Tag: grading
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Creating and Using Rubrics for Assessment
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A rubric is a scoring tool that breaks down the expectations for an assignment into grading criteria. Rubrics serve as a guide for students to complete an assignment successfully and as a measurement tool for instructors to determine to what degree students have met the assignment’s expectations. Rubrics are highly flexible and can be used…
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Implementing Negotiable Grading Schemes
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Article by Amy J. Kabrhel, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Chemistry & 2022-23 Instructional Development Consultant For years I have seen students enter my courses on the first day of classes eager to engage with the course material who then slowly stop doing the homework but still perform well on the exams. I wondered if this…
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Steps Towards Assuring Academic Integrity
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Although there is not a 100% successful strategy that one can adopt to eliminate cheating for both online and in-person learning environments, we still strive to limit academic dishonesty to the best of our abilities. In this blog post, instructional designer Nathan Kraftcheck provides some practices that you may find useful in both reducing the…
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So You Want to Be Flexible: Canvas Can Help
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Article by Luke Konkol In a time when students might require extra flexibility, it’s important to remember that it should not come at the expense of instructor bandwidth. Providing extensions on student work, alternative assignments, or dropping work can have a positive impact on students, but how can we best find the sweet spot between…