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VALUE Rubrics (AAC&U)

According to AAC&U, "VALUE (Valid Assessment of Learning in Undergraduate Education) is a campus-based assessment approach . . . The VALUE rubrics include Inquiry and Analysis, Critical Thinking, Creative Thinking, Written Communication, Oral Communication, Quantitative Literacy, Information Literacy, Reading, Teamwork, Problem Solving, Civic Knowledge and Engagement—Local and Global, Intercultural Knowledge and Competence, Ethical Reasoning and Action, Global Learning, Foundations and Skills for Lifelong Learning, and Integrative Learning."

See VALUE Rubrics from AAC&U

Grading Exams

The University of Michigan's CRLT has a helpful guide called, "Best Practices for Designing and Grading Exams." Check out their site for helpful tips.

See Best Practices for Designing and Grading Exams (University of Michigan)

Discussion Rubrics

If you are looking for simple or more elaborate templates for discussion rubrics, visit this site from the University of Central Florida (UCF).

See UCF's Discussion Rubrics

Peer Feedback

While instructor feedback is highly valued, the usefulness of peer and self feedback should not be underestimated. Peer feedback allows additional opportunities for students to learn from each other, visualize different perspectives, and engage in higher level cognitive processing.

Tips for Using Peer Review

Using Quizzes as Retrieval Practice

Retrieval practice, also known as the testing effect, is the active process of recalling – or retrieving – information from memory and using it. By exercising our memory, we improve it. Recalling information takes mental effort and that effort helps us grow as learners. Actively practicing recalling information, which is more cognitively demanding than re-reading and taking notes, invites more long-term learning because of the effort involved on the learner’s part.

Tips for Using Quizzes as Retrieval Practice

Retrieval Practice Strategies and Research

Want to learn more about retrieval practice? The site retrievalpractice.org offers great tips, strategy guides, and overviews of the learning science behind retrieval practice.

See Retrieval Practice