creating rubrics with ams chandler & fabry

Rubric Tipsand Chocolate Chips

Dee Fabry, Ph DSchool of Education

Cynthia Sistek-Chandler, Ed D School of Media and Communication

Collaboration

“Cynthia had a great year sharing her special objects from home.”

Maple Leaf Elementary, 1963

CollaborationSharing

Time Saving

Chocolate Chip Cookie RubricCriteria Delicious Good Needs

Improvement

Number of Chips Chocolate chip in every bite

Chips in about 75% of bites

Chocolate in 50% of bites

Texture Chewy Chewy in middle, crisp on edges

Texture either crispy/crunchy or 50% uncooked

Color Golden brown Either light from overcooking or light from being 25% raw

Either dark brown from overcooking or light from undercooking

Taste Home-baked taste Quality store-bought taste

Tasteless

Richness Rich, creamy, high-fat flavor

Medium fat contents Low-fat contents

Tips for Effectively Implementing Grading Rubrics1. Tell students that you will be using

grading rubrics at the beginning of the course. Then remind them.

2. Review the rubric(s) with your students when you explain the assignment. Answer clarifying questions.

3. Provide sample papers or products along with a completed grading rubric where appropriate.

4. Use the same language that is used in the rubric when providing feedback.

5. Highlight what the student did well in one color and what needs improved in another color.

6. Return the paper or product along with the completed rubric.

Level of

Achievement Outstanding Commendable MarginalEvaluation

Clarity

Accuracy and Precision

Meaning is consistently clear and has no ambiguity. Relevant examples clearly illustrate ideas.

Statements are accurate, true, and consistently free of errors or distortion. Supporting evidence is present.

Consistently relevant detail makes the meaning exact.

Meaning is clear and has no ambiguity. Relevant examples explain most ideas.

Statements are accurate, true, and free of errors or distortion. Supporting evidence is usually present.

Relevant detail makes the meaning exact.

Meaning is unclear and/or has some ambiguity.

Accuracy of statements is not clear. Supporting evidence is often missing.

Detail is needed to provide exactness in meaning.

2 /3

How to use the Rubric WizardAMS/TaskstreamResources TabRubric WizardSharing Quality RubricsUsing the Sharing FeatureExamples of Rubrics