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6 Rubric Templates to try in the High School Classroom
There are so many different ways to design and layout rubrics! I am lucky enough to live in a district that has adopted a competency or skill based education system. This means our assessment, grading, and academic reporting is based on students demonstrating that they have learned the knowledge and skills they are expected to learn as they progress through the course. 1. THE TRADITIONAL 4 POINT RUBRIC 2. THE SINGLE POINT RUBRIC, WITH GOALS FOR NEXT TIME 3. THE BLANK 3 CATEGORY RUBRIC – TRADITIONAL STYLE 4. THE BLANK 3 CATEGORY RUBRIC – WITH I CAN STATEMENTS 5. SUMMATIVE OR MIDTERM RUBRIC
6 Rubric Templates to try in the High School Classroom
There are so many different ways to design and layout rubrics! I am lucky enough to live in a district that has adopted a competency or skill based education system. This means our assessment, grading, and academic reporting is based on students demonstrating that they have learned the knowledge and
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