Resources

Resource Category Topic
Sample Discussion Board Rubric (Purdue University)
A rubric used to grade online discussion at Purdue, with examples of its use.
Type: Website
Assessment and Feedback, Teaching and Learning Strategies Discussion, Grading, Rubrics and Checklists
Grading and Performance Rubrics (Eberly Center, Carnegie Mellon University)
This website describes advantages of using rubrics and provides examples from various disciplines.
Type: Website
Assessment and Feedback Feedback, Grading, Rubrics and Checklists
Create Discussion Rubrics (University of Central Florida)
Considerations for creating discussion rubrics and multiple examples.
Type: Website
Assessment and Feedback, Teaching and Learning Strategies Discussion, Grading, Rubrics and Checklists
Introduction to Rubrics: An Assessment Tool to Save Grading Time, Convey Effective Feedback, and Promote Student Learning (Stevens, D.D. and Levi, A.)
A primer for faculty considering using rubrics for the first time or who wish to refine their use of rubrics, including what rubrics are, basic…
Type: Book
Assessment and Feedback Formative Assessment, Grading, Rubrics and Checklists, Summative Assessment
Adding a Discussion Rubric to Canvas
How to add a rubric to a graded discussion to help students understand expectations for the discussion and how you intend to score their replies.
Assessment and Feedback Feedback, Formative Assessment, Grading, Rubrics and Checklists
VALUE (Valid Assessment of Learning in Undergraduate Education) Rubrics (AACU)
Rubrics for sixteen learning outcomes that both employers and faculty consider essential, developed by the Association of American Colleges and…
Type: Website
Assessment and Feedback Feedback, Formative Assessment, Grading, Rubrics and Checklists, Summative Assessment
How to Give Your Students Better Feedback with Technology (Chronicle of Higher Education)
Guide on how to use technology to better evaluate and comment on students’ work for both novice or expert users of technology. Includes suggestions…
Type: Article
Assessment and Feedback Feedback, Grading, Peer Assessment, Rubrics and Checklists
Assessing Reflection (DePaul University Teaching Commons)
Noting that assessing reflection and reflective processes can be particularly difficult, this site provides suggestions and models.
Type: Website
Assessment and Feedback Formative Assessment, Grading, Rubrics and Checklists, Summative Assessment
Designing Rubrics Workshop (DePaul University Teaching Commons, 50:46)
Rubrics are a powerful and flexible tool for assessing students' learning in classrooms and programs. This workshop was presented at DePaul…
Assessment and Feedback Formative Assessment, Grading, Rubrics and Checklists, Summative Assessment
Rubrics (DePaul University Teaching Commons)
Describes four types of rubrics (analytic, developmental, holistic, and checklists), gives examples and discusses the advantages and disadvantages of…
Type: Tutorial
Assessment and Feedback Formative Assessment, Grading, Rubrics and Checklists, Summative Assessment
How do I add a rubric to a graded discussion? (Canvas Guide)
Instructions for adding a discussion rubric to Canvas
Assessment and Feedback, Teaching and Learning Strategies Canvas (MyCourses), Discussion, Grading, Rubrics and Checklists
Rubrics in Canvas
An overview of using rubrics in Canvas, including a video on how to construct a rubric.
Type: Tutorial
Assessment and Feedback Canvas (MyCourses), Formative Assessment, Grading, Rubrics and Checklists, Summative Assessment
Can You Save Time with Checklist Grading? (IDDblog , Center for Teaching and Learning at DePaul University)
Describes the advantages of rubrics and provides examples of rubrics used for paper assignments, projects, oral presentations, and class…
Type: Website
Assessment and Feedback Formative Assessment, Rubrics and Checklists, Summative Assessment