Trouble with Rubrics - 0 views
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“we need to look to the piece of writing itself to suggest its own evaluative criteria” – a truly radical and provocative suggestion.
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Jo Richards on 18 Apr 09Wow, nice concept. Getting further into subjectivity though. Where do we get an understanding of how to determine a pieces distinct 'evaluative criteria'
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Thus, the dilemma: Either our instruction and our assessment remain “out of synch” or the instruction gets worse in order that students’ writing can be easily judged with the help of rubrics.
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In fact, when the how’s of assessment preoccupy us, they tend to chase the why’s back into the shadows.
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