These outside raters are trained in the morning to serve as assessors in the afternoon, she says. Typically, rubrics are used to rate student exhibitions. However, rubrics alone are not sufficient, Wiggins cautions. Standards for writing could be tied to anchor papers from a state writing assessment, for example, while standards for presentation skills could be tied to videotapes of Peter Jennings. When rubrics aren't tied to exemplars, they can demotivate students, others warn.
Good exemplars inspire students to emulation.
Experts emphasize that educators planning for student exhibitions must keep the purpose of the assessment foremost in mind. Student exhibitions can involve portfolios and seminars, for example. A vision of what adults hope students will do. This should be a collective vision that both educators and community members can endorse. Agreement about standards.