Handouts

• • Handout for 2024 Rubrics presentation: Using Rubrics (PDF)

  • Handout for 2018 Rubrics presentation: Creating Rubrics (PDF)

  • Handout for Learning through Assessment presentation (PDF)

  • Test yourself- Rubrics (PDF)

  • Rubrics matrix templates (doc)

  • My Birthday sample Rubistar rubric

  • My Birthday sample ChatGPT rubric

Assessment in general

• • Blyth, C., Ed. (2010). Foreign Language Teaching Methods: Assessment.  COERLL, The University of Texas at Austin. Retrieved from http://coerll.utexas.edu/methods/modules/assessment/
    More definitions and suggestions about approaches to assessment, in a foreign language instruction context.

  • Bull, B. (2014). 10 assessment design tips for increasing online retention, student satisfaction, and learning. Retrieved from http://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/online-education/10-assessment-design-tips-increasing-retention-satisfaction-student-learning-online-courses/
    This has an online teaching and learning focus.

  • Great Schools Partnership. (2015). Glossary of Education Reform. Retrieved from http://edglossary.org/
    Good collection of definitions of different elements of education, including assessment, in a general education context.

Goals and objectives

• • Easy Generator. (n.d.). Learning objectives. Retrieved from https://learning-objectives.easygenerator.com/
    Create learning objectives following an easy series of steps. This helps you think about what goes into a learning objective, but it's not a guarantee that the output will be good.

  • Kizlik, B. (2013). How to write learning objectives that meet demanding behavioral criteria. Retrieved from http://www.adprima.com/objectives.htm
    Explanation of how to write a good learning objective, focusing on three parts: conditions, behavioral verb, and criteria. He's also trying to sell his books.

  • Lane, J.L. (2008). General goals and specific objectives. Retrieved from http://www.schreyerinstitute.psu.edu/pdf/LearningGoals&Objectives_ExplicitVerbs.pdf
    Clear explanation of the difference between goals and objectives, and lists of specific verbs to apply to the knowledge domain, attitudinal domain, and skills domain.

  • Shabatu, J. (2017). Using Bloom's taxonomy to write effective learning objectives. Retrieved from https://tips.uark.edu/using-blooms-taxonomy/
    This links verbs for learning objectives to different levels of Bloom's Taxonomy (revised). It also includes a very nice graphic that can be used with citation.

Rubrics

• • Chan, C. (2012). Why rubric and what is that. [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRSVXbD4gEs
    This animated video explains in an entertaining way why to use rubrics.

  • Palacios, C. (2013). 5 reasons to use a rubric. [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zrLUM5CWWE
    Clear rationale for using rubrics, from a teacher's perspective.

  • Severenuk, D. (2010). Writing checklist. Retrieved from http://www.scribd.com/doc/35772510/Writing-Checklist
    Handout to give students. This checklist is especially suited for Spanish speakers writing in English. This is a checklist, not a rubric.

  • University of South Florida. (2024). Creating a rubric: Tutorial. https://health.usf.edu/publichealth/eta/rubric-tutorial
    This step-by-step resource informed much of what is on this website about rubrics.

Tools

• • ChatGPT: https://chatgpt.com/ (free version)

Rubric for persuasive essay - My Birthday

• • RubiStar: http://rubistar.4teachers.org/

Persuasive essay template: http://rubistar.4teachers.org/index.php?screen=CustomizeTemplate&bank_rubric_id=127&section_id=5&

Oral presentation template:  http://rubistar.4teachers.org/index.php?screen=CustomizeTemplate&bank_rubric_id=4&section_id=1&

Rubric for persuasive essay - My Birthday

Last updated 11 September 2024 by D. Healey