Using+Rubrics

=**Using Rubrics**=

**// What is new is the use of rubrics - written descriptions that capture what the key qualities of writing look like at various levels of performance. //**

**// ....Vicki Spandel //**

 * Variety of Rubric Types**
 * Holistic - e.g. used by the NDE for the Statewide Writing Assessment, How well the writing meets the traits overall
 * Analytical - rubrics for each trait used for instructional purposes. Receives a score for each trait


 * Components of a Rubric**[[image:white_space.png width="110" height="220" align="right"]][[image:Rubric_Parts.png width="394" height="337" align="right"]]
 * Criteria
 * Performance Levels
 * Performance Indicators


 * What a 6 - Point Scale? It serves multiple purposes:**
 * 1) Breaks the mid-point score to a 3 - 4 split
 * 2) Provides "place" for performances that meet and exceed expectations
 * 3) Clarifies performance through a description at each level
 * 4) Provides language for even modest growth


 * Language of Assessment**
 * Beginning ( 1 - 2 performance level)
 * Developing (3 - 4 performance level)
 * 3 = middle level score leaning downward
 * 4 = middle level score leaning upward
 * Strong (5 - 6 performance level)


 * Did this piece of writing "Leap the River?**[[image:white_space.png width="215" height="200" align="right"]]
 * Just made it into the "land of proficiency" (4[[image:Leap_River.png width="185" height="169" align="right"]]
 * Not quite; lost footing and slid into the water (3)


 * Keep in mind....**
 * There is no "right" score...but it should be a defensible score
 * 1 indicates __beginning__ not failure
 * 5 & 6 represent strength and proficiency not perfection
 * Consider grade level, but don't make it a factor
 * Be aware of bias


 * Clarifying the Target**

**// Assessment is not the private property of teachers. (Students) must take part in this...it is central to the growth of writing. Even before they write, they need to know about what makes writing strong or effective. And they need to know the criteria by which their own writing will be judged. - Majorie Frank //**