Explicit statements of your grading criteria can be very useful. A writing rubric that specifies the categories of assessment—and, perhaps, defines levels of success in each category—can help students ...

Rubrics aren’t going away anytime soon, but let’s not pretend they always help students or tackle the biggest problem in student writing. Rubrics give students criteria for how their grade will be ...

Ensure students know the expectations of an assignment(s) rubrics should be shared with students in advance Clearly justify grades for students Rubrics can be used to evaluate progress, as well as to ...

Assessment is an ongoing challenge that requires different strategies, techniques and instruments to assess learning and strengthen students’ ownership of their learning processes. Rubrics stand out ...

Christopher R. Gareis, Ed.D., is a professor of education at William & Mary. A former English teacher, soccer coach, and principal, he is the co-author of the books Teacher-Made Assessments: How to ...

Some history professors at Utah State have mapped out learning objectives, creating a detailed scoring guide for student papers. Here is how three seniors who are history majors say they have used the ...

Rubrics are tools used when assessing and grading students’ work. Rubrics indicate the performance or achievement criteria across the major components in student work. The criteria used in a grading ...