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Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology Postgraduate Study Office

Seminar Rubrics How to Assess Process Tasks?

Dr. Ph m Cng B ng

2012
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What Is a Rubric?
Rubric derives from ruber, the Latin word for red In medieval times, legal instructions were written in red and rubric meant something that authoritatively instructed people (Wiggins, p154) A rubric is a scoring tool that lays out specific expectations for an assignment (Stevens & Levi, p3)
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Objectives of Using Rubrics

Save grading time Convey effective feedback Promote student learning And. Reduce hassles!!!!! Minimize marking complaints Prepare better assignments Provide more perceived objectivity Give transparency and consistency in marking
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Elements of a Rubric -OSM Approach

Objectives Row headings O1 Criteria Standards O2 Column headings O3 Levels of achievement O4 Measurement Cell descriptions Achievement differentiation Grade assignment
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Objectives/Criteria (Rows)
Recall assignment objectives Connect each to an assessment criterion Specific, measurable and action-oriented

Objectives/Criteria (Rows)
Learning objective assessment criterion

Eg. Assignment objective requires student to analyze practical situation Rubric Criterion (row heading) - Application of theory to facts Eg. Rubric criterion assesses correct grammar, spelling, organization Assignment objective Student will prepare a written summary demonstrating good grammar, spelling and organization
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Standards (Columns)
Determine number of proficiency levels Total of all meets expectation grades should produce approximate average mark Generally, three or four levels work well Highest level (Excellent/ Exceeds expectation/ Expert/
Professional)

Measurement (Cells)
Select measurement tool for each criteria: Decide how to measure proficiency for that criteria Quality (How well was the task done?)
Eg. Did the student connect the theory to the facts?

Quantity (How many of the tasks were done?)

Eg. Were all the instructions followed?

Next level (Good/ Meets expectation/ Proficient/

Adequate)

Frequency (How often was the task done?)

Eg. How frequently were grammatical/spelling errors made?

Lower level (Satisfactory/ Needs some improvement/

Developing/ Needs works Lowest level (Weak/ Needs much improvement/ Novice/ Youre fired!

Consequence (What is effect of the work done?)

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Eg. Did the presentation hold the attention of the class?

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Rubrics for Oral Presentations

Criteria Pitch Comprehension Preparedness Outstanding Good Mediocre Poor

Rubric Resources
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Student does not seem at all prepared to present.

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Student is completely prepared and has obviously rehearsed.

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Student seems pretty prepared but might have needed a couple more rehearsals.

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Student is somewhat prepared, but it is clear that rehearsal was lacking.

Time-Limit Stays on Topic Posture & Eye Contact Content Volume

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Squidoo Lens (http://www.squidoo.com/TeachCollege2) Reduce Hassles, Teach Smarter Rubrics for College Delicious bookmarks (http://delicious.com/srl18/rubrics) Tagged bookmarks which relate to rubrics RubiStar: (http://rubistar.4teachers.org) Helps the teacher who wants to use rubrics, but does not have time to develop them from scratch Provides template rubrics that can be printed and used for many typical projects and research assignments. iRubric (http://www.rcampus.com/indexrubric.cfm) Site for free development and sharing of rubrics Public gallery, how-to videos and building tools

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Rubric for 3minute oral presentations using a visual

Thank you!

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