This book takes a developmental perspective at the use of scoring rubrics to assess student work. Citing developmental characteristics of each age, the author presents examples and adaptations of assessment rubrics on a variety of subjects for teachers from kindergarten through adult/college. After a presentation of foundation information on rubrics, separate chapters are devoted to each grade level from primary through adult. Written so that each chapter can be addressed independently, the book provides additional chapters devoted to assessing technological topics and using rubrics with students with special needs. The final chapters provide practical information to help teachers to create their own rubrics and to covert rubric scores to letter grades. An updated annotated listing of recommended rubric websites is included.
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Audrey Quinlan has created a unique instrument that focuses on a developmental perspective of the use of rubrics to assess student work. This teacher-friendly text allows the educator to create a unique and informative assessment for children's work through the rubric process. Additionally, each chapter provides a wealth of information that teachers can successfully use in the classroom. This is an amazing effort to make assessment of student work reliable and useful for the busy professional. -- Robert J. David, Ph.D., former president, Pennsylvania Middle School (PMSA) Executive Board, and winner of the U. S. Department of Education?s Blue Ribb
I highly recommend this book for new as well as experienced educators and anyone interested in discovering more about rubrics. -- Ronald B. Surmacz, Ph.D., adjunct professor, Seton Hill University, and visiting professor of economics, Duquesne University
Quinlan provides numerous examples of checklists and rubrics used by real teachers in real classrooms, as well as sound advice on how to create and find rubrics. Unlike other books about rubrics, however, this book draws on children's developmental characteristics and common curricular benchmarks to recommend useful approaches to assessment. This book can help teachers at every grade level, from kindergarten through college, craft a variety of ways to fairly assess student work. -- Heidi Goodrich Andrade, Ed.D., assistant professor, Division of Educational Psychology and Methodology, University at Albany
A Complete Guide to Rubrics is a practical approach for students, teachers, administrators, and parents to begin the process of incorporating meaningful techniques for assessing student learning processes and products. Examples and explanations of developmental levels make this a valuable resource for all grade levels. Moreover, attention to products and projects created for online activity, software assessment, and web page evaluation contribute to the timeliness of the approaches contained in this work. A Complete Guide to Rubrics provides a framework for communicating expectations of learning outcomes and their alignment with established goals or standards with all stakeholders. Additional resources are provided through web sites and resources listed at the end of each chapter. In an age of high-stakes testing, it is critical to provide evidence of learning that cannot be assessed solely through multiple choice or short essay questions. This book shows us how to make this type of assessment a part of our personal and professional practice. -- Robert S. Hudson, director of instructional technology, Hawthorn School District, Illinois
