Rubrics in the literature

While exploring literature about rubrics, assessment and feedback in higher education, the researchers engaged in the Owning the Rubric project identified a number of rubrics that had been published within various research papers. These rubrics are presented below.

Grading rubric with 4 performance levels (Exemplary, Accomplished, Developing, Beginning)

See page 403 of the following article.

Howell, R. J. (2014). Grading rubrics: hoopla or help? Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 51(4), 400-410.

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Rubric is taken from a postgraduate education subject providing students with feedback about their teaching

See page 4 of the following article.

Dawson, P. (2015). Assessment rubrics: Towards clearer and more replicable design, research and practice. Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 1-14. doi:10.1080/02602938.2015.1111294

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Classroom rubric for first year college class

See page 91 of the following article.

Turley, E. D., & Gallagher, C. W. (2008). On the" uses" of rubrics: reframing the great rubric debate. English Journal, 97(4), 87-92.

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Example rubric from undergraduate course on educational psychology: Rubric for annotated bibliography

See page 436 of the following article.

Reddy, Y. M., & Andrade, H. (2010). A review of rubric use in higher education. Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 35(4), 435-448.

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Performance Rubric for Educational Psychology Course: Learning Vignettes

See pages 38-39 of the following article.

Cross, J. (2012). Lasting Legacy for Achievement: Colorado Coaches Boost Teacher Effectiveness with a Rubric for Professional Learning. Journal of Staff Development, 33(5), 36-44.

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Clinical research mastery rubric

See pages 20-23 of the following article.

Tractenberg, R. E., Umans, J. G., & McCarter, R. J. (2010). A mastery rubric: Guiding curriculum design, admissions and development of course objectives. Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 35(1), 15-32. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02602930802474169

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Speech rubric and rubric for research project in education

See pages 9-11 of the following article.

Wolf, K., & Stevens, E. (2007). The role of rubrics in advancing and assessing student learning. The Journal of Effective Teaching, 7(1), 3-14.

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Rubrics from the project

As a result of the rubric co-construction that took place during the Owning the Rubric project, the participants in the project created a number of rubrics that are shared below.

Rubric co-constructed by students and lecturer in a Education course

Rubric co-constructed by students and lecturer in a first year Nursing course

Rubric co-constructed by students and lecturer in a third year Nursing course

Rubric co-constructed by students and lecturer in a Creative Writing course

Websites featuring rubrics

The following sites offer a range of rubrics and advice about using rubrics. Educators are recommended to browse through these sites when developing their own rubrics to explore examples of rubrics, various types of rubric structures and wording that may be useful when creating rubric components.

VALUE Rubrics Association of American Colleges & Universities

This site provides free access to 16 VALUE rubrics organised by learning outcomes. A free sign-up is required to download these rubrics but unrestricted access is available on the website for DePaul University. The rubrics are grouped into the three major themes of:
1.      Intellectual and Practical Skills
2.      Personal and Social Responsibility
3.      Integrative and Applied Learning.

Association of American Colleges & Universities (AACU) (2018). VALUE rubrics. Retrieved September 21, 2018, from https://aacu.org/value-rubrics

Sample rubrics Association for the Assessment of Learning in Higher Education
 
This site includes a lot of rubric examples including, but not limited to, rubrics for article reviews, collaborative tasks, debates, essays, lab reports, presentations, projects, portfolios, proposals, service learning, and writing skills.

Association for the Assessment of Learning in Higher Education (AALHE) (2012). Sample rubrics. Retrieved September 21, 2018, from http://course1.winona.edu/shatfield/air/rubrics.htm

Rubrics Buck Institute for Education
 
This site features various rubrics designed mostly for pre-tertiary level assessments but many are still useful in the tertiary sector. Rubrics include those for assessing creativity & innovation, presentations, project based learning, teamwork, collaboration, and critical thinking.

