Rubrics

This page has been developed to enable workshop leaders to access resources in several places on the NJPEP Web site.

A. Getting started
For a quick and friendly introduction to the concept of rubrics, try the The Chocolate Chip Rubric - a PowerPoint presentation. You may download this presentation and modify it for your specific school or district. [Please, however, be sure to adhere to proper copyright practice, and acknowledge the source (NJPEP).]
Points to emphasize: a) rubrics are a vehicle to "tease out" strengths and weaknesses, and so are very useful in formative assessment, b) rubrics are much more than a single grade - they allow for looking at parts of a grade, c) rubrics allow for integration of concepts, as well as grading of integrated concepts, and d) rubrics aid the student in seeing what he/she needs to strive for in each area of the task.

B. Relating Rubrics to Standards
The Rubrics Tutorial shows the relationship of Cumulative Progress Indicators (subsections of NJ standards) to district objectives. In turn, these are related to project outcomes. To create the rubric, simply rearrange the outcomes into a student-friendly grouping. The tutorial also underscores the assessment and scoring comments made above.

C. Rubrics and Other Assessment Types
NJPEP's Assessment section has a page of Classroom Assessment Types, which includes rubrics. Examine the various types. The rubrics link gives information, examples of ways to create your own rubrics, and content-specific rubrics.
Points to emphasize: a) all assessment types must be related to NJ standards and assessments, b) there is a difference between types of assessment and the content or knowledge to be assessed, c) differing types of assessment can support differing types of learning and learners, and d) some types of assessment may be more useful for formative assessment, and others for summative (final) assessment.

D. Rubrics for High School Language Arts Literacy and Math
Working with the New Jersey Holistic Rubric - formatively (sections of the rubric) and summatively (holistically). See Language Arts Literacy Secondary School Writing Assistance and the links to Pennsylvania's Student Standards and Assessment: Writing. See also NJPEP's Classroom Assessment Types - Rubrics : The Staff Room