The Anatomy of My Rubrics
I use a rubric to assess you. I do this because you are able to see what the criteria is for your success. There is not any mysteries here. You are not going to hand in work and never know how you did. You can self-assess prior to you giving me work.
I also provide 3 or more categories. There will always be a target column – this is the column you should shoot for. If you work toward this column on each trail, you will get your “A”. The Superior column is there to show you that there is more to what you are working toward. Think of it like this:
- One could make homemade sauce (sauce for macaroni) – SUPERIOR
- One could buy jarred sauce – TARGET
- One could go to a restaurant – OK
- One could buy Spaghetti-Os – not going to cut it
Here is a visual:
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January 22nd, 2008 at 11:25 pm
I never even heard of a rubric until I came to college. It took some time to get used to, but now I think they help to clarify things. I know exactly what the teacher wants. When teaching students, I feel the rubric becomes more meaningful when they are also taught how to write their own (obviously depending on their grade level).
January 26th, 2008 at 11:26 am
I think that making the target goal on the rubric not Superior, it helps us the students feel like the goals are reachable.