5) Ask colleagues to use the rubric on the same samples
of student work. See if you and your colleagues can arrive at consensus aboutwhat scores to assign a piece of student work. What do you notice?
6) How might you revise your rubric now?
7) Place your rubric below:
8) Reflect upon the process of creating a rubric using
steps 1 - 7 from above.
(2 - 3 paragraphs)
Creating a rubric with students
Steps:
- Show students a copy of a simple rubric so that they know what a rubricis. For an example, click here.
- Give students the same rubric in #1 (above), but this time they'll see
that it is an empty rubric except for the title of the assignment (i.e. "Iam From" poem) and underneath the title it says, "What we are looking
for." For an example, click here.
- Explain to the students that you would like their help in making a
rubric and that they will not only participate in the making of therubric, but that they will have a chance to evaluate themselves, as
well.
- Tell students the name of the assignment or project you are creating a
rubric for, i.e. "I am From" poem. (For the first time, it should be anassignment or project that the students have just completed.) Show
them the words on the page that say, "What we are looking for," and ask thestudents to fill in the blanks, listing what things they think would be
important to look for in evaluating this project. Have them write theirresponses right on the sheet.
- After the students have been given ample time to write their responses
on their individual sheets, ask students to share answers out loud withthe group. List student responses on the board.
- Add any things you would like to have on the rubric as well, so that your
thinking is made visible too.
- Tell the students that you will create a rubric using the ideas listed
on the board, from their sheets, and things you'll add as well. (Be sureto collect their sheets and to copy the responses from the board.)
- Type up the rubric using student input and your ideas. Create
categories. For an example of a student and teacher co-created rubric,click here.
- Assign weighted points to the categories and then individual points
for each item.
- When the students complete the project, give them a copy of the
co-created rubric and instruct them to fill it out giving a point valueto each item listed and supporting evidence where asked. Also, have
them write a reflection and instruct them to assign points for theirreflection based - not on content, but on the depth of their
analysis.
- Collect their assignments/projects and their completed,
self-scored rubrics with reflection.
- Evaluate your students' work on a separate sheet of the same rubric and
without looking at the scores they have given themselves.
- Note the areas of similarities and differences. Do this for yourself.
- Give each student his/hers completed rubric and your completed
rubric. Ask each student to reflect on similarities in scoring andplaces where the scoring was different. Have them reflect on these
similarites and differences in a reflective writing piece. Tell themthat this is the place where "dialogue begins." If you can, conference
with each student and talk to him/her about their reflection and theirproces of evaluating their own work.
- To create another rubric, complete steps 1 -14. This time, however,
create it together
before an assignment or project has begun.
Assignment 8: co-creating a rubric with students
Assignment 8: Co-creating a Rubric with
Students
HOW TO GET TO ASSIGNMENT 8:
One Way
To do this assignment, click on the link in color at the
top of the page. When it appears, press "Save" and name the file so that you canwork on this assignment "off-line." You can type right on the assignment
template. Be sure to save your assignment on a disk or on your computer harddrive.
Another Way
You can also copy the text below, and save it to your disk
or computer.
GOAL: To co-create two rubrics with your students - the first
is
after they have completed a project; the second is
designed
before you even start the instruction.
GIVE: Feedback to others on
their assignments at the
TWB Learning Cafe .
Assignment 8: Co-Creating a Rubric with
Students
- Follow
steps 1 - 15 from the
previous page. Show the two co-created rubrics below:
- Reflect on the process of designing these two co-created rubrics.
What did you notice? (1 - 2 paragraphs)
- What did you notice about the process of evaluating with a co-created
rubric? (1 - 2 paragraphs)
HOW TO GET TO THE NEXT MODULE:
Usually, you just click "Next" to go to the next page.
When you finish a section, however, (as you're about to do when you finishreading these two paragraphs), you need to click on the "Outline" button,
which is on the bottom, right-hand side of the page. Look underneath the bluebar and click on the word "Outline."
When you click on "Outline," a screen will come up that
will show you the outline for Course 2. Look for the next section to read andclick on the first topic in that next section. For example, when you get to the
outline now, look under the next section called "A-REEF:
E ffective
F eedback" and look for the first topic in black lettering called
"Overview." Click on "Overview."
