Use of rubrics in grading
- Decide ahead of time how many scale points will meet your needs for best performance
- Decide how many traits (specific dimensions) you want to measure, what are the
important dimensions of the performance/product that the rubric will measure
- It is not advised to use strict percentages to convert scores from each particular
assessment into letter grades; a better choice is to tell the students that all assignments
will be scored on one or more traits and points will be cumulated (or if you count only the
final performance then only the last performance in the semester should be transformed
into letter grades)