CTE - Teaching Writing
- Writing in the Classroom
- Writing as Assessment
- Writing a Prompt
- Rubrics
- Guiding the Process
- Commenting on Writing
Quick Access Printables
- Using Writing Assessments This guide provides assistance on how, when, and why faculty should (and should not) use writing assessments to evaluate student learning.
- Writing Assessments by Level This guide provides some suggestions on the writing assessments that can be used at each course level.
- Rubrics Guide Sheet This guide provides and overview and best practices for creating rubrics.
- Commenting on Writing This guide provides best practices for commenting on student writing, including marginalia and final comment.
- Model Prompt This prompt is used in one of our writing courses and exhibits the best practices outlined in this guide.
- Basic Research Writing Rubric This rubric can be used to assess a student's completion of a research-based writing assignment. It can be adapted to fit the specific parameters of the assignment and learning outcomes.
- Basic Writing Rubric This rubric can be used to assess a student's completion of a basic writing assignment. It can be adapted to fit the specific parameters of the assignment and learning outcomes.
When creating a rubric for a writing assignment, you want to be clear about how students should demonstrate their knowledge (content) through these means (writing). You will also want to properly balance what you are emphasizing whether that is the knowledge of the issue (content) or the means by which that knowledge is communicated (writing).
For instance, if your purpose is to assess whether or a not a student has researched a complex debate in your field, then you may place more emphasis (and grade weight) on structure and content. The structure will tell you if a student has indeed explained all sides of the debate and the content will tell you if they did so proficiency. On the other hand, if your purpose is to assess whether a student has explicated that debate, then you may emphasize (and weight) the delivery more than the structure.
We have provided two example rubrics from our English faculty that can use as a model or adapt for your own assignment.
- Basic Writing RubricThis rubric can be used to assess a student's completion of a basic writing assignment. It can be adapted to fit the specific parameters of the assignment and learning outcomes.
- Basic Research Writing RubricThis rubric can be used to assess a student's completion of a research-based writing assignment. It can be adapted to fit the specific parameters of the assignment and learning outcomes.
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