University of Wisconsin - Stout

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Teaching and Learning Center

June 2007

Creating Rubrics

This page presents information on sites that give helpful information on rubrics for grading and on writing learning outcomes. If you are unsure where to begin, try the first three sites below:

Creating a Scoring Rubric. What is a scoring rubric?
Washtenaw Community College. Curriculum and Assessment.
http://www.wccnet.edu/departments/curriculum/assessment.php?levelone=rubric
Very clear explanation of rubrics and how to develop one. Start here.

Rubrics: Scoring and Grading
University of Michigan. College of Engineering

This site has four sections: ’What are Rubrics?’ ‘Why are Rubrics Important?’ ‘How to Create Useful Rubrics for Scoring …,’ and ‘Scoring and Grading
Be sure to investigate: How to Create Useful Rubrics for Scoring…’ which includes ‘Guidelines for Developing a Rubric,’ ‘Common Errors in Developing Rubrics,’ and ‘Evaluating Rubrics.’

Authentic Assessment Toolbox
Jon Mueller
http://jonathan.mueller.faculty.noctrl.edu/toolbox/howstep1.htm
Four excellently explained steps for creating rubrics: ‘Identify the standards,’ ‘Select an Authentic Task,’ ‘Identify the Criteria for the Task,’ ‘Create the Rubric.’
See especially ‘Create the Rubric’ http://jonathan.mueller.faculty.noctrl.edu/toolbox/howstep4.htm#final
This section clearly explains creating rubrics.

Teacher-Created Rubrics for Assessment
University of Wisconsin-Stout, School of Education
http://www.uwstout.edu/soe/profdev/rubrics.shtml
The site is the place to start to find links. It has sections on ‘Collaborative Learning,’ ‘Research Reporting,’ ‘Writing,’ ‘Math, Art, Science,’ ‘Oral Presentation,’ ‘Web Page, e-Portfolio,’ ‘Video, Multimedia.’
See especially the section ‘Creating Your Rubrics.’

Internet Resources for Higher Education Outcomes Assessment
NC State University. University Planning and Analysis
http://www2.acs.ncsu.edu/UPA/assmt/resource.htm
Links to assessment information from colleges and professional associations across the country.
Individual instructors see especially: ‘Assessment Rubrics’. In that section, check Washington State University. Critical Thinking Project for ‘Critical Thinking Rubric’ http://wsuctproject.wsu.edu/ctr.htm
and Kansas State University. Office of Assessment. ‘Measures, Rubrics, & Tools for Assessing Student Learning Outcomes’
http://www.k-state.edu/assessment/Learning/Measures.htm#rubrics

Rubrics for the BGSU University Learning Outcomes
Bowling Green State Student Achievement Assessment Committee.
http://www.bgsu.edu/offices/assessment/Rubrics.htm
This site presents rubrics for these goals: Inquiry, Creative Problem Solving, Decision Making, Writing, Presenting, Participating and Leading.

Assessment and Rubric Information
http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/assess.html
An excellent site with links to many resources.
See, for instance, ‘PowerPoint Rubric’ by Joan Vandervelde
http://www.uwstout.edu/soe/profdev/pptrubric.html
A very clear example of how to make an effective rubric.
And see, ‘Creating Rubrics: Inspire Your Students and Foster Critical Thinking’ by Teachervision.com
http://www.teachervision.fen.com/teaching-methods/rubrics/4521.html
This site leads you through five-steps to creating an effective rubric, including ‘Create an Original Rubric,’ ‘Analytic vs. Holistic Rubrics,’ ‘How to Weight Rubrics,’ ‘Student-Generated Rubrics,’

Assessing Student Work with Project Based Learning
The Multimedia Project: Project-Based Learning with Multimedia. San Mateo County Office of Education
http://pblmm.k12.ca.us/PBLGuide/AssessPBL.html
This page explains how to assess PBL-type assignments
See also: ‘Why Do Project-Based Learning?’
http://pblmm.k12.ca.us/PBLGuide/WhyPBL.html
The site explains the rationale and components of PBL.