Assessment-Rubric

I created a rubric for a 5th grade social studies assignment, since that is the subject I taught last year. This assignment is for students to create a poster on an invention and inventor in the Industrial Revolution and explain what it does and why the inventor invented it. Poster's are flashy and some are detailed and meant to be seen; and this is how I will start explaining it to my students. I think a rubric is a great way to assess my students on a project like this. This gives them a range and helps them see before working on the project what the teacher is expecting of them. That's one of my favorite things about a rubric, is that it lets students know what is expected and lets them know what they need to work towards. Like setting a goal for them. One thing I didn't like about Rubistar is that I noticed there wasn't a column for the total at the end. Some rubrics have a column for the total points and it helps you keep track when you are grading.

I also want to add that rubistar is very easy to use and I will probably use it in the future. I will say that in the past I haven't used a rubric much considering it is time consuming to type up, but this program makes it much easier and a lot faster. I'm really glad I've been introduced to this and feel this will help me out in the future. Students love to do projects and sometimes teacher's shy away from projects because of the grading process. Hands on experience is a way for students to really jump in and learn.
5th grade Inventions and Inventors of the Industrial Revolution