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Using Rubrics to Enhance Online Learning --> Issues When Using Rubrics
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I have found that the students will mirror the language I used in the rubric but NOT be able to give specific feedback. An example would be: "thesis is clear" but not be able to find, highlight, or copy and paste the thesis.
Rubric feedback must be specific to task, goal, and person. It should be written as if you are writing directly to that student.
I learned that the issues we may face are that creating a rubric may be time-consuming.
Learning from mistakes helps learning by providing critical thinking skills for problem solving. Grading Rubrics help outline Criteria for improvement and place a point value on levels of achievement. Planning of Rubics careful not to make it just a checklist. Thomas Edison "Good Fortune is what happens when opportunity meets with Planning. Rubrics should be understandable, feasible, fair, and unbiased; layout needs to have point value, criteria, and student improvement.
Rubrics are helpful because they break down what is required in an assignment, making it easier to understand how to meet or exceed expectations.
You should make sure that the rubric lines up with the assessment
Utilization of Rubrics should be designed as an interactive process that aligns with interactive processes and student-centered self-study initiatives.
I like the idea of using a rubric for students to do a self-evaluation or a peer-evaluation as a rough draft, then submitting their work for a final draft to the instructor. I wonder how the best way to do that online would be. Plus it would be nice if the work the student is reviewing were anonymous, so student's do not know whose paper/project they are reviewing.
Question: How would you approach a rubric where the format can vary, for example, if you allow students to write a paper, do a presentation, or create an infographic? How do you combine the image category with a paper where there may not be images?
Rubrics are helpful in establishing expectations.
It is good to keep in mind that rubrics need to consider more than measuring skills. They should also "provide students with clear targets for proficiency." Don't just grade; offer targets for growth.
Add review of rubric and suggest both self and peer assessment. Suggest review of feedback on each assignment so that student can see gains/improvements.
Creating a rubric or rubrics is an intentional process that is related to the students measurement of success.
Rubrics are essential in assessing students performance.
Self and peer-assessments provide for the development of constructive criticism in a formative environment, allowing for reflection, clear thinking and motivation to improve.
I found that peer assessments are effective to receiving feedback to help me make improvements to my rubrics.
Rubics are time consuming but give valuable information to the student for assessments
It is important to allow for enough time to construct a rubric that evaluates students understanding of a subject. Rubrics need to have specific criteria set rather than vague criteria, ie; "some".
One of the issues when it comes to using rubrics is that it gives students too much information. This can overwhelm students instead of empowering them. Also, as a professor, it can be extremely difficult for us to come up with the appropriate language for the rubric so that the expectations are very clear to the students.
Rubrics have both pros and cons, knowing them will help you create rubric that will be successful.
