Introduction to Rubrics ─ An Assessment Tool to Save Grading Time, Convey Effective Feedback, and Promote Student Learning

Stevens and Levi (education and university studies, Portland State U.) explain the use of rubrics in higher education, for professors new or experienced with the practice. Including sample rubrics throughout, they detail what rubrics are, why to use them, how to construct them, and construction in various contexts, such as the classroom and with teaching assistants, tutors, or colleagues. This edition adds an epilogue, appendices, and new chapters on whether to adapt existing rubrics rather than create them from scratch, how they can add clarity and organization to hands-on learning such as studio and lab work or field work, rubrics and online learning, and rubrics for assessing and improving teaching, self-assessment, career advancement, and program assessment. Annotation c2013 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)