Using Rubrics for Assessment

There are plenty of ways of evaluating students’ work. Sometimes it is difficult for a teacher to be consistent and fair for all of his or her students, they have the right to be equally assessed. The benefits of using a rubric in your teaching are that it gives you as a teacher a more objective method of scoring each student with specific criteria and it also provides students a clear vision of what we are expecting from them.

A rubric is an assessment tool that clearly indicates marking criteria. Assessment rubrics can be used for assessing learning at all levels but teachers have to ensure that the rubrics they are going to use, are prepared for the group of students, according to their level, the criteria used, and the tasks given. Teachers must consider it well before they start to assess students' works. 

The creation of a rubric is really simple. It can be made with a word software or if you prefer a more traditional option, it can be made with your own handwriting in paper. In every case, teachers need to consider: the criteria used, the highest and the lowest levels they are going to consider, and how they are going to get the final mark. 

Because of their easy-to-follow format, assessment rubrics gives students a clear feedback that can be easily understood and it also help students improve their performance on previous or subsequent work.