Debra L. Martin, PhD
Associate Professor of Biological Anthropology

Teachers can use rubrics like these to give students better feedback on their written work (drafts and final copies). Rubrics give students detailed feedback while minimizing the time the instructor has to spend writing comments. For each item, the instructor makes a check mark placing that student's work on the scale between "weak" and "strong." Add a few marginal comments and a few end-comments, and the students will have a clear sense of their strengths and weaknesses.

The check marks indicate where on a scale of weak-to-strong you are with particular research and writing skills.

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