ARubricforRubrics
AToolforAssessingtheQualityandUseofRubricsinEducation
Criteria
1
Unacceptable
2
Acceptable
Clarityofcriteria
Criteriabeingassessedare
unclear,inappropriateand/or
havesignificantoverlap
Criteriabeingassessedcanbe
identified,butarenotclearly
differentiatedorare
inappropriate
Eachcriteriaisdistinct,clearly
delineatedandfully
Criteriabeingassessedare
clear,appropriateanddistinct appropriateforthe
assignment(s)/course
Somedistinctionbetween
levelsisevident,butremain
unclear
Distinctionbetweenlevelsis
apparent
Eachlevelisdistinctand
progressesinaclearand
logicalorder
Cross-scoringamongfaculty
and/orstudentsoftenresults
insignificantdifferences
Cross-scoringbyfaculty
and/orstudentsoccasionally
producesinconsistentresults
Thereisgeneralagreement
betweendifferentscorers
whenusingtherubric(e.g.
differsbylessthan5-10%or
lessthan½level)
Cross-scoringofassignments
usingrubricresultsin
consistentagreementamong
scorers
Rubricisnotsharedwith
learners
Rubricissharedandprovides
someideaofthe
assignment/expectations
Rubricisreferenced-usedto
introducean
assignment/guidetolearners
Rubricservesasprimary
referencepointfordiscussion
andguidanceforassignments
aswellasevaluationof
assignment(s)
Little/nodistinctioncanbe
DistinctionbetweenLevels madebetweenlevelsof
achievement
ReliabilityofScoring
ClarityofExpectations/
GuidancetoLearners
SupportofMetacognition Learnersdonotsee/knowof
(AwarenessofLearning)
therubric
EngagementofLearnersin
RubricDevelopment/Use Learnersarenotengagedin
[Considered optional by some
educators and a critical
component by others]
3
Good/Solid
Rubricissharedandidentified
Rubricissharedbutnofurther asatoolforhelpinglearners
referenceismadetoitinthe
tounderstandwhattheyare
course/assignment(s)
learningthroughthe
assignment(s)inthecourse
Rubricisregularlyreferenced
andusedtohelplearners
identifytheskillsand
knowledgetheyare
developingthroughoutthe
course/assignment(s)
Learnersdiscussandoffer
feedback/inputintothe
designoftherubric,andare
responsibleforuseofrubrics
inpeerand/orself-evaluation
Facultyandlearnersare
jointlyresponsiblefordesign
ofrubricsandlearnersuse
theminpeerand/orselfevaluation
Learnersofferedtherubric
andmaychoosetouseitfor
selfassessment
eitherdevelopmentoruseof
therubrics
4
Exemplary
Scoring:0-10=needsimprovement11-15=workable16-20=solid/good21-24=exemplary
Dr.BonnieB.Mullinix©December2003,October2007 MonmouthUniversity