Introduction to Rubrics

<p>This new edition retains the appeal clarity and practicality that made the first so successful and continues to provide a fundamental introduction to the principles and purposes of rubrics with guidance on how to construct them use them to align course content to learning outcomes and apply them in a wide variety of courses and to all forms of assignment. Reflecting developments since publication of the first edition the authors have extended coverage to include:* Expanded discussion on use of rubrics for grading* Grading on-line with rubrics* Wider coverage of rubric types (e.g. holistic rating scales)* Rubric construction in student affairs* Pros and cons of working with ready-made rubrics* Using rubrics to improve your teaching and for SoTL* Use of rubrics in program assessment (case study)* Application of rubrics in the arts for study abroad service learning and students’ independent learning * Up-dated literature review</p>