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Rubrics for teaching Rubrics for learning

Rubrics for teaching Rubrics for learning. Dannelle D. Stevens, Ph.D. Portland State University. Overview of Keynote. What is a rubric? Do you “need” a rubric? What do rubrics have to do with learning? How do rubrics narrow the gap between teaching & learning?

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Rubrics for teaching Rubrics for learning

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  1. Rubrics for teachingRubrics for learning Dannelle D. Stevens, Ph.D. Portland State University

  2. Overview of Keynote • What is a rubric? • Do you “need” a rubric? • What do rubrics have to do with learning? • How do rubrics narrow the gap between teaching & learning? • What effects do rubrics have on student learning? • What effects do rubrics have on your teaching?

  3. What is a rubric? • A rubric is a way to grade student work. It is a description of the assignment or task laid out on a grid. • It has 4 basic parts: • TASK DESCRIPTION • DIMENSIONS • SCALE or levels of performance • DESCRIPTION OF THE DIMENSIONS

  4. A rubric looks like this….

  5. The word “rubric” comes from… • From Latin, “rubrica” red earth for coloring, red chalk. That part of any work in early manuscripts and typography which was colored red, to distinguish it from other portions. • A heading printed in red or a special type…. • A rubric today retains its connection to authoritative rule and particularly to “redness.” • Rubrics divide an assignment up into its component parts and provide a detailed description of what constitutes acceptable or unacceptable leves of performance for each of its parts.

  6. Do you need a rubric? • If you agree with at least three of the following statements, you need a rubric…

  7. What do rubrics have to do with student learning? • 1. Developmental differences • 2. Life experiences • 3. Paragraph reading • ====> Constructivism…. • Learners construct meaning based on their own experience….

  8. The communication gap

  9. How do rubrics narrow the gap between learning and teaching? • One way……. Students like rubrics… • “It was the reason I took this class. Someone said you had clear rubrics.” • “clarity, clarity, clarity” • “Rubrics help break down the assignment into digestible parts in a very clear, organized manner.” • “I find that I read the rubric, write my paper and then go back to check to see if I have everything. If not, I add. I often put in more that the rubric states.” • “I loved them”

  10. What effect do rubrics have on student learning? • Increase student learning through better, more timelyfeedback • Increases motivation because of clear expectations • Guide students to be more independent learners, monitor their own work better: increase metacognition • Improve communication with tutors, writing center, peers

  11. What effect do rubrics have on your teaching? • Reduce grading time • More consistency in grading • Fewer office visits by befuddled students • Less time in class describing a complex assignment • Able to check where students are not learning- organization, ideas, formatting?? • Greater clarity for you, too.

  12. A final note • Let’s narrow the gap between what we teach and what students learn by using rubrics….

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