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Rubrics Page- Add Rubric
On the main Rubrics Page, click the "Add Rubric" link (see above). You are presented with a blank form to fill in to create your new rubric:
You have a choice to use either the basic form you're currently seeing, or the Advanced Form. If you're going to use the advanced form, make sure you haven't filled anything in on the rubric page so far though, as your edits will be lost when the advanced form is started. Filling Out Rubric DetailsAdd the following to your rubric: Rubric Name: This is the name of the assignment to which the new rubric will apply. Description/Rationale: You may leave this blank. If you do fill it out, you will be providing the institution's rationale for the importance and relevance of the assignment to the standard. When work samples are saves to the "Library" some views (addresses on the Internet) will be seen "By Assignment". If you fill out this box, an external viewer or assessor will see a live link for the assignment name. When clicked they can then view why the institution added this assignment to the requirements for the ePortfolio. Assessment Regime: This is important. It tells the software how who and how something is to be assessed. There are several you can choose from.
Department: You must first have created departments to use this feature. Departments can have their own rubrics. Students will not be offered rubrics assigned to other departments, and the various lists and checkboxes will only include relevant rubrics. Sub-administrators and assessors will only see results from their own departments rubrics, or from rubrics which have not been assigned to a department.
Criterion 1(to 8) (see the image above): The default for the number of criteria is 8. This can be increased or decreased from the Default Criterion option on the first screen of the Rubrics tab. If you need more criteria, use the Advanced Form link at the bottom of the page. Give the first assessment criterion a title. It should be a very short phrase. Common Description: State here the expectations for this criterion. You may just type the description (pasting it from a word processed document). Weighting in Summary Score: You must enter a number in this box, or leave the default value of "1" in place. If all criteria are weighted as "1", then they will all be given equal weight in the summary score. If you give a criterion a weighting of "2", the software will double the value of the score given to that criterion in the summary score.
Level 1(to 4) (see above): In a single short statement give each level of performance a title. If you have set up data presentation labels in the main screen, these values will have already been set up, and cannot be changed. Enter a short phrase or even just a word for each criterion level, as shown below: If you need more levels, use the Advanced Form link at the bottom of the page. Score: If you have decided to use percentages across all rubrics, you must give each level a percentage score. For example:
If you have decided to use numeric scores across all rubrics, you should give each level a number. A mark of "0" (zero) is NOT acceptable in this case. These are just statements of the level at which the candidate is performing. ePortfolio requires that you assign a percentage or numerical grade to each level in order to do later statistical analysis. Description: In this case, you are describing the expected performance requirements for each level of performance. These "look-fors" help assessors distinguish between one level of performance and another when they are assessing. The descriptions should be brief, but specific, so that all assessors will apply the same criteria. Advanced Form: The link to the advanced form at the bottom of the page (see below) is useful if you have complicated rubrics. The default settings are recommended when designing new rubrics, but it is possible to create many more criteria and levels should you wish. The advanced form let's you:
Special Case Criteria- Not Applicable & Met/Not met Criteria Rubrics have a 'Not Applicable' choice for each performance level for disregarding a criterion. You may also want to create a rubric where the criterion is either met or not. These a described in more detail here.
Attaching your rubricsOnce you have made your rubric, you'll need to add it to a Table of Contents section from the TOC Page. Students use a TOC to determine their portfolio structure. The rubric you've just made will let them submit this work for assessment once it's attached to the relevant TOC section. More...
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