Must haves: Rubrics

Types of rubrics for open inquiry

Process rubrics

Output rubrics

Necessary in the rubrics

What we think is course specific or optional in a rubric

Tips on how to use rubrics / How to come from a rubric to a grade (pass/fail)

FAILING THE EXPERIMENT ≠ FAILING THE COURSE!

With open inquiry you’re grading the process rather than the outcome/knowledge obtained. Using a Rubrics give students guidelines of what is expected of them and what would qualify for a high(er) grade. It will standardize the grading between teachers and gives teachers guidelines on what to focus on during the course.

Rubrics as a feedback tool for the students tends to work best during the course, as students like to know what they can improve on to receive a high grade; at the end of a course students generally just like to know their grade.

We have experienced the following points when using Rubrics

We found these can be circumvented by: