Using Rubrics Practice and Teacher Dispositions
Please write 2 discussions for each thread, each discussion (thread) on each page, please see the attached documents and Chapter 12
Thread 1: Using Rubrics Practice
Please provide your scores for each student.
Then, reflect on this activity:
• What was easy? Difficult? As you respond to colleagues who may have scored the work differently, use evidence from the work and rubric to support your ideas.
• What did you learn from this exercise?
• What will you want to remember going forward about assessing student work with rubrics?
Thread 2: Teacher Dispositions
• What do you think of the rubric? Is there anything you would add or remove? Why?
• What dispositions do you think are most critical for teachers?
• Based on the readings and lectures, why do teacher dispositions matter? Are we assessing your dispositions in appropriate ways? What are some other ways we might be able to do that?
should include:
• Course concepts, theories, or materials correctly included.
• Examples or supporting evidence from course readings and lectures.
• Application of relevant professional, personal, or other real-world experiences to extend the dialogue.
• Support and valid position with applicable knowledge from course readings and other sources.
Your Name
Course and Section
Professor’s Name
October 24, 2023
Discussion Thread
Scoring
Student 1
4
Student 2
4
Student 3
4
Student 4
4
Student 5
2
Thread 1:
Although it is not difficult to score, I occasionally go to the rubric when I award the final grade. Because they could respond to the question per the activity's instructions, students 1, 2, 3, and 4 received the highest mark possible (4). They were able to respond to the questions "Explain how Thomas feels at the beginning of the story," "Explain how Thomas feels at the end of the story," "Explain why his mood changes," and "Use details from the story to support your response," which is why these four students received a perfect score. Student 5 receives a score of 2 because he/she failed to back up or defend his/her response.
The answers of the four students also aligned with the rubric provided. In the rubric, it is said that when a student "demonstrates comprehension