Rubrics are one of the most useful assessment tools a teacher can have. A well-designed rubric tells students exactly what ...

The A Essay makes an interesting, complex—even surprising—argument and is thoroughly well-executed. It both engages the text closely and sheds light on relevant contexts (historical, theoretical, or ...

Much of the writing in advanced undergraduate seminars in Psychology is of the form of research review papers or research reviews that lead to a proposed study to advance the field (or domain under ...

Includes introductory sentence that includes the author, title, and main idea. Has supporting sentences that highlight key/major points that support the author's main ideas. Does not include personal ...

The new question-of-the-week is: Do you use rubrics? Why or why not? If you do, how do you use them most effectively? If you don’t, what do you use instead? I know that I am in the minority, but I’m ...

*Disclaimer: Not all rubrics are bad and when written and used effectively with proper feedback can be a useful to help students know what they have learned. Ten years ago in my career, rubrics were ...