of the
subject.
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 How should these questions be
constructed?
1. Questions should be clear, specific, and exact limit should be set.
2. Avoid:
“What do you think?”
“What is in your opinion?”
“Discuss?”
Instead use:
Enlist, Enumerate or Define.
Compare & Contrast
State your reasons
Describe (acceptable)
3. Match the question to specific learning objective. Communicate clearly to the
students what is expected.
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 Advantages & Disadvantages of Essay Type Questions

Advantages Disadvantages

1. Free and effective expression. 1. Students may interpret it differently from

2. Tests their knowledge. the examiner.
3. Tests reasoning. 2. Lack objectivity.
4. Test ability to recognize ideas. 3. Limited curriculum is tested.
5. No guess work. 4. Grading is inconsistent, difficult, and time
6. Easy to frame. consuming.
5. It is only advantageous to those with better
expression power.
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 Rubrics
What is a Rubric?
A rubric is a type of scoring guide that assesses and
articulates specific components and expectations for an
assignment. Rubrics can be used for a variety of
assignments: research papers, group projects, portfolios, and
presentations.
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 Rubric for Grading Essay Questions
The Rubric is your ideal answer for what an Essay or paper should be like.
• The Rubric makes your expectations clear to the students.
• Helps the students evaluate the quality of their own work.
• Improves the consistency and speed of grading.

The Rubric can be of three types:

1. A checklist with Yes or No.
2. Rating Scales – when simple yes and no is not adequate, e.g., Low, Intermediate, and High for
each performance.
3. Holistic Scoring – one overall score.
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 Steps to Design a Rubric
● Identify a learning goal.
● Choose outcomes that may be measured with a rubric.
● Develop or adopt an existing rubric.
● Share it with students.
● Assess/ Grade.
● Analyze and report results.
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Thank you!
Prepared by: Group 4

Members:

Bilbao, Cherryl Mae S.

Escote, Dionelie

Penida, Renalyn S.

Santarde, Kishia Anne

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Vidal, Arlyn