The Role of Rubrics in Advancing and Assessing Student Learning

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Abstract

A rubric is a multi -purpose scoring guide for assessing student products and performances. This tool works in a number of different ways to advance student learning, and has great potential in particular for non-traditional, first generation, and minority students. In addition, rubrics improve teaching, contribute to sound assessment, and are an important source of information for program improvement. In this article, we discuss key features of a quality rubric, present an example of a rubric for assessing a social science research study, and describe three basic steps in designing an effective rubric.

While schoolteachers and their students have long seen the value of assessment rubrics, our experience in working with faculty is that rubrics have been largely ignored in higher education contexts (with the exception of Schools of Education). These multi purpose scoring guides for assessing student products and performances work in a number of different ways to advance the goals of an educational program. Not only do rubrics contribute to student learning, they have great potential for non -traditional, first generation, and minority students. As well, ru brics improve teaching, provide feedback to students, contribute to sound assessment, and are an important source of information for program improvement.


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