Flat Stanley Rubric

Rubrics is a great scoring tool for teachers to use when assessing their students individually or as a whole. It provides guidelines and criteria for what you expect your students to complete on each given task or class assignments. During my grade school years, I remember my teachers never used this type of assessment for us to base ourselves on what to expect during class activities or projects. All she had us do is lecture and explain what is expected and that's all. I think as long as you participate in the activity, then you're good, but it wasn't that very structured. On the other hand, using a rubric for students to know what is expected of them when doing an assignment in or out of class can be very useful and helpful, because they see what types of criteria and points that they can achieve when accomplishing that certain task(s). I am currently doing my practicums at the schools, and believe me rubrics are the it thing right now (for most teachers). But I find it very helpful when it comes to assessing my students work when being given to them. I also like how my teachers (S.O.E instructors) provides us with rubrics because it makes it much easier to meet their standards when achieving what type of grade you would deserve when meeting those criteria given
Using RubiStar to create my rubric was quick and easy to use. I really like how it's all there, all you need to do is choose which type of criteria you would like to have in your rubric. It also provides you to create you rubric from scratch, instead of using what is already provided in the program. I wish that all teachers can use rubrics to assess students work or performances in class, because believe me it's so much easier for the teacher and for your students. Rubrics Forever!