Using Rubrics to Help You and Your Students Perform Better
Timothy J. McGuire, Ph.D.
Department of Computer Science
Sam Houston State University
Abstract
In this day of “high-stakes” accountability, teachers must implement successful assessment strategies. Rubrics provide guidelines to support student learning, evaluation, and accountability. This session will demonstrate ways to develop and utilize rubrics. As a tool for assessing performance on an assignment, a rubric can be a tremendous asset to both instructors and students. It lists the criteria important for evaluation, and it distinguishes between levels of performance on each criterion. Some of the areas to be discussed include: how these tools can help the instructor; how these tools can help the student; how to develop rubrics, and what resources are available for developing rubrics.