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Case: Writing Rubrics
My district recently had a practice run of the writing portion of the new state testing (4th grade). To assess the students, we used the rubrics that the state will be using. The problem is that what the state is calling an analytical rubric seems to function much more closely to a holistic rubric. To receive a level 4, the student must have all components (strong introduction, conclusion, etc.). The dilemma comes when the student has a strong introduction with a weak conclusion. Apparently, you are unable to give in between scores, such as a 3.5. How do you address assigning a score to a student who has some strong components, while others are weak or non-existent?
Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!)
I have been a secondary English Language Arts teacher for seven years. I have found that actually having the students work with the state rubrics increases their understanding of the expectations. Sometimes the rubrics have difficult wording and/or vocabulary, so you could make a student-friendly rubric using the exact components of the state rubric. In doing this, you as the teacher will come to understand the rubric in a different way. You could place students in groups, and they can rate anonymous student examples (from the state website). They love this! In a way, it becomes a competition. If you have to holistically score their writing, the students will come to understand why their score was much lower than expected, even though they had some strong components. |
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| The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement |
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| Comments: If I were in this situation, I would exactly do this. |
| Rated On: October 17, 2015 2:51 pm |
| Rated By: eMaGeB |
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| The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) |
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| The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement |
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| Comments: This seems like a good way to prepare and have students understand what is expected of them and how to achieve it. |
| Rated On: October 18, 2015 2:26 am |
| Rated By: aTeRaz |
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| The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) |
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| Comments: What a creative idea. I'm a fan of rubrics, both as a teacher and as a student. I like knowing what I can do to earn a better grade and/or improve my writing. I think having the students rate anonymous samples with a rubric could really help them develop an understanding of how a rubric works, and understand their scores better. |
| Rated On: March 6, 2016 5:45 pm |
| Rated By: teVaGu |
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| The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) |
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| Comments: I like the idea of havin student friendly rubrics that students can use and refer to during when writing. Great solution that can easily be implemented in classroom. |
| Rated On: February 27, 2017 1:17 am |
| Rated By: aHeXud |
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| The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) |
Yes
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| The suggested solution is relevant to the case |
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| The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement |
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| Comments: Good Suggestion. |
| Rated On: March 6, 2017 3:26 am |
| Rated By: uhuQyM |
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| The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) |
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| The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement |
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| Comments: This is an excellent response. Thank you! |
| Rated On: July 9, 2017 1:21 am |
| Rated By: aByveM |
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