Developing an Assessment Rubric
The steps to developing a rubric for Soft Skill assessment in an inquiry context include:
1. Clarifying the Soft Skill along with the criteria which will be used for assessment. If educators are unfamiliar with the students with whom they are working, at this point in the process there may be a need for diagnostic assessment to determine which students or group of students may need additional support in order to achieve the outcomes.
2. Ensuring students clearly understand the task(s) and the criteria by sharing that information with them at the beginning of the process. If possible, it is preferable for students to develop the criteria along with the educator. This allows student to gain ownership over their learning.
3. Identifying and sharing the levels of quality expected. Educators should provide examples of the different levels of quality, whenever possible.
Adapted from Saskatchewan School Library Association’s Assess Within Inquiry, http://ssla.ca/Assess+Within+Inquiry
Below is an example of a teacher created Soft Skill Rubric
The steps to developing a rubric for Soft Skill assessment in an inquiry context include:
1. Clarifying the Soft Skill along with the criteria which will be used for assessment. If educators are unfamiliar with the students with whom they are working, at this point in the process there may be a need for diagnostic assessment to determine which students or group of students may need additional support in order to achieve the outcomes.
2. Ensuring students clearly understand the task(s) and the criteria by sharing that information with them at the beginning of the process. If possible, it is preferable for students to develop the criteria along with the educator. This allows student to gain ownership over their learning.
3. Identifying and sharing the levels of quality expected. Educators should provide examples of the different levels of quality, whenever possible.
Adapted from Saskatchewan School Library Association’s Assess Within Inquiry, http://ssla.ca/Assess+Within+Inquiry
Below is an example of a teacher created Soft Skill Rubric