Rubric Assessment Goes to College

Objective, Comprehensive Evaluation of Student Work

By (author) Mary J. Goggins Selke

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Publication date:

25 January 2013

Length of book:

184 pages

Publisher

R&L Education

ISBN-13: 9781475803259

On campuses across the United States and beyond, schools of business, education, law, liberal arts, management, medical professions, pharmacy, and physical or social sciences are beginning to use assessment rubrics for purposes of formative and summative evaluation. A concise yet comprehensive guide to rubric usage, this book is an essential tool for university, professional school, college, community college, and upper level secondary school faculty members. It contains one-stop rubric shopping for key considerations, common problems, specific design steps, implementation samples, standards alignment, and grade-focused applications. Effective college-level rubrics that are the right tools for objective, comprehensive assessment can be constructed almost as easily as an ice cream sundae! Welcome aboard as Rubric Assessment Goes to College!

Section One: The ABCs of Rubric Assessment

Chapter One - Advantages of Rubrics: What They Can Do for You

Key Considerations – Advantages of Rubrics

Chapter Two - Basis for Assessment: Performance or Product

Key Considerations – Performance Task and Artifact/Product Rubrics

Chapter Three - Categories of Rubrics: Analytic and Holistic

Key Considerations – When Analytic and Holistic Rubrics Best Fit the Assessment Task

Section Two: Designing Rubric Assessments

Chapter Four - Matching Tool to Task Or When a Rubric Is Not the Best Option

Key Considerations – Questions to Determine if a Rubric Is a Viable Assessment Option

Chapter Five - Rubric Design: Analytic Rubrics

Key Considerations – The 10 Steps in Analytic Rubric Development

Chapter Six - Rubric Design: Holistic Rubrics

Key Considerations – The 10 Steps in Holistic Rubric Development

Chapter Seven - A Closer Look at Rubric Strand Design

Key Considerations – Questions Answered By the Seven Types of Rubric Strands

Chapter Eight - Common Errors in Rubric Design

Key Considerations – Ways to Avoid Common Errors in Rubric Design

Section Three: Implementing Rubric Assessments

Chapter Nine - Converting Rubric Scores to Grades

Key Considerations - Converting Rubric Scores to Letter or Percentage Grades

Chapter Ten - Designing a Standards-Aligned Rubric

Key Considerations - Developing Standards-Aligned Rubrics and Rubric Strands

Chapter Eleven - Additional Rubric Uses

Annotated Bibliography

About the Author

Dr. Mary Selke’s book Rubric Assessment Goes to College is a rich must read! Her book joins a growing body of research that addresses the critical topic of assessment in a unique and practical way. Readers will appreciate the honest approach Selke takes in this text including a section on when a rubric is not the best option! Using her years of experience in P-20 education, Selke has crafted a tool that provides both a comprehensive resource for rubric construction and a unique focus on post-secondary rubrics that includes step-by-step instructions and examples, as well as common errors in rubric design and how to avoid them.