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VALUE Rubrics
(Valid Assessment of Learning in Undergraduate Education)

The VALUE Rubrics project is sponsored by the Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U). Teams of higher education faculty and staff drafted institutional level rubrics for 15 of the AAC&U Essential Learning Outcomes (LEAP project) which, when achieved by a liberal education, prepares students for twenty-first-century challenges.

The VALUE Rubrics reflect faculty expectations for essential learning across the nation regardless of type of institution, mission, size, or location, and contain the most commonly and broadly shared criteria or core characteristics considered critical for judging the quality of student work in that outcome area.

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15 VALUE Rubrics (and framework) for Learning Outcomes are available for the following outcomes:

Intellectual and Practical Skills:

  • Inquiry and analysis
  • Critical thinking
  • Creative thinking
  • Written communication
  • Oral Communication
  • Reading
  • Quantitative Literacy
  • Information Literacy
  • Teamwork
  • Problem Solving

Personal and Social Responsibility:

  • Civic knowledge and engagement - local and global
  • Intercultural knowledge and competence
  • Ethical Reasoning
  • Foundations and skills for lifelong learning

Integrative Learning:

  • Integrative Learning

 

Rubric Resources

University of Rhode Island:

      URI Information Literacy Rubric Adapted by URI

      URI Information Literacy Rubric in MS Word

      URI Major Paper Presentation Rubric Created by URI: CELS MESM Program

Additional Resources:

Sample Quantitative Rubric Suggested by Peggy Maki
Sample Information Literacy Rubric Suggested by Peggy Maki

      Psychology Critical Thinking Integration Rubric Washington State University

      Psychology Research Proposal Rubric Washington State University

      Critical Thinking Rubric Northeastern Illinois University

      Rubric Bank University of Hawaii at Manoa

      Rubric Generator Suggested by Gloria Rogers

 

Assessment of Reflection Assignments

      Grading Rubric for Reflection Assignments (University of Minnesota Duluth)

Reflection Evaluation Criteria (rubric) (Central Piedmont Community College)
Self Reflection Rubric (Harvard Graduate School of Education)

 

Rubric Bibliography

Andrade, H.G. (2005). Teaching with rubrics: The good, the bad, and the ugly. College Teaching, 53(1), 27-30.

Montgomery, K. (2002). Authentic tasks and rubrics: Going beyond traditional assessments in college teaching. College Teaching, 50(1), 34-39

Moskal, B.M. (2000). Scoring rubrics: What, when and how? Practical Assessment, Research & Evaluation, 7(3). Retrieved June 30, 2011 from http://pareonline.net/getvn.asp?v=7&n=3

Moskal, B.M., & Leydens, J.A. (2000). Scoring rubric development: Validity and reliability. Practical Assessment, Research & Evaluation, 7(10). Retrieved from http://pareonline.net/getvn.asp?v=7&n=10

Simon, M., & Forgette-Giroux, R. (2001). A rubric for scoring postsecondary academic skills. Practical Assessment, Research & Evaluation, 7(18). Retrieved from http://pareonline.net/getvn.asp?v=7&n=18