Performance Assessment
Rubrics
Jon Mueller
In easy-to-follow language, Jon Mueller dissects the workings of a rubric and shows us how to build our own. Filled with practical advice from his years of consulting and teaching about authentic assessment, this is a great resource for the mechanics of rubric creation.
These tips, developed based on a conversation with Dennie Palmer Wolf—Director of the Rethinking Accountability Initiative at the Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University—will help you evaluate the design of your rubric.
Andi Stix, Ed.D. (1997)
U.S. Department of Education, Published by ERIC Clearinghouse
This article demonstrates the critical thinking and imagination that students use when they are given a choice and a voice in assessment development. When students assist in creating rubrics, they are more invested in and accountable for their use.
Michael Katims, Ph.D., and Eeva Reeder
This article argues for the necessity of using detailed, descriptive rubrics. The authors work with districts and high schools in Washington to help educators define and implement effective approaches to the new graduation requirements. Their company Education Redesign offers, consultation, presentations, and document production.
RubiStar Rubric Maker
RubiStar is a tool to help teachers who wants to use rubrics but do not have the time to develop them from scratch. Although formulaic due to technological constraints, it is a good way for beginning rubric-designers to get a feel for how the pieces of a rubric come together. RubiStar provides generic rubrics that can be printed and used for many typical projects and research assignments. The unique thing about RubiStar, however, is that it provides these generic rubrics in a format that can be customized.
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