The word can also mean a heading or category under which something is discussed. Rubric comes from the Latin ‘rubrica’, ...

The new question-of-the-week is: Do you use rubrics? Why or why not? If you do, how do you use them most effectively? If you don’t, what do you use instead? I know that I am in the minority, but I’m ...

*Disclaimer: Not all rubrics are bad and when written and used effectively with proper feedback can be a useful to help students know what they have learned. Ten years ago in my career, rubrics were ...

Explicit statements of your grading criteria can be very useful. A writing rubric that specifies the categories of assessment—and, perhaps, defines levels of success in each category—can help students ...

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