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[darthviper107]

When were these invented anyway? I don't remember anything like this in high school or college...

I've had them since High School. And through college.

 

[Captain Faramir]

In my teaching methodology classes we've spent entire units on making quality rubrics and learning how to grade essays well. They're my speciality! Of course, I'm the kid that gets excited about homework and taking tests -- I was made to be a teacher!

 

[galactiboy]

In my teaching methodology classes we've spent entire units on making quality rubrics and learning how to grade essays well. They're my speciality! Of course, I'm the kid that gets excited about homework and taking tests -- I was made to be a teacher!

There's my point!

 

[Captain Faramir]

Actually using a rubric is one of the best ways to teach--it gets rid of all the subjectivity that plagues campuses all over the place, especially in universities where teachers are notoriously subjective, fickle, and impossible to please. By setting a standard of what is and isn't good work, it prevents some lazy teacher from randomly giving F's to half the class and unfairly handing out grades as though it were some sick kind of lottery.

It takes more work as a teacher, but I'd rather work much more and be a fair teacher than do half the job and make my students suffer. I want people to succeed, not fail--though there are some pitiful teachers who try otherwise.