Developing rubrics for learner and peer assessment
A grading Rubric is a scoring guide designed to identify general and/or specific skills, strengths, and weaknesses in a student’s task or assignment. In this presentation, I will discuss instructor developed assessment rubrics but will focus on student-developed rubrics as an effective tool for building awareness of what they must do to meet their established goals for success in a given task and through guided self-discovery and self-correction. The use of rubrics as an aid to individual or group learning can also aid in peer evaluations. This allows learners to see what others consider success which in turn, can foster intrinsic motivation through friendly competition as well as mutual support for success due to shared experiences. Indeed, involving learners in establishing the specific criteria needed for a task’s achievement goals enhances their understanding of what success is in any given task. The second part of this presentation will be a hands-on workshop where the participants create their own peer centered rubric for a chosen task. Open discussion is needed to develop a peer centered rubric. As such, participants will be encouraged to experience their development in a manner akin to what their students experience.
