learning@aalto 22.5.2019: grading with MC

Topic outline

• The rubric examples
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    The original rubric by Jaakko Siltaloppi, SCI File

    PDF document
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    Assignment with a rubric - example A: the whole rubric

    Make a submission

    Rubric for Peer assessment.
    Target group: an optional, masters-level course at the Department of Industrial Engineering and Management
    Teacher: Jaakko Siltaloppi

    
    

    In this example, all the text is written in the rubric, and each criterion has equal weight. Thus, the rubric gives max 35 points. The assignment grade is 5, i.e. MC can scale the rubric points to the assignment scale.
    

    Test what it looks like in the student view and in the grading view.
    

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    Assignment with a rubric - example B: Weighted rubric

    Make a submission

    Rubric for Peer assessment.
    Target group: an optional, masters-level course at the Department of Industrial Engineering and Management
    Teacher: Jaakko Siltaloppi

    
    

    In this example, the criteria are differently weighted to emphasize the importance some of the criteria. Overall, the rubric gives max 30 points, which is the total for the assignment, as well.
    

    Test what it looks like in the student view and in the grading view.
    

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    Rubric example C: Rubric contents as PDF and grading rubric with headings only Assignment

    Here, the rubric contents are published for the students as a pdf file, and no text is included in the technical rubric; only the numbers are included (because it is not possible to save a rubric with no text in the cells). Thus, it is smaller in size and more usable for the teacher in the grading. Additionally, in this rubric, there are all the points from 0 to 5, compared to the text version; here, if needed, the teacher can use the in-between points 2 and 4 if needed for cases between two levels of quality.

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    Rubric example D: Rubric for training reports Assignment

    Make a submission Receive a grade

    Here students submit one PDF and it's evaluated by two people:

    1. The coordinator (checks that the PDF includes the report, copy of the work certificate and a filled acceptance form)
    

    2. The professor (evaluates the submission)
    

    
    

    These don't always have to be the same persons, so the table ensures that the same things are checked by different coordinators and professors. The rubric description (Evaluation guide) is not usually seen by students, only by the evaluators.
    

    
    

    The grading scale is just Accepted / Not accepted. If something is missing from the submission, the rubric is a good way to show where the problem lies. Every level of the rubric can be also commented by the evaluators. If defectives are noticed, the student must make a new submission with corrections.
    

    
    

    The points of the rubric are not visible for the student, but the rubric is based on them: Each level gives points (waiting = 0, inadequate = 1, accepted = 2), but the last item is most valuable (Yes, all the parts of the submission are Accepted = 30). The student must get the majority of the points so that the job is automatically considered completed, so actually the last item defines, if the submission is accepted or not.