Rubrics as Forms of Assessment

Rubrics in the art classroom or in the classroom in general is a great form of assessment. It allows the students, teachers, and parents to see the student's grades in a broken down format. I really liked the picture example of a rubric in the article, "Developing Criteria Rubrics in the Art Classroom." It had different ability levels for the students therefore, the teacher could correctly assess each of the students. It is important for us to recognize as teachers that one assessment does not work for all our students in our classroom. We have to adapt our assessments so it is fair and includes all students. By having different ability levels, especially in art, is very important. A student could work diligently on a project and do the best of his ability but it may not be perfect. You cannot give him a poor grade because it is imperfect. You have to base your grades on how much effort he put forth.

As a person who admits that I am not very talented when it comes to art projects and always received poor grades in art class, I must say that I am very impressed by the rubrics. I wish my teachers implemented such a thing into my classes. I always took the time and did my best work on my art projects. I never thought it was fair that I received such low grades on something I worked so hard on. With rubrics, there is a fair chance given to all students.