Module 5: Rubrics Video Response

This video was an excellent example of how to use rubrics and how simple they can be. Throughout my student teaching experience I loved to use rubrics to grade students. It provides them with a clear understanding of my expectations from them and exactly how I their assignments were graded. Whenever completing work for my own studies I always like to have a copy of the rubric open on my computer or next to me as well. Initially the video stated that a rubric is allows for standard evaluation for a certain criteria to make grading simpler, which I thought was a great way of stating the purpose of a rubric. The video goes on to explain how to use a rubric by the example of how determine the quality of a chocolate chip cookie. It goes on to explain how the category scores are a part of the whole grade and you can receive either all, half, or none of the points possible for that category. Once each category has been scored, you add up the points in each category to get the final grade. I think this video would be appropriate to show students that may not have encountered rubrics before or just to help clarify how grading is done with any parents that may have concerns.