Using Rubrics: Comparing Blackboard and Turnitin at GCU

Rubrics – Blackboard, Turnitin and Excel.

Jim Emery

Glasgow Caledonian University

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Electronic Management of Assessment (EMA)

GCU developing a Digital Strategy

Expectation student submissions will be ‘electronic’

Turnitin seen as the vehicle for delivery

Student feedback to be returned within 21 days

BUT…..

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Use of Turnitin in GCU (usage)

Current Survey in progress

Regularly Variable Never

Create assignments 59% 26% 17%

Use Quickmarks 33% 21% 46%

Create Rubrics 25% 25% 50%

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Use of Turnitin in GCU (confidence)

Current Survey in progress

Extremely Moderate Not very

Create assignments 58% 26% 16%

Use Quickmarks 31% 32% 37%

Create Rubrics 29% 30% 41%

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Rubrics Definition-

A rubric is a scorecard

that can be used to

evaluate student work based on defined criteria and scales

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Rubrics Cube

• Turnitin

• Blackboard

• Excel

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Marking grid

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Turnitin rubric

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Turnitin Rubric detail

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Excel Spreadsheet

Rubric Value Generator

100% 85% 75% 65% 55% 45% 40% 35% 30% 0%

  A++ A+ A B C D D- F UF Zero30% 30.00% 25.50% 22.50% 19.50% 16.50% 13.50% 12.00% 10.50% 9.00% 0.00%

40% 40.00% 34.00% 30.00% 26.00% 22.00% 18.00% 16.00% 14.00% 12.00% 0.00%

20% 20.00% 17.00% 15.00% 13.00% 11.00% 9.00% 8.00% 7.00% 6.00% 0.00%

10% 10.00% 8.50% 7.50% 6.50% 5.50% 4.50% 4.00% 3.50% 3.00% 0.00%

100% WARNING: Criteria add up to more than 100%

Developed by John Smith, Learning Technologist, GCU

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Blackboard rubric

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Blackboard rubric 2

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Turnitin rubric 1

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Turnitin rubric 2

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Turnitin rubric 3

• Quick mark association

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Turnitin Grading Form 1

A Grading form can be used to provide free form feedback and scores to evaluate student work based on defined criteria

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Turnitin grading form 2

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Summary

Rubrics can help in creating grades and giving feedback in a transparent way.

You can use Excel to create an electronic marking grid but also use it for checking rubric accuracy

Blackboard rubrics provide a straightforward integrated assessment tool as part on an EMA route

Turnitin has additional rubric features which makes it a more obvious choice as part an EMA package

BUT….

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Any Questions?

Jim Emery

j.emery@gcu.ac.uk

@gcujime

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