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Assessment Instrument

This document discusses assessment rubrics and their benefits for both students and teachers. It begins by introducing the challenges of evaluating students and finding effective assessment tools. It then defines rubrics as instruments that clearly describe the criteria for student work and can be used to grade various assignments. Rubrics help provide consistent, objective assessments and feedback. The document shares the experience of a teacher who adopted rubrics when a student questioned their grade, finding it helped ensure fair and standardized evaluations. In conclusion, it distinguishes assessment from evaluation and notes rubrics are effective assessment tools that enable student growth.

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Assessment Instrument

This document discusses assessment rubrics and their benefits for both students and teachers. It begins by introducing the challenges of evaluating students and finding effective assessment tools. It then defines rubrics as instruments that clearly describe the criteria for student work and can be used to grade various assignments. Rubrics help provide consistent, objective assessments and feedback. The document shares the experience of a teacher who adopted rubrics when a student questioned their grade, finding it helped ensure fair and standardized evaluations. In conclusion, it distinguishes assessment from evaluation and notes rubrics are effective assessment tools that enable student growth.

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Assessment Instrument

Teaching: a profession that is as rewarding as it is complex. Getting to know your students,


finding the best resources, brainstorming the best approaches, and not forgetting to assessing and
evaluating them! Because let's face it, it does not matter if you teach primary or secondary
school, arts or science. Ultimately, evaluating students takes longer than we would like to admit.
Fortunately, there are practical tools that can simplify this process for you. Not only that, but
they can help you improve the quality of the feedback you give your students and pave the way
toward achieving learning goals. One such tool that I use comprehensively is assessment rubrics!

Rubrics
A rubric is an assessment instrument that clearly describes the criteria for success in all
components of student work, from written to oral to visual. It can be used to grade homework,
class attendance, or overall grades and help address specific components of your grading system.
Rubrics may be divided into two types: holistic and analytical. Holistic rubrics summarize
assessment criteria and categorize them under rubrics or performance levels. The analytical
rubrics separate and exhaustively deal with the various assessment criteria.

Purpose

When rubrics are shared with students along with the assignment, they have a better idea of what
is expected of them. Additionally, when rubrics are used to grade and assess completed tasks,
they provide a more objective and standardized approach to assessment.

Rubrics help instructors: 

 Assess assignments consistently from student to student. 


 Save time in grading, both short-term and long-term. 
 Give timely, effective feedback and sustainably promote student learning. 
 Clarify expectations and components of an assignment for both students and course
teaching assistants (TAs). 
 Refine teaching methods by evaluating rubric results. 
Rubrics help students: 

 Understand the expectations and components of an assignment. 


 Become more aware of their learning process and progress. 
 Improve work through timely and detailed feedback. 

Experience

I adopted rubrics as my go-to assessment instrument as a teacher when a student approached me


saying: "Everything in my paper is right; why didn't I get an A?" I wanted to do more than offer
consolation and ask him to work harder next time. I wanted to introduce a resource that would
help students better assess their performance. I also wanted to have a resource to reflect on to
ensure that all assessments were standardized and that I was not being unfair to any student
unknowingly. This was when a fellow teacher introduced me to the treasure of rubrics. I have
used them ever since and noticed that my students are no longer doing more of the same thing.
They continue to use self-assessment as their guide to achieve academic excellence.

Conclusion

The terms assessment and evaluation are often used interchangeably. However, these are entirely
different processes. The purpose of assessment is to enable students to adjust their learning
approach or habits to improve their learning. In contrast, evaluation is a process that uses various
quantitative or qualitative techniques to analyze program, pedagogy, or course outcomes to
determine whether they have been achieved. Rubrics, as discussed above, are assessment
instruments as they enable students to adjust their approach to perform better academically.
Rubrics are becoming increasingly popular, which does not surprise us. When well-defined, they
provide benefits for both students and teachers.

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