Rubrics

A rubric is a set of criteria and standards, usually

RATING ALTERNATIVE
related to learning objectives. ASSESSMENTS
Rubrics are scoring guides used in the evaluation
of student performance that describe the
specific characteristics of a product, project or
task at various levels of performance, in order to
clarify what is expected of the student's work, to Teacher:
assess their execution and to facilitate the Jorge Quispe
proportion of feedback.

Global or holistic rubric: makes an assessment Students:

of the whole task, by using descriptors that
correspond to global levels. Errors can be Pamela Perez
admitted somewhere in the process / product. Allison Rodríguez
Oriented to acquire certain global information
of the student and a general radiography of the Alexander Gálvez
group.
Analytical rubric: focuses on more concrete
learning tasks and needs a more detailed design.
They are used when it is necessary to evaluate
the different procedures, phases, elements,
components that constitute process / product.
Brief Feedback
Excellent work must always be recognized and
differentiated as such. High
performers are intrinsically motivated by doing
excellent work and producing something that
impresses others. When that credit is not given,
over time they will redirect their effort and
contributions towards work that does meet
that need for high achievement.
1. Brilliant job!
2. Outstanding work!
3. This is truly above and beyond.
4. We are thrilled to have you on our team
and this is exactly why we need you.
5. This is superb! I had no idea a document
could look this good.
6. To be honest, when we started the project I
wasn’t sure we could pull this off but you
certainly did it and did it well.
7. We are so fortunate to have an innovator
like you on our team.
8. This is so great I think others could benefit
from learning about it. Can I share your
work at our team meeting/with my
peers/with my boss, etc.?
9. You set a high bar with this one.
10. This showcases you are a role model and
leader in our organization.
Checklists usually offer a yes/no format in
relation to student demonstration of
specific criteria. This is similar to a light
i effective learning; and
switch; the light is either on or off. They may
be used to record observations of an
individual, a group or a whole class.
Checklists are assessment tools that set
out specific criteria, which educators and
students may use to gauge skill development or
progress. Checklists may be used with students
from JK to Grade 12 and for every subject.
Checklists set out skills, attitudes, strategies,
and behaviours for evaluation and offer ways
to systematically organize information about a
student or group of students.
Generally speaking, checklists consist of a set of
statements that correspond to specific criteria;
the answer to each statement is either “Yes” or
“No”, or “Done” or “Not Done”. A student, a
group of students or an entire class may use
checklists; they may be “single use” or designed
for multiples usage.
The Purpose of Checklists
 To provide tools for systematically
recording observations;
 To provide students with tools that they
can use for self-evaluation;
 To provide examples of criteria for
students at the beginning of a project or
learning activity;
 To document the development of the
skills, strategies, attitudes, and
behaviours that are necessary for
 To identify students’ learning needs by
summarizing learning to date.
Checklists can also be used to communicate
a student’s learning to his/her parents.
For a student with learning disabilities (LDs),
the simple act of creating and using a
checklist may bring a level of order into their
life that was previously missing. Executive
functions, which are the different cognitive
processes that students use to control their
own behaviour, may be an area of weakness
for students with LDs and ADHD, so
providing them with strategies to overcome
these weaknesses is extremely important.
Checklists can also play a role in a student’s
ability to self-assess, along with a variety of
other tools.