Standard 4: Assessment and Evaluation
A) How can the outcomes of creativity be assessed and evaluated?
Although time consuming, creating the rubric as a class before the assignment begins is a wonderful way to promote a big student buy in and it gives the students a great deal of ownership and flexibility in terms of the final product. If students create the rubric, as a whole group, everyone has had an opportunity to decide how they will be graded and the way to get an A has been established by every stake holder. When it comes time to actually grade the assignment, one option is to have the student self evaluate first and the teacher can be the second grader. Another option is to peer evaluate followed by a self evaluation and the teacher can be a third set of eyes. Giving the students a role in the grading process allows creativity to be valued and still holds everyone accountable for proving they learned the objectives and/or taught those objectives to their classmates.
Although time consuming, creating the rubric as a class before the assignment begins is a wonderful way to promote a big student buy in and it gives the students a great deal of ownership and flexibility in terms of the final product. If students create the rubric, as a whole group, everyone has had an opportunity to decide how they will be graded and the way to get an A has been established by every stake holder. When it comes time to actually grade the assignment, one option is to have the student self evaluate first and the teacher can be the second grader. Another option is to peer evaluate followed by a self evaluation and the teacher can be a third set of eyes. Giving the students a role in the grading process allows creativity to be valued and still holds everyone accountable for proving they learned the objectives and/or taught those objectives to their classmates.