Using Rubrics to Guide Learning

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Have u ever faced these challenge when u implement Problem- Based Learning or Project-Based Learning?

• Student shows resistance + Teacher expectation is very high
• Student lack of preparation + Ad-hoc, discontinuous and unconnected plan
• Greater demand for sources of information + Not given much time for 3C's (Communication, Creativity, critical thinking & Collaboration)

 Result in Increase in Stress Level 😭

"If tutors come from a teaching mode of using lectures and discussion, much work is required in changing the curriculum to Problem-based Learning. Each PBL project requires between 120 and 160 hrs to construct, field-test and revise (Bridges, 1992)"

What and why are rubrics?

Rubrics are a set of criteria or rules that provide direction in determining what students know and are able to do.

Rubrics provide teachers with new ways of viewing learning goals and a new ways of assessing student work. 

Rubrics enable the teacher to abandon subjective evaluation methods and replace them with carefully constructed instruments that communicate more clearly expectations for learning and identify students' strengths and weaknesses related to important learning goals.

One approach to designing holistic rubrics:

Aww.. a bit boring isn't it? 

Lets put aside the group that meets the standards and exceptional. Now let us focus on the Do Not Meet The Standards: minimally lacking or weak & those who are seriously inadequate.

When scoring rubrics for each of the group has been done, I would like to rearrange the students in these for the group to foster 4Cs'. I don't really like the idea of labeling students for their performance but YES for the rubric.

I really hope 3C's can improve the Minimally lacking or weak & the Seriously inadequate to reach the standard.

More Communication, Creativity, critical thinking & Collaboration and Less Competition

*Bridges, E.M. (1992). Problem based learning for administrators. Eugene, OR ERIC Clearinghouse on Education Management. (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED 347 617)

Credit to my Assessment Lecturer: Dr. Razak Abd. Samad Yahya