Workshop for teachers on Rubrics Rubrics offer the teacher an opportunity to evaluate the students understanding of a scientific topic by levels of performance on certain criteria. A rubric can evaluate the depth, breadth, creativity and conceptual framework of an essay, presentation, skit, poster, project, lab report, portfolio, etc. A rubric may be applied to numerous tasks in the classroom. Rubrics are scoring criteria that are: summative- provide information about a students knowledge formative- provide information about a students strengths and weaknesses evaluative- provide ways to create instruction that better fits each students needs educative- provide students with an understanding of how they learn science In the classroom, they can make assessment more meaningful, clarify expectations, and yield better feedback. Specifically rubrics are matrixes that define what is expected in a learning situation. For the students, a rubric clarifies the often mysterious grade at the end of a unit, project, paper or presentation by giving insight and direction about what is important about the science activity. There are two predominant types of rubrics; holistic and analytical. Holistic Rubric Proficient- 3 points The students project has a hypothesis, a procedure, collected data, and analyzed results. The project is thorough and the findings are in agreement with the data collected. There are minor inaccuracies that do not affect the quality of the project. Adequate- 2 points The students project may have a hypothesis, a procedure, collected data, and analyzed results. The project is not as thorough as it could be; there are a few overlooked areas. The project has a few inaccuracies that affect the quality of the project. Limited- 1 point The students project may have a hypothesis, a procedure, collected data, and analyzed results. The project has several inaccuracies that affect the quality of the project. Analytical Rubric Criteria 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point Has a plan for Investigation The plan is thorough The plan is lacking a few details The plan is missing major details The plan is incomplete and limited Use of Materials Manages all materials responsibly Uses the materials responsibly most of the time Mishandles some of the materials Does not use materials properly Collects the Data Thorough collection Some of the data Major portions of the data are missing The data collection consists of a few points Constructing a Rubric: Know the goals for instruction- what are the learning outcomes? Decide on the structure of the rubric- holistic or analytical--what fits best for the task? Determine the levels of performance- are there levels of performance specific to each criteria? Share the rubric with your students-students should have an opportunity to see, discuss or even design the rubric prior to the performance or the science activity. Adapted from Design Your Own Rubric by Julie Luft, Science Scope, February 1997 Examples of Rubrics Holistic Rubric for Essay Questions Response Criteria Rating Source:Google
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