Developing a rubric and a system for recording assessment

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Rubric

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Rubric – using scales for outlining criteria

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Rubric
Example related to a rich task/activity - Portfolio
 Year 3

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Rubric
 Related to a rich task/activity. Include a short description of
the task in child friendly language

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Rubric – developing your own rubrics

http://rubistar.4teachers.org/index.php

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Assessment ‘tools’ are the things you will be using to gather
information and record evaluation/information

 Observations
 Anecdotal notes
 Running records
 Digital images
 Learning stories ...
You will evaluate the learning and collate this information
using -
 Checklist
 Rubric …
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Checklist

A checklist for recording assessment utilised by the teacher, for a whole class

Objectives
Outcomes (specific
Assessment
(WA or Australian observable
(tool/indicators)
Curriculum) behaviours or
products)

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 Learning objectives

 learning objectives should be written in terms of observable, behavioural

activities (what must the learner do)
 learning objectives should focus on the student and should target the
expected student outcomes
 each learning objective should be measurable

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‘Indicators’ are the things you will be looking
for when you assess the learning
 What children say
 What children do
 What children produce – work samples

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 Outcomes Objectives
(WA or Australian (specific observable Assessment (tool/indicators)
Curriculum) behaviours or products)

English: Construct texts featuring 1. Create 2 PowerPoint slides ENGLISH CHECKLIST:

print, visual and audio elements using textboxes and images
using software, including word showing healthy and unhealthy
processing programs (ACELY1674) dental care
Health & Physical Education: 2. Orally describe two reasons
Recognise situations and how healthy foods influence
opportunities to promote health, health and wellbeing related to
safety and wellbeing (ACPPS018)
dental care
Work sample:
3. created 2 PowerPoint slides
demonstrating healthy and
unhealthy dental care
4. created textboxes in PowerPoint
5. embed images in PowerPoint
HEALTH & PHYSICAL EDUCATION
CHECKLIST:
Observation/anecdotal notes:
1. described two reasons how
healthy foods influence health and
wellbeing related to dental care

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 Using elaborations to write objectives and
‘indicators’

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Checklist – indicators are the demonstration
of learning. Curriculum outcomes and codes

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Take each outcome and the indicators and
place (cut and paste) into your checklist

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Merge cells if you need to accommodate more
indicators from lessons for the same outcome

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Example 1

OUTCOMES: OBJECTIVES: ASSESSMENT:

ENGLISH - Engage in conversations and
discussions, using active listening
behaviours, showing interest, and
contributing ideas, information and
questions (ACELY1656).
SCIENCE - Use a range of methods to sort
information, including drawings and
provided tables (ACSIS027)
• demonstrate active listening behaviours ENGLISH PROGRAM CHECKLIST:
and contribute appropriately to W/C
discussion
• sort a set of images into things that use
water and do not use water
• Observations, anecdotal notes -
demonstrate active listening behaviours
(turn taking, listening without
interrupting, eye contact) and
contribute appropriately (on topic) to
W/C discussion
SCIENCE CHECKLIST:
• Observations, anecdotal notes, digital
image - correctly sort images into
groups - 1. use water 2. do not use
water

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Example 2 (this does show 3 outcomes being
addressed – Assessment 3 requires you to
address only 2 outcomes)
OUTCOMES: OBJECTIVES: ASSESSMENT:
HEALTH &PHYSICAL EDUCATION - Identify and • Identify emotions represented by facial HEALTH &PHYSICAL EDUCATION CHECKLIST:
describe emotional responses people may expressions Observations, anecdotal notes -
experience in different situations (ACPPS005) • Interact confidently and appropriately with • Able to identify basic emotion; happy, sad,
ENGLISH – use interaction skills including peers when sharing their emotions and upset, mad, angry, excited, tired
listening while others speak, using appropriate feelings ENGLISH PROGRAM CHECKLIST:
voice levels, articulation and body language, • Capture facial expressions using an ICT Observations, anecdotal notes -
gestures and eye contact (ACELY1784) device to represent how music made them • Interact confidently and appropriately with
DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES - Digital systems feel peers - show interest in others,
(hardware and software) are used at home, in the entry/approach skills, smiling, making eye
school and in the community (ACTDIK001) contact, listening
DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES CHECKLIST:
Work sample -
• Use an ICT device (iPad) to take a
photograph of self and image is clear

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