Rubrics


 * RUBRICS**

A rubric is an explicit set of criteria used for assessing a particular type of work or performance. A rubric usually also includes levels of potential achievement for each criterion.
 * What are they?**

We use rubrics for a variety of reasons but the main reason is that well-designed rubrics increase an assessment's construct and content validity by aligning evaluation criteria to standards, curriculum, instruction, and assessment tasks. **Articles/Videos**
 * Why we use them?**

@http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IsUYMJCJp3o This first video shows a fine arts teacher talking about how he uses and creates rubrics for his art students. I really liked what he had to say about how in the beginning of the project, he doesn't tell his students what will be on the rubric. They discuss as a class what the students feel like should be assessed when looking at a particular piece of art. The class then brainstorms different things they feel should be looked at and from there, the teacher creates his rubric. Very interesting and interactive!

@http://teaching.monster.com/benefits/articles/9038-using-rubrics-to-increase-teacher-effectiveness In this article, it talks about the benefits of using rubrics, for both students and teachers. Teachers are better able to assist students with more specific feedback using a rubric rather than just giving the student a "C" for example. Using rubrics can also allow teacher to modify and make changes to the rubric based on what content was able to get covered in class Rubrics also are tool that students can use in order to give their classmates feedback. All in all, students are seen as a very positive learning tool. ** Creating rubrics using Rubistar **


 * 1) Open Rubistar.com
 * 2) []
 * 3) Choose your topic
 * 4) Choose your subtopic
 * 5) Fill in your name, title, and zipcode
 * 6) Selected our grading categories
 * 7) Edit boxes if needed
 * 8) Click submit button
 * 9) Review your rubric and modify if needed
 * 10) Hit the Print or Download button
 * 11) Download as an Excel Spreadsheet
 * 12) If your file does not end in “.xls” change the file name so that it does end in “.xls”
 * 13) Open up our file in excel
 * 14) Edit rubric as needed while in excel
 * 15) Adjust to one page by going to print and scale to 1 page/ SAVE
 * 16) To save as a PDF—go to the print menu and select “save as a PDF” in the lower left hand corner. Or, File, Save As, PDF
 * 17) Save as a JPEG, by opening PDF and saving as a JPEG.
 * 18) Put on a WIKI or Print and use with students!

Screenshot on a MAC- Command, Control, Shift, 4. Click and drag. Paste into a document.
 * Notes: **

Screenshot on a Windows—Refer to Dr. Cramer’s Wiki Handy Tools page http://325cramer.wikispaces.com/Handy+Tools

Creating a PDF on a MAC—Open up the file, go to save as and hit PDF or go under the print menu (lower left corner) and hit save as a PDF.

Creating a PDF on Windows—Refer to Dr. Cramer’s Wiki Handy Tools Page http://325cramer.wikispaces.com/Handy+Tools



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