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Examples of Rubrics
Includes rubrics for cooperative learning, research reports, eportfolios, PowerPoint/oral presentations, multimedia, video, and web projects.
Grant Wiggins describes the need for authentic assessment. This article from the peer-reviewed journal, Practical, Research, & Evaluation, provides a foundation of understanding for authentic assessment.
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Describes the advantages of using rubrics for authentic assessment and includes examples.
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Suggestions to assist when developing and implementing alternative assessment activities.
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How do I grade? Ongoing assessment involves teacher observation, teacher and students co-developing the assessment criteria for student-produced written material and products, peer feedback and self-reflection.
Characteristics of effective performance assessment tasks
Four issues performance assessments must address to meet high standards for reliability and validity.
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Techniques to check for understanding using index card summaries, hand signals, one-minute essays, analogy prompts, graphic organizers, the Three-Minute Pause, exit cards, and portfolio checks.
Jacqui Murray identifies the best tools for polls, warm-ups and exit tickets, quick quizzes, game shows, virtual wall, brainstorming, and other online tools for formative assessment.
Iowa State University's chart comparing assessment activities, what to do with the information collected, and time required.
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Susan Ledlow's example of how to assess strengths and weaknesses in working with or communicating with others.
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Includes strategies to hold students mutually accountable on team assignments.
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Andi Stix discusses ways to help students accurately evaluate their strengths and weaknesses and pinpoint where to focus their efforts during learning activities. Includes examples and a bibliography.
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Another article by Andi Stix that describes the nuances of the negotiable contracting implementation process.
Barbara Moskal provides a set of recommendations that guide the classroom teacher through the four phases of the classroom assessment process - planning, gathering, interpreting and using.
Craig Mertler describes the step-by-step process for designing scoring rubrics for classroom use. This journal article includes templates and diagrams describing scoring, rubrics, grade scales, sampling and data analysis.
Barbara Moskal describes the different types of scoring rubrics, explains why scoring rubrics are useful and provides a process for developing scoring rubrics.
Jon Mueller describes how to create authentic tasks and rubrics for measuring and improving student learning and includes examples created by teachers.
Amy Brualdi explains how performance assessment will help you assess higher-order thinking skills.
Discusses how single point rubrics help students self-analyze performance and identify areas of quality and areas needing improvement.
Helen C. Barrett, Ph.D. University of Alaska, describes how electronic portfolio development brings together two different processes: multimedia development (assess/decide, design, develop, implement, evaluate) and portfolio development (collection, selection, reflection, projection). Review Dr. Barrett's and .
Helen Barrett describes seven different software and hardware tools to use when creating portfolios.
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Word document template to download and modify to meet authentic assessment needs (University of West Florida).
- Create your own quizzes and games for learning activities
- rubric development, assessment, and sharing tool
Create rubrics for performance-based assessment, save and modify your rubrics as needed.
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