21st Century Information Fluency

Rubric Resources

Andrade, Heidi Goodrich. Understanding Rubrics [Website]. : 1997 [cited 1 February 2003]. Available from World Wide Web: <http://middleweb.com/rubricsHG.html>.

An excellent overview of rubric use and creation. Please read this article before reviewing the other resources.

Schrock, Kathy. Teacher Helpers: Assessment and Rubric Information in Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators, [Website]. :Discovery.com: 1995 - 2003 [cited 1 February 2003]. Available from World Wide Web: <http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/assess.html>.

Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators - Assessment and Rubric Information is comprehensive list of assessment resources for teachers. This site includes links to report card comments as well.

Stix, Andy. The Art of Negotiable Contracting for Assessment in The Interactive Classroom, [Website]. : The Interactive Classroom: 2000 [cited 1 February 2003]. Available from World Wide Web: <http://www.interactiveclassroom.com/articles_003.htm>.

This article describes the process of developing student generated assessment criteria. The author sees the process as an art, rather than a science. This is a thought-provoking article.

Online Rubric Generators

PBL Checklists in Project Based Learning, [Online Tool]. : University of Kansas: 1997-2003 [cited 1 February 2003]. Available from World Wide Web: <http://pblchecklist.4teachers.org/>.

A template driven system that helps you custom build rubrics for Writing, Science, Multimedia, and Oral Presentation activities. Another excellent resource provided by HPR*TEC.

Rubistar in HPR*TEC, [Online Tool]. : University of Kansas: 1997-2003 [cited 1 February 2003]. Available from World Wide Web: <http://rubistar.4teachers.org/index.shtml>.

Rubistar allows you to build your own custom tailored rubrics online. This is another fine teacher tool offered by the High Plains Regional Technology in Education Consortium (A.K.A.HPR*TEC). You can select from a sample bank or build a rubric from scratch. Some Spanish language rubrics are available as well.

Rubric Makers in Web Tools for Educators, [Online Tool]. : Technology, Inc: 2002 [cited 1 February 2003]. Available from World Wide Web: <http://pblchecklist.4teachers.org/>.

This is a good choice if you want to lightly edit an existing rubric from their online bank of examples. The program allows you to customize dozens of well-written rubrics.

Warlick, David . Rubric Builder [Online Tool]. : The Landmark Project : 2000 - 2003 [cited 1 February 2003]. Available from World Wide Web: <http://landmark-project.com/classweb/tools/rubric_builder.php3>.

This site provides a keyword searchable bank of rubrics. You can also build your own rubrics using their system. Once you design a rubric, you store it online. You can return to edit your rubric at any time. This system creates HTML documents. This site is a powerful and useful resource.