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Teaching With Rubrics: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

Heidi Goodrich Andrade

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This article gives a brief overview of the structure and purposes of rubrics; reviews the benefits of using rubrics as both teaching and grading tools; warns against approaches that limit the effectiveness of rubrics; and urges instructors to take simple steps toward ensuring the validity, reliability, and fairness of their rubrics. Tips for using rubrics with undergraduate and graduate students are also included.

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Key concepts: Rubric, Grading (engineering), Peer assessment, Mathematics education, Computer science, Psychology, Engineering, Civil engineering