Scoring rubrics are explicit guides for evaluating student performance specific tasks.
Rubrics are useful for three important purposes.
Second, because standards are explicit, rubrics also help instructors to be more consistent when evaluating student assignments. Finally, scoring rubrics help students as expectations are clearly communicated before they complete the assignment. This workshop will provide an overview of the what, how, and why of using scoring rubrics, and will outline the steps for creating both general and task-specific rubrics. The students' role in using and developing rubrics will also be explored. Participants will participate in a simulation, developing a scoring rubric, and will share experiences they may have had using rubrics.