5) Grading Strategies:

The objective of this section is:

Introduce and give a brief overview of the following:

Assigned Reading

Using Rubrics

What is a Rubric?

A rubric is a scoring tool that's generally used for subjective and authentic assessments (formative, summative). In subjective assessments, rubrics help create a certain level of objectivity.

A rubric is generally a matrix that explicitly lists evaluation criteria and standards (Walvoord, 2010), each associated with a detailed description and score.
Grading rubrics can be applied to all course formats (i.e. face-to-face, hybrid, online), content areas, and to various types of assignments (e.g., participation, papers, & presentations).

Using rubrics for all assignments is a great way to measure student grades on each assignment objectively.

Additional Rubric Resources & Examples

All faculty teaching online (new instructors and returning instructors) are expected to:

Give constructive feedback in the comments section of each student's grade for each student to understand why they received the grade they did and what they need to do for future assignments
Use grading rubrics (accessible to students' view on the course Canvas page) for course assignments

Please click on the link below to acknowledge your agreement to abide by the standards listed above: