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When using a four-point rubric, such as the one below, a score of three is typically a score that shows students are achieving at an acceptable level. After all, it is the second highest point value on the rubric. Teachers who need to use letter grades are in a bind. Often the easiest way is to take the score earned on the rubric and turn it into a percentage. To be fair to students and to calculate a more accurate reflection of student performance, the numbers can be manipulated slightly to achieve a grade that is more indicative of the quality of the product. Name Suzie Sample Date Today Points possible = 12 Points earned = 10. The Rubric Converter. What are rubrics?
Rubrics are great tools to help assess student learning. Teachers everywhere are using rubrics to guide teaching and learning. Yet even the most experienced teachers commonly misinterpret rubric scores! Unknowingly, they are short-changing their students. So, are you using rubrics properly? Go to Rubric Converter Now Rubrics are organized according to performance levels and assessment criteria. How do rubric scores relate to percent grades? Let's take a rubric with four levels and four criteria as an example. Likewise, if a student's performance is at the top level (in this case, Level 4), that means the student has met or exceeded expectations in an exceptional way. How do teachers make a simple error when converting to percent grades? The problem is that a huge number of teachers are misusing and misinterpreting rubric scores. Consider the following example of a rubric that has been scored improperly.
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