Buck Institute for Education (2018). Rubrics. Retrieved September 21, 2018, from http://www.bie.org/objects/cat/rubrics

More examples of rubrics and other resources DePaul University
 
This site provides links to rubric examples for assessing class participation, collaborative learning, critical thinking, e-portfolios, experiential learning, online learning, research, and writing. Unrestricted access is provided to the sixteen AACU VALUE rubrics that otherwise require registration through the AACU website.

Center for Teaching and Learning, DePaul University (2018). More examples of rubrics and other resources. Retrieved September 21, 2018, from https://resources.depaul.edu/teaching-commons/teaching-guides/feedback-grading/rubrics/Pages/more-examples-rubrics.aspx

Example rubrics Charles Sturt University
 
Examples of rubrics used within the institution for various assessment tasks including, but limited to, book reviews, business cases, case analyses, essays, exams, portfolios, presentations, problem solving and reports.

Charles Sturt University (2018). Example rubrics. Retrieved September 21, 2018, from http://www.csu.edu.au/division/learning-and-teaching/home/assessment-and-moderation/assessment-resources-and-information/example-rubrics

Creating and using rubrics Carnegie Mellon University
 
This site links to various rubric examples including for assessment of papers, projects, oral presentations, and class participation/contributions.

Eberly Center, Teaching Excellent & Educational Innovation, Carnegie Mellon University (2016). Creating and using rubrics. Retrieved September 21, 2018, from https://www.cmu.edu/teaching/assessment/assesslearning/rubrics.html

Assessment rubrics University of Baltimore
 
This site features various rubrics for assessing outcomes in the study of business as well as other areas such as oral communication, PowerPoint presentations, writing, ethics, teamwork, problem solving, critical thinking and research skills.

Merrick School of Business, University of Baltimore (2017). Assessment rubrics. Retrieved September 21, 2018, from http://www.ubalt.edu/merrick/student-resources/rubrics.cfm

Rubric grading examples University of Southern Maine
 
This site provides a large collection of rubric examples including, but not limited to, analytical skills, article reviews, class participation, critical thinking, e-portfolios, math problem solving, poster presentations, research papers and team cooperation.

Office of Academic Assessment, University of Southern Maine (2018). Rubric grading examples. Retrieved September 21, 2018, from https://usm.maine.edu/assessment/rubric-examples

Rubric gallery RCampus
 
A very comprehensive list of nearly 700,000 rubric examples, which can be filtered by grade level, subject and assessment type.

 RCampus (2018). Rubric gallery. Retrieved September 21, 2018, from https://www.rcampus.com/rubricshellc.cfm?mode=gallery&sms=publicrub

Creating and using rubrics for assessment University of Wisconsin-Stout
 
This site features links to rubrics for a variety of assessments and levels. Rubrics include those to assess presentations (podcasts, PowerPoint, oral, poster etc.), social media projects (e.g. Wiki, blogs, twitter), teamwork/collaboration, e-Portfolios, web pages, video/multimedia, critical thinking, research processes, academic writing, math and science.

School of Education, University of Wisconsin-Stout (2018). Creating and using rubrics for assessment. Retrieved September 21, 2018, from https://wwwcs.uwstout.edu/soe/profdev/rubrics.cfm

Tools and resources Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence, Penn State
 
This site includes links to various useful information about rubrics but also several rubric examples including those for assessing writing, science experiments, group work, journals, problem solving, grant proposals and e-portfolios.

Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence, Penn State (2018). Tools and resources. Retrieved September 21, 2018, from http://www.schreyerinstitute.psu.edu/tools/?q=rubric

Rubrics for teachers Teacher Planet
 
Links to a diverse range of rubrics in areas such as drama, geography, physical education, quilting, science, social studies, technology and visual arts. General rubrics are also provided for assessing posters, PowerPoint presentations, resume writing, writing, organization, participation, and oral presentations.

Teacher Planet (2016). Rubrics for teachers. Retrieved September 21, 2018, from http://www.teacherplanet.com/rubrics-for-teachers