{"id":565,"date":"2022-03-03T12:25:43","date_gmt":"2022-03-03T20:25:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/dean.richards\/?p=565"},"modified":"2022-03-03T12:25:43","modified_gmt":"2022-03-03T20:25:43","slug":"rubrics-for-feedback-getting-students-to-work-harder-than-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/dean.richards\/2022\/03\/03\/rubrics-for-feedback-getting-students-to-work-harder-than-you\/","title":{"rendered":"Rubrics for Feedback: Getting Students to Work Harder Than You"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>By Linda Adams<\/strong>, Math Instructional Coach<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"216\" height=\"233\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/dean.richards\/files\/2022\/03\/bad-dog.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-566\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-background has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"background-color:#fae9cd\">Have you ever spent the weekend grading student work, writing all kinds of comments to help them understand their grade and ways the student can improve only to find that once they see the grade they \u201cround file\u201d the paper without even a glance at your carefully crafted responses? &nbsp;I always wondered why it seemed that I was working harder than my students and that students did not seem to care about their learning, but just the grade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"260\" height=\"194\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/dean.richards\/files\/2022\/03\/frustrated-teacher.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-567\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Many teachers and administrators recognize the use of rubrics in terms of an equitable grading practice. Another advantage of using rubrics is to <strong>allow students to see the specific target and to self assess <\/strong>where they are in relation to that target and to get immediate feedback from the teacher to reflect on how specifically they can move their learning forward. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">In essence rubrics can help students<strong>:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-list\"><li>Understand expectations and components of a task\/assessment.<\/li><li>Become more aware of their learning process and progress.<\/li><li>Improve work through timely and detailed feedback.<\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition rubrics can improve student learning by allowing students to peer-assess and self-assess learning. Through scoring guidelines, students can learn the value of giving and getting feedback and reflect more on the learning process rather than the grade.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">What makes an \u2018effective\u2019 rubric?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"background-color:#fae9cd\">The <strong>most effective rubrics lay out three kinds of information<\/strong> for students: <strong>the key evaluative criteria<\/strong>, defined as concretely as possible, <strong>an evaluative range for each criterion<\/strong> so that students can see where they succeeded (or not) for each criterion, and <strong>weightings for each criterion.<\/strong> During the task, students use the rubric as a checklist to assess their product and track their progress. Rubrics are excellent tools to promote peer assessment, where students learn how to give and receive constructive feedback.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"275\" height=\"183\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/dean.richards\/files\/2022\/03\/students-working.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-569\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Traditionally rubrics are described as either holistic or analytic. If you are new to rubrics check out this one page article by Andrew Miller in Edutopia<em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.edutopia.org\/blog\/designing-using-rubrics-andrew-miller\">\u201cTame the Beast: Tips for Designing and Using Rubrics\u201d.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Maybe you&#8217;ve already used rubrics in your classroom but find them time consuming to create. There\u2019s a third option that introduces some exciting and game-changing potential for teachers and students. Check out&nbsp; Danah Hashem\u2019s article also in Edutopia <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.edutopia.org\/article\/6-reasons-try-single-point-rubric\">\u201c6 Reasons to Try a Single-Point Rubric<\/a>\u201d.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here is an example of what a single point rubric might look like:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/ECIk5F1SsKrcoopqGiDaR9mKg3Je3fkz7SiiaV7NsK_FU1PmA7rnq7636T_Dl6XqzpZqlS9l_vjPSZP9kzOYxeISzmVKC5lZuIvS1acDtFXPwGfg_-fAoLJCHlolslniJAl7g0PX\" width=\"624\" height=\"327\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To delve deeper into feedback and rubrics check out Jennifer Gonzales\u2019 infamous blog Cult of Pedagogy article <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cultofpedagogy.com\/hyperrubric\/\">\u201cIntroducing the <em>Hyper Rubric, a tool that takes learning to the next level\u201d.<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition to the possible solutions for giving constructive and timely feedback to students, rubrics can help teachers manage the amount of time they spend grading. I encourage you to check out the Cult of Pedagogy video (less than 4 minutes) <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Faster Grading with Rubric Codes\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5kaa-sHdQZQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Linda Adams, Math Instructional Coach Have you ever spent the weekend grading student work, writing all kinds of comments to help them understand their grade and ways the student can improve only to find that once they see the &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/dean.richards\/2022\/03\/03\/rubrics-for-feedback-getting-students-to-work-harder-than-you\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-565","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/dean.richards\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/565","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/dean.richards\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/dean.richards\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/dean.richards\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/dean.richards\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=565"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/dean.richards\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/565\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":577,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/dean.richards\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/565\/revisions\/577"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/dean.richards\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=565"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/dean.richards\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=565"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/dean.richards\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=565"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}