Self-Guided Assessment & Rubric Co-creation
This method empowers students to define learning objectives and assessment criteria for unconventional assignments, fostering critical thinking and ownership. It involves collaborative rubric creation, self-assessment, peer assessment, and reflection to enhance metacognitive skills.
Use this method when you want students to take ownership of their learning and develop critical thinking skills through co-creating assessment criteria for challenging assignments.
Solves: Students feeling overwhelmed by unconventional assignments or lacking motivation due to a perceived disconnect between grades and learning.
- 1
Step 1: Introduce the unconventional assignment and learning objectives. Brainstorm potential assessment criteria individually (10 mins).
- 2
Step 2: In small groups, cluster and refine brainstormed criteria into 4-8 categories. Pair groups to compare and merge criteria (35 mins).
- 3
Step 3: Craft detailed rubric descriptions for each category in a World Café format, defining performance levels (45-60 mins).
- 4
Step 4: Compile a draft rubric and facilitate a class discussion to review and finalize it (35 mins).
- 5
Step 5: Students self-assess, peer-assess, and receive teacher assessment on the unconventional assignment using the co-created rubric. Facilitate a peer discussion to reflect on the assessments (120 mins).
- Encourage active listening and critical evaluation during criteria refinement.
- Ensure all group members contribute their perspectives.
- Provide clear instructions and time limits for each step.
- Adapt the assignment to different subjects or skill levels.
- Use a different collaborative decision-making method instead of World Cafe.