Improving Student Achievement

Three of the most effective strategies that have been found to have most success are:

Sharing learning intentions with students

Sharing success criteria with students

Effective teacher feedback – Rubrics are part of this

Improving Student Achievement

“Teachers need to know the learning intentions and success criteria of their lessons, know how well they are attaining these criteria for all students. And know where to go next in light of the gap between current student’s knowledge and understanding and the success criteria”

(Hattie, 2009, pp 36,37)

Enhancing Student Learning

Starting point for assessment

VELS

English created standard rubrics from VELS progression points

Learning, not doingLinked to the ‘big picture’ – what learning

comes before and after

Creating standard rubrics across the KLD

Rubrics for Students

Student friendlyTeacher friendlyHelps to emphasize student’s responsibility

as learners – they can see what they need to know/do/make/understand

Gives students ownership of their learningProvides focus for the teacher as well

Rubrics in other KLDs

Year 9 Humanities Semester 1 – JM

A good Rubric will describe the levels of quality for each of the criteria, usually on a point scale, for example, the rubric might define the lowest level of performance as "More than ten grammatical, spelling and/or punctuation errors," and the highest level as "all words are spelt correctly;

Convict Assignment Assessment Rubric – Year 9 Sem 1

4.75Well below the standard

5.0Below the standard

5.25At the standard

5.5 Above the standard

5.75Well above the standard

Historical Knowledge and Understanding

Analyses social and political structures during the time when convicts were brought to Australia

Explains the key features of community life associated with convicts being brought to Australia

Understands the contribution of convicts on the social, political and cultural development of Australia

Compares and analyses the different perspectives in reference to convicts

Evaluates the impact of the conflicts during the time convicts were brought to Australia on people and nations

Historical reasoning and interpretation

Plans for historical based research based on the development of research questions

Uses research questions to plan investigations

Develops research questions and plans inquires in a range of print and online sources

Uses a range of resources relating to a contemporary enquiry

The research enquiry uses a range of resources that shows differing interpretations

Analyses the context, purpose and completeness of sources when answering questions

Is beginning to evaluate sources for reliability and completeness

Selects and evaluates primary and secondary sources for reliability and completeness

Syntheses written evidence to support arguments and conclusions

Evaluates evidence that supports different interpretations of an event

The individual learner

Experimentation with subject based strategies to complete set work

Is able to monitor and describe own progress as a learner

Has the knowledge and skills to categorise and retrieve subject specific knowledge

Applies own learning style preferences to increase the effectiveness of your own learning

Recognises and respects a range of things that support learning such as classroom discussions

Managing personal learning

Evaluation of study habits in response to learning challenges

Beginning to set goals to help study habits

Effective study skill planning and behaviour

Continuously monitors and evaluates own study skills, planning and behaviour

Has adaptable study skill behaviour that responds to changing requirements

Why use a Rubric?

• Increase objectivity of marking process • Clarify and demystify the marking process • Explain more easily to students why they received the

mark they did • Assist students to improve their work and their marks • Encourage students to become aware of and monitor

their own levels of performance• Ensure that all of the assessment or course objectives

are being evaluated. • Streamline the assessment and feedback process – a

good rubric gives the VELS level and the comments ready for the written semester report

How can Rubrics be used?• Discuss rubrics with students so they understand how the rubric

will be used to evaluate performance and determine marks. • Provide rubrics at the beginning of the unit and revisit and

discuss them as each related part of the task comes up, so that students have a clear understanding of what is required.

• Give students examples to help them understand how to meet the criteria, and show when criteria are being met

http://www.education.vic.gov.au/studentlearning/assessment/preptoyear10/tools/rubrics.htm