What is Rubric?

A rubric is simply a scoring tool that

identifies the various criteria relevant to an
assignment or learning outcome, and then
explicitly states the possible levels of
achievement along a continuum (poor to
excellent or beginner to expert).

5Steps
in Constructing a Rubric

1.Define the purpose of learning task

2.Choose your rubric type
3.Define the criteria
4.Design the rating scale
5.Write the descriptors for each
scale point

Defining the purpose of the learning task

The first step in creating any rubric is
to clarify the purpose of the assignment
and identify what task (product,
performance, or assignment) students
should learn.

How do you define your purpose?

Will you use the rubric to assign a grade?
Will you use the rubric to give feedback
so students can improve their
performance?
Is the rubric for a multi-dimensional
project or for a simple, straight-forward
assignment?
What are the learning outcomes?
How will students demonstrate they've
learned these outcomes?

Choose your rubric type

There are two types of Rubric:

1.Analytic Rubrics
2.Holistic Rubrics

Define the Criteria

One way to help define your criteria is to
perform a task analysis of the knowledge and
skills required for the learning task. A task
analysis is a systematic breakdown of how a
task is accomplished which includes subtasks and both manual and mental activities.

These questions may also help you think

about criteria for you rubric:
What do you want students to learn from
the task?
How will students demonstrate that they
have learned?
What knowledge, skills, and behaviors are
required for the task?
What steps are required for the task?
What are the characteristics of the final
product?

Design the Rating Scale

What are the levels of quality for student
performance?
In step 4, designing the rating scale, you
determine the number of rating scale points.

How many rating scale points should you

use? Think about your purpose.
The number of rating scale points you use
depends on the purpose of your rubric and the
purpose of the assignment.

2 rating points is an all-or-nothing checklist,

where an item was present or not present; a
performance met standards or did not meet
standards.

Write Performance Descriptors for Each Scale

Point
The final step in creating your rubric is to write
descriptions (performance descriptors) for each
scale point. Writing performance descriptors is a
tricky step, but if you remember these
characteristics of good descriptors, you can write
good descriptors for your own rubric.

Characteristics of Good Rubrics

A rubric should be thought of as a rating system to
determine the proficiency level at which a students is
able to perform a task or display knowledge of a
concept.
When using any type of rubrics it is need to be certain
that the rubrics are fair and simple.
Also the performance at each level must be clearly
defined and accurately reflects its corresponding
criterion or subcategory.

RUSSEL C. MORRE
BTLE III-JHS