Rubrics

Rubrics are specific criteria or guidelines used to evaluate student work. They describe what is being assessed, provide a scoring scale, and help the teacher or rater correctly place student work on the scale. Rubrics provide students with a clear understanding of the teacher's expectations for the quality, quantity, and goals to be accomplished in student assignments and projects. Students need to be aware of rubrics when work is assigned so that they understand and strive to meet these expectations.

For examples of rubrics, refer to the following documents:

• Six-Trait Analytical Writing Assessment Model: Scoring Guide (Rubric) (Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory, 1998)

• Smallville Prairie Development Project: Assessment Rubrics for Grades 9-10 (Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory Education Office, 1996)

• Project Rubric Page for Supplying Our Water Needs: Africa (Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory Education Office, 1996)

• Rubrics from the Salt Creek Investigation (Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory Education Office, 1996)

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