Why use Rubrics?
To support students in self-regulating and critically evaluating (focus on formative assessment):
- Provide students with a way to critically evaluate their own and their peers’ performance;
- to assist for planning for change in their learning (i.e. self-regulate).
To give feedback on learning (focus on formative assessment):
- Formulate ways to give efficient feedback;
- Provide feedback the start of a module to help students understand expectations;
- Collaborate with faculty members in developing a rubric in order to promote shared expectations on learning and grading practices.
To assist staff in their grading and accountability (focus on summative assessment):
- Support more reliability in grading, which takes the guesswork out of grading;
- Define characteristics of high quality assignment.
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For benefits and challenges of rubrics see resource on: Designing Grading and Feedback Rubrics