Rubrics and Open-Ended Questions
Last Modified November 21, 2002

HANDOUT LINKS

Analytic vs. Holistic Rubrics - www.teachervision.com/lesson-plans/lesson-4524.html
Advantages of Rubrics - www.teachervision.com/lesson-plans/lesson-4521.html
Ideas and Rubrics - intranet.cps.k12.il.us/Assessments/Ideas_and_Rubrics/ideas_and_rubrics.html
Designing a rubric - http://edservices.aea7.k12.ia.us/framework/rubrics/designing.html
Open-Ended Questions - www.pbs.org/teachersource/mathline/assessment/assessment0499.shtm
Characteristics of Open-ended Questions - www.heinemann.com/math/about.cfm
PowerPoint PResentations, Rubrics and OEQ - www.foundationcoalition.org/powerpoints/2002rubriccaso.ppt

What Is a Rubric?

Assessment Glossaries - www.mde.k12.ms.us/acad/id/curriculum/ss/ssag.htm and marcopolo.mde.k12.ms.us/downloads/social_studies/ss_assessment_glossary.pdf

Selecting tasks for Performance Assessment - intranet.cps.k12.il.us/Assessments/Ideas_and_Rubrics/Assessment_Tasks/assessment_tasks.html

Advantages of Rubrics - www.teachervision.com/lesson-plans/lesson-4521.html

Analytic vs. Holistic Rubrics - www.teachervision.com/lesson-plans/lesson-4524.html

Ideas and Rubrics - intranet.cps.k12.il.us/Assessments/Ideas_and_Rubrics/ideas_and_rubrics.html

Basics of Rubrics - www.njpep.org/Workshops/Rubrics.html

Just What Is a Rubric? - www.middleweb.com/CSLB2rubric.html

Rubrics in the Classroom - edservices.aea7.k12.ia.us/framework/rubrics/index.html

Rubric to Assess Rubrics - www.idecorp.com/assessrubric.pdf

What Is a Rubric (RubiStar)? - rubistar.4teachers.org/whatis.shtml

What's Wrong--and What's Right--with Rubrics - www.ascd.org/safeschools/el9710/pophamrubric.html

Some Good Examples - score.rims.k12.ca.us/sub_standards/alt_assessment_res_on_web.html

Using Rubrics in Middle School (good for High School too) - www.middleweb.com/rubricsHG.html

Rubric basics - www.rubrics.com/

What is an Open-Ended Question?

Open-Ended Questions - www.pbs.org/teachersource/mathline/assessment/assessment0499.shtm

Characteristics of Open-ended Questions - www.heinemann.com/math/about.cfm

Teaching Strategies and Open-Ended Questions - www.jhu.edu/gifted/teaching/strategies/analysis/openendedquestions.htm

How to Use Rubrics for Open-Ended Questions (OEQ)

Constructing Rubrics for OEQ workshop notes - www.foundationcoalition.org/powerpoints/2002rubriccaso.ppt

Using a rubric to Score OEQ - www.heinemann.com/math/rubric.cfm

Very general problem and rubric - pals.sri.com/tasks/9-12/KeepItHot/rubric.html

General

Blank Rubric Grid (printable) - www.teachervision.com/tv/printables/rubricgrid.pdf

Custom Problem-Based Learning Rubric Creator - www.4teachers.org/projectbased/checklist.shtml

Discovery School (Kathy Schrock) list of rubric sites - school.discovery.com/schrockguide/assess.html

Generalized Rubric for OEQ - www.bgsu.edu/colleges/edhd/programs/ASPEN/31b.html

NJ State Test Rubrics - peoplespublishing.com/standards_help/NJ/NJrubrics.html

Other Assessment Types (list of links) - www.teachervision.com/lesson-plans/lesson-5815.html

Problem of the Week example rubric - www.middleweb.com/CSLB2pow.html

RubiStar Rubric Creator - rubistar.4teachers.org/index.shtml

Rubric Bank (Chicago Public Schools) - intranet.cps.k12.il.us/Assessments/Ideas_and_Rubrics/Rubric_Bank/rubric_bank.html

Rubric Builder (create rubric online) - landmark-project.com/classweb/tools/rubric_builder.php3

Rubric Samples - www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/actbank/trubrics.htm

TeacherVision Links - www.teachervision.com/tv/curriculum/assess/rubrics.html

Teachnology list of rubric articles - www.teach-nology.com/currenttrends/alternative_assessment/rubrics/

Teachnology List of Rubric Makers - teachers.teach-nology.com/web_tools/rubrics/

List of rubrics - www.teachervision.com/lesson-plans/lesson-6364.html

Lists examples - www.rubrics.com

Listed as for gifted students – the example rubrics would be good for any student - www.adifferentplace.org/rubrics.htm

Many good examples - www.odyssey.on.ca/~elaine.coxon/rubrics.htm

Awesome Library Rubric links - www.awesomelibrary.com/cgi-bin/search-aw1-e.cgi?terms=rubrics&search=Go

English/Language Arts

Fiction Writing Basic Rubric example - www.teachervision.com/lesson-plans/lesson-4531.html

Teacher Description and Example of rubric (poetry)- www.geocities.com/Athens/Atrium/5852/Ap/Rubrics.html

Reading Rubrics - www.ed.gov/databases/ERIC_Digests/ed355253.html

Math and Science

Assessment Strategies to Facilitate Performance on External Tests (includes section on rubrics)- www.pbs.org/teachersource/mathline/assessment/external.shtm

Characteristics of Open-Ended Questions - www.heinemann.com/math/about.cfm and www.heinemann.com/math/reasons.cfm

Open-Ended Assessment in Math - www.harbourlight.com/open_math/

Open-Ended Activities (list – middle school and some secondary topics) - www.nku.edu/~mathed/mori.html

Open-Ended Math Problems from Franklin Institute - www.fi.edu/school/math2/index.html

PALS assessment list - www.pals.sri.com/

Scientific Report Rubric Example - edweb.sdsu.edu/triton/tidepoolunit/Rubrics/reportrubric.html

Scored Discussions for Upper Level Students Thinking Aloud About Mathematics - www.sedl.org/scimath/compass/v02n02/scored.html

Teacher Description and Example - www.lalc.k12.ca.us/uclasp/csp-ucla/past_articles/question_assessment.htm

Using Rubrics for the Science Classroom - www.geocities.com/Athens/Delphi/1993/rubrics/teresa/rubrics.htm

Making lab activities more open-ended - www.exploratorium.edu/IFI/resources/workshops/lab_activities.html

History/Social Studies

Oral History Guidelines (OEQ examples) - www.aana.com/archives/society/oh_guidelines.asp

Using Alternative Assessments To Improve the Teaching and Learning of History - www.ed.gov/databases/ERIC_Digests/ed412170.html

Welcome to Rubrician.Com, the official website for links to rubrics. This site was designed for educators, teachers, parents, students and evaluators - www.rubrician.com/socialstudies.htm

Nice list of rubrics - www.njpep.org/Assessment/Rubrics.htm