Rubrics as instructional tools: holistic and analytic scoring guides that make assessment criteria visible to learners¶
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Evidence · 2 claims (2 for) · 1 study (1 causal),q1· 0 of 1 report an effect size · 2 claims rest on one study
Description¶
A rubric is defined in the article as "a descriptive list of the criteria which teachers employ to judge their students’ work". Holistic rubrics score the overall product as a whole, while analytic rubrics score separate parts and sum them, allowing a profile of strengths and weaknesses and specific feedback. Originally assessment-only tools, rubrics are reframed here as teaching tools that support student learning, used in this study via the adapted ESL Composition Profile with content, organization, vocabulary, language use and mechanics components.
Design Implications¶
Context¶
Requirements¶
- Students need several opportunities of working with real samples of writing to internalize each trait, with the guidance of an expert teacher
Constraints¶
- Simply handing students a rubric without guided practice is stated to fail to enable students to develop the thinking skills the rubric's standards require
Target Learners¶
- intermediate-level university EFL students in intensive English preparatory programs
Learning Goals¶
- EFL writing performance across content, organization, vocabulary, language use and mechanics
Claims¶
- Rubric Instruction Improves Efl Writing Performance [+M]
- Rubric Interviews Appreciation Good Writing [+M]
Related Designs¶
Examples¶
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Key Sources¶
- Turgut, F., & Kayaoğlu, M. N. (2015). Using rubrics as an instructional tool in EFL writing courses. Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies, 11(1), 47-58. http://www.jlls.org
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Rubrics as instructional tools: holistic and analytic scoring guides that make assessment criteria visible to learners |
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A rubric is defined in the article as "a descriptive list of the criteria which teachers employ to judge their students’ work". |
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