ASMT - 203 Rubric Design

Rubric Design micro-credential documents a learner’s ability to develop and use rubrics to assess student learning and show the learner can support students and faculty in the assessment process. This Rubric Design micro-credential focuses on the benefits of using rubrics in higher education, types of rubrics, principles of designing quality rubrics, rubric examples to match one’s needs, ensuring equitability in rubric scoring, and creating or revising a rubric for a program and/or course. The targeted audience for this micro-credential is faculty, program coordinators, department chairs, and associate deans for assessment. 

This micro-credential is in the Academic Assessment Series, which consists of five modules focusing on foundational aspects of academic assessment and continuous improvement.  

The learning outcomes for Rubric Design are: 

• Describe the benefits of using assessment rubrics. 

• Select the type of rubric that is most appropriate for the assessment you intend. 

• Apply principles of designing quality rubrics to create or revise a course or program rubric. 

Participants design a rubric for their own program or course by applying the skills gained from the module. The rubric is assessed for completeness. 

By passing the quizzes and finishing the discussions and rubric, learners are awarded a level 1 badge and are better prepared to create effective rubrics. 

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