Workshop on Rubrics for Assessment - Digital Week IT Carlow 25/02/16

1. Using Rubrics for Marking and
Feedback - workshop
Institute of Technology Carlow, TEL week 2016
#irishdigitalchampions
Sharon Flynn
Assistant Director, Centre for Excellence in Learning and Teaching
National University of Ireland, Galway
Email: sharon.flynn@nuigalway.ie
Twitter: @sharonlflynn
learntechgalway.blogspot.com

2. What is a rubric?
A rubric combines assessment criteria with grading standards
A rubric is more than just a rating scale, because a rubric will
describe the differences between performance at each level.

3. For example…

4. A rubric can be graded…

5. How can rubrics help?
• Clarify expectations
• Communicate expectations
• Simplify grading
• Support consistency of grading
• Provide feedback and feedforward
• Self assessment
• Peer assessment

6. Principles of Assessment
 Validity
 Reliability
• Effectiveness
 Comparability/consistency
 Transparency
 Practicability
• Equity
• Attribution
(Bloxham & Boyd 2007)

7. Activity
Based on an assessment that you currently use, develop or
modify a rubric according to the guidelines in the handout.

11. Activity
Based on an assessment that you currently use, develop or
modify a rubric according to the guidelines in the handout.
Assess the rubric of another workshop participant, based on the
rubric for rubrics, and give feedback.

12. References
Bloxham, S & Boyd, P (2007) Developing assessment in Higher Education: a practical guide,
Maidenhead, Open University Press
Mullinix, B., (2003) A Rubric for Rubrics. Available from
http://www.asu.edu/courses/asu101/asuonline/temp/rubric_%20for_rubrics.pdf
Tooher, M. (2012) Assessment Rubrics. Available from http://www.nuigalway.ie/centre-
excellence-learning-teaching/teachinglearning/assessment/