Teaching and Learning Gem #9 – use of rubrics in Teams Assignments for effective and efficient marking
Another top tip from Nicola Higgs and the Geography department, who have been using the full functionality of Teams Assignments to collect in and mark the work from her Year 7 assessment projects. The use of ‘rubrics’ allows for the marking criteria, assessment objectives and bands to be applied easily and clearly to student work.
She has made an awesome 5 minute video explaining how her department have used rubrics in Teams Assignments, and why they are beneficial. Do take a look! Watch here.
In short:
- You can create and reuse marking criteria which you can then apply at a click of a button to a student’s work
- It makes it clear to the student what skills/knowledge they have shown.
- This is a super time saving tool for teachers while at the same time helping students understand how to succeed in the assignment.
- There is also a box to add a short, personalised comment, so you can recognise the effort/progress of the individual