The Model of Collaborative Rubric Construction and Use is designed to guide educators in applying processes that facilitate the co-construction of assessment rubrics for lecturers and students in higher education contexts. It is intended that the model can be applied across disciplines in classes of university students where assessment rubrics are used to:

1) guide students in assessment task preparation; and

2) support the evaluation of their assessment tasks.

The model is made up of three levels:

• Level 1: Behind the scenes – Background and setup information
• Level 2: Working together – Processes and resources
• Level 3: Sharing scholarship – Research and publications

The model provides advice about how to implement varying degrees of the rubric co-construction process alongside some cautions about when not to use rubrics. Tips and tricks about managing risks associated with the rubric co-construction process are also presented. To ensure the model can be customised to varied educational contexts, a collection of questions to guide practice is provided at each stage of implementing co-construction processes, as well as recommendations for how to set up rubric co-construction, how to implement rubric co-construction and how to research rubric co-construction.