tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post4880681999416277088..comments2023-10-15T04:23:50.187-04:00Comments on College Misery: To Rube or Not to Rube; That is the Thirsty!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-11336973517077171762011-01-01T21:12:23.946-05:002011-01-01T21:12:23.946-05:00Thanks for the comments! I really appreciate it. ...Thanks for the comments! I really appreciate it. My experience using rubrics in the past was quite different from what some of you described. For me rubrics resulted in higher, not lower, grades than I thought students should have gotten. That's part of what I didn't like about them. I am better able to read a paper and decide that it's worth 76 points than I am allocating pointsPrissy Profhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06581053595119915513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-79881188180182462202010-12-31T16:31:43.446-05:002010-12-31T16:31:43.446-05:00Like Tim, I have always had at least 1 student per...Like Tim, I have always had at least 1 student per class demanding (usually loudly, often whipping a class into a frenzy for) more points from each section of a rubric. My opinion: Rubrics are not snowflake-proof.<br /><br />I have even tried a binary type of rubric, where a student earned a point if they did something correctly. The screaming usually revolved around the idea that they should Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-8304153515677187482010-12-31T02:50:22.050-05:002010-12-31T02:50:22.050-05:00Like most others here, I love me a rock solid rubr...Like most others here, I love me a rock solid rubric, and any type of assignment that requires analysis and writing, or any paper is graded according to one. I actually spell out the requirements of the assignment/paper with the rubric attached and that has saved me mountains of bullshit over the last few years. <br /><br />The students are powerless against my mighty rubric...and any dispute is Dr. Crankyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01544814759723000405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-32876900410314574562010-12-30T21:13:33.027-05:002010-12-30T21:13:33.027-05:00I guess I'll have to be a contrary voice! :)
...I guess I'll have to be a contrary voice! :)<br /><br />Initially, I was true believer of the mathematical purity of the rubric (as conveyed to me by my edu-school profs).<br /><br />Then, early in my career while I teaching high school, I had parents wanting to know why Snowflake Jr.'s B exam average didn't translate to a B final grade. No amount of explanations that exams were only Aware and Scaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14700345349806280657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-15958292144363010172010-12-30T20:05:26.280-05:002010-12-30T20:05:26.280-05:00Seems I'm already in the minority here, but he...Seems I'm already in the minority here, but here we go anyways. I used to do rubrics. No more. The furthest I'm going this spring is to write bullet points of what I expect to see and do a sheet with, "This is what an A paper looks like. This is what a B paper looks like," and etc. <br /><br />Thing is, and I know most of you can sympathize, my students are grade-grubbers. Let&#Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-39708526552856927122010-12-30T19:16:27.692-05:002010-12-30T19:16:27.692-05:00P.S. I vote you give the rubric ahead of time...th...P.S. I vote you give the rubric ahead of time...then they can't whine "but I didn't know what you wanted..."junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17786199217279172030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-42338968651888640082010-12-30T19:13:06.526-05:002010-12-30T19:13:06.526-05:00Based upon your post, it sounds like your rubric m...Based upon your post, it sounds like your rubric might be too specific. Unlike the Syllabus debate, I'm a minimalist when it comes to rubrics. I like them because they keep you focused and help with the softie factor. But, I leave myself as much wiggle room as poosible.<br /><br />A written assignment might be broken down into 4 or 5 sections such as Grammar and Spelling, Format, Content, junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17786199217279172030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-58650746382456052282010-12-30T18:00:35.024-05:002010-12-30T18:00:35.024-05:00You were fun to read x / 10
You made a good argum...You were fun to read x / 10<br /><br />You made a good argument x / 10<br /><br />Your argument was correct x / 10<br /><br />Whelp, got MY rubric done.Three Sigmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10822893039310439770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-48910840862346575802010-12-30T17:13:42.223-05:002010-12-30T17:13:42.223-05:00I use rubrics in my composition classes, and I'...I use rubrics in my composition classes, and I'm pretty pleased with the results so far. Categories are "Exceptional" (A/A-) "Successful" (B+/B) "Good" (B-/C+/C) "Developing" (C-/D+) and "Beginning" (D and below), with slots for things like "Thesis Development" "Organization" "Support" etc. The grade sheet (BurntChromehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06055976331443607569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-18245715135657474352010-12-30T16:54:29.846-05:002010-12-30T16:54:29.846-05:00I use rubrics to tell the students the issues I ha...I use rubrics to tell the students the issues I have detected and how intensely serious they are: e.g. "Spelling" 0 (abysmal) to 10 (supernatural).<br />I do not assign the grade for the assignment by adding the points on each section. I give a letter grade based in balanced holistic performance. So, pretty much, whatever I want.French Professeurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08062264385792788503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-4923092621629791262010-12-30T16:18:33.842-05:002010-12-30T16:18:33.842-05:00I definitely use rubrics and love them. I find ge...I definitely use rubrics and love them. I find generally that the students end up with lower grades than I might give, even though I'm a toughy, because you are holding them concretely responsible for crap like spelling and following instructions.Hellish Harpyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14187940052450516822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-83555825991418468912010-12-30T15:44:01.680-05:002010-12-30T15:44:01.680-05:00I love them. AdjunctSlave basically wrote the pos...I love them. AdjunctSlave basically wrote the post I was going to write -- I agree with him/her completely.<br /><br />Some suggestions for wording:<br /><br />"Meets assignment guidelines"<br />"Meets objectives"<br />"Shows evidence of....."<br />"Is well edited" or "Overall, well edited with a few minor typos" or "Typos interfere with Online Opheliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01827136939916922069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-21084906436435435162010-12-30T15:38:27.357-05:002010-12-30T15:38:27.357-05:00I use them and I like them.
There are two kinds o...I use them and I like them.<br /><br />There are two kinds of rubrics: Top down and bottom up. Which do you use? <br /><br />A top down rubric sort of assumes a "prefect" solution and docks points for missing stuff. A bottom up rubric assumes no solution is given and awards points for certain benchmarks. Technically there is a hybrid of the two, as well.<br /><br />A bottom up rubric isCrazy Math Professorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09409653814917911532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-36606716441179549722010-12-30T15:35:09.695-05:002010-12-30T15:35:09.695-05:00I used to oppose them but have found them useful. ...I used to oppose them but have found them useful. Since my main gig not only mandates their use but dictates exactly which rubric to use, I don't have a fucking choice in the matter anyway. <br /><br />Rubrics are especially useful if you are a "softy." They help you set clear standards and stick to them. Break up a research paper assignment into 3-5 parts. Grading takes slightly AdjunctSlavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17025851491072402087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-73796398330340060452010-12-30T15:23:05.658-05:002010-12-30T15:23:05.658-05:00I am a huge fan of using rubrics because they miti...I am a huge fan of using rubrics because they mitigate grade grubbing. The key is that you have to be specific enough that the students have clear guidelines, yet you have to leave a bit of vagueness to give yourself some wiggle room.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-24576238644887632012010-12-30T15:16:11.778-05:002010-12-30T15:16:11.778-05:00I love rubrics. I let them know what the grading ...I love rubrics. I let them know what the grading rubric is when I first hand out the assignment, and I hand out another copy during the exam, so they can check their work against it. Use the word "guidelines" and vague enough terminology that everything will be covered.Merely Academichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00452389428113097744noreply@blogger.com