Using rubrics

While rubrics are a common way of communicating standards and criteria to students and markers, it’s important to use more than a rubric to help students understand what is required and the quality of work needed to complete their assessment.

Rubrics should be used together with:

• Explicit and clear communication of assignment expectations
• Transparent conversations about assessment practices
• Access to forums and Q&A sessions or consultations
• Activities to develop evaluative judgement, such as:
  • self- and peer-evaluation
  • marking or correcting errors in samples
• Annotated examples, exemplars and performance samples