How to use rubrics effectively
- Develop a different rubric for each assignment. Although this takes time in the beginning, you’ll find that rubrics can be changed slightly or re-used later.
- Give students a copy of the rubric when you assign the performance task.
- Require students to attach the rubric to the assignment when they hand it in.
- When you mark the assignment, circle or highlight the achieved level of performance for each criterion.
- Include any additional comments that do not fit within the rubric’s criteria.
- Decide upon a final grade for the assignment based on the rubric.
- Hand the rubric back with the assignment.
- If an assignment is being submitted to an electronic drop box you may be able to develop and use an online rubric. The scores from these rubrics are automatically entered in the online grade book in the course management system
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| Here is an example of a rubric that would assess a students writing techniques. |
Rubrics and Integration
When looking at the rubric above we can see that it is a great assessment tool, however, it is not beneficial when looking at it at a cross-curricular standpoint. The assessment above is just looking at writing. What we want to introduce is what a literacy rubric can look integrated with another subject.
What must an integrated rubric include...
- Expectations from both subjects
- Success criteria from both subjects
- One subject does not overpower the other subject
- Student sees exactly what teacher is looking for from each subject
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| Here is an example of a rubric that would not only look at students writing technique but would also look at the students understanding of habitats and communities and how well students understand the effects of changing habitats on animals. |
Both rubrics are beneficial assessment tools however, you can see how one integrates both expectations from the grade 4 curriculum in writing and science and the other one just focuses on writing.
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