Rubric Samples for Higher Education
Rubrics and similar assessment instruments are included in the following categories:
- Undergraduate Research - student learning
and development outcomes, presentations, and research manuscripts.
- Student Organizations - organization effectiveness and adviser as teacher.
- Reflection - content analysis forms for a course and a workshop.
Feedback and suggestions for change in the rubrics are welcome.
This is an invitation to share rubrics for the use of others in higher education. Send Word documents or PDFs to Dorothy I. Mitstifer at dmitstifer@kon.org
Adviser As Teacher Rubric
Philosophy - Effective education reaches far beyond the classroom through a co-curricular approach to student activities. Among the goals of student organizations is the opportunity for development of the whole person and for creating a sense of belonging. A critical component is leadership development, which may encompass experiences at the university, college, department, or community levels. The adviser holds the key to the progression of leadership development. The Adviser as Teacher approach to advising is antithetical to the laissez-faire position, which holds that the responsibilities for organizations reside fully with students.
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Category: Student Organizations |
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| Chapter Benchmarks Rubric
Campus chapters are the vehicles for attaining organizational objectives. This instrument examines the organizational culture in order to help chapters evaluate effectiveness and plan for improving chapter performance. |
Category: Student Organizations |
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Reflection Paper - Content Analysis Evaluation Form
This instrument is designed to assess learning progress and behavioral change through analysis of written statements in reflection papers. The open-ended
nature of the writing is intended to encourage self-directed reflection and expression of both feelings and thoughts. The sub-categories represent major
objectives of the Individual and Group Dynamics Course classified according to the Awareness – Acceptance – Action (A-A-A) paradigm of behavioral
change as described in the Confluent Inservice Education (CIE) Model. |
Category: Reflection |
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Reflection Paper - Content Analysis Evaluation Form - PTL
This instrument is designed to assess learning progress and behavioral change
through analysis of written statements in reflection papers. The open-ended
nature of the writing is intended to encourage self-directed reflection and
expression of both feelings and thoughts. The categories represent major
objectives of the Pathways to Leadership: Emerging and New Administrator
Workshop classified according to the Awareness—Acceptance—Action (AAA) paradigm of behavioral change as described by Mitstifer (1976). |
Category: Reflection |
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Rubric for Undergraduate Research Student Learning and Development Outcomes
Undergraduate research is defined by the Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR) as “an inquiry or investigation conducted by an undergraduate that makes an original intellectual or creative contribution to the discipline.” Bosso and Mabrouk state that “undergraduate research is a transformative collaboration between undergraduates and supervising faculty on research that extends knowledge or creative works that offer novel insights. These activities utilize the standard research or creative practices of the relevant discipline with the intent of contributing the resulting original work to the scrutiny of the greater university scholarly and artistic communities.” |
Category: Undergraduate Research |
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Undergraduate Research Presentation Rubric
Undergraduate research is becoming more important in higher education as evidence is accumulating that clear, inquiry-based learning, scholarship, and creative accomplishments can and do foster effective, high levels of student learning. This curricular innovation includes identifying a concrete investigative problem, carrying out the project, and sharing findings with peers. The following standards describe effective presentations. |
Category: Undergraduate Research |
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Undergraduate Research Manuscript Rubric
Undergraduate research is becoming more important in higher education as evidence is accumulating that clear, inquiry-based learning, scholarship, and creative accomplishments can and do foster effective, high levels of student learning. This curricular innovation includes identifying a concrete investigative problem, carrying out the project, and sharing findings with peers. The following standards describe effective research manuscripts. |
Category: Undergraduate Research |
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