Since I have learned about rubrics, I have depended on them greatly to help me assess the activities that I prepare for unit plans that we have to create. It really puts things in perspective when you are trying to figure out how to grade a student. I mean what would you say when your student or a parent asks how is this an “A” or why is that a 90% and that one a 98%. Rubrics really do set clear expectations and explanations. Rubrics not only help me determine grades, but it can also be used to guide students through the activity. Most times, students are not always sure how to complete a task because they keep wondering, “What does she want me to do? What will I be graded on?” Rubrics prepare students, and puts them at ease when they know what to do.
Although rubrics may take time to think through and create, they are a big life saver at the end. It just makes grading easier for the teacher, and clearer for students and parents with questions.
The chose Rubistar to create my Flat Stanley rubric. I used to use something else, I forgot what it’s called, but I chose to use Rubistar because it allowed me to make my own rubric with my own words and so on. The other one that I use is also great, it’s just that you can’t create one with your words. The thing I do like about it though, is that it provides a lot of different types of rubrics, and if you’re not sure what your students should be graded on, it provides the possibilities for you, you just pick which one you want. It is a great rubric maker. However, if you like being original, and want to use your own words, Rubistar allows you to do that, and that’s one thing I like about it.
Check it out at http://rubistar.4teachers.org/index.php?screen=CustomizeTemplateDownloadFile&
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