What Are Assessment Rubrics?
Assessment rubrics allow instructors to determine levels of achievement for students by matching standards to pre-determined set of criteria for evaluating the students’ performance levels, with the performance levels often carrying point values. Many sample rubrics have been created for learning across the curriculum. You can likely find several samples on the web from your own teaching field. Jon Mueller’s site, in addition to including a detailed, useful discussion of authentic assessment 1, also includes samples from fields as diverse as earth science, special education, and fine arts. Other rubrics banks are also available online. (Feel free to ask the staff at TEP to direct you to some rubrics repositories that might hold valuable samples for you.
