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GALLAUDET UNIVERSITYAcademic Affairs
Waypoint Demo E-Scoring for Rubrics
Celebrating the New Academic Year
08-20-07 10:30am, 1 pm, 3 pmPresented by Academic Technology
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Agenda – August 20, 2007
• Welcome!• Rubrics at Gallaudet University• Waypoint Outcomes
A Blackboard Building Block for Scoring Rubricshttp://www.gowaypoint.com
• Student Uses: Feedback, Peer Review• Instructor Uses: Scoring• Instructor-Administrator Uses:
Data Analysis
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What is a Rubric?• A set of criteria for grading assignments
Wikipedia.com
• A guide used to score performance assessments in a reliable, fair, and valid mannerGoogle.com Definitions
• CLAST – developing University-wide and Dept-specific rubrics for student learning– Written English– ASL– Critical Thinking– Presentation– Participation
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What is Waypoint?
• A web-based system for electronic scoring of rubrics, integrated with Blackboard
What is WP Outcomes?
• A PC-based software program for aggregating and analyzing rubric scores
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Rubric ElementName: Ideas and Critical Thinking
4 Levels of Competence: Strong, Competent, Weak, No Evidence
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Rubric Element Advice and Reference
Be careful to cite the sources you use to support your ideas.
Review chapter 7 in your textbook. Watch the Concepts video from http://presentations.gallaudet.edu
Advice: Be careful to cite the sources you use to support your ideas. Reference: Review chapter 7 in your textbook. Watch the Concepts video from http://presentations.gallaudet.edu
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Waypoint “Assignment” - Rubric
• A group of rubric elements
• Gallaudet Rubrics – Standardized for All• Dept Rubics – Standardized for One Dept• Individual Rubrics – Created and Used for a
Specific Course Assignment• Rubistar Rubrics – 26,000+ ready-made
rubrics http://rubistar.4teachers.org
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Why Use Waypoint?
• Provide students with clear evidence of how assignments will be scored BEFORE they start a assignment
• Save time grading assignments• Create exceptional feedback for students• Share rubrics with colleagues• Contribute to University-wide assessment of
student performance
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Student Feedback
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Blackboard Grade Book
Feedback Automatically Attached to Bb Gradebook
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Student Peer Review
• Students can review each other’s work, using the same criteria
• Depts can use Peer Review to manage course evaluations and use the data analysis tools for quick results
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Student Benefits
• I know the criteria before I start the assignment.
• I get detailed feedback via the Bb gradebook or email.
• I get advice and reference materials, if the instructor provides them.
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Instructor Uses: Scoring
• Link Bb Assignments to Waypoint
• Open Waypoint (Click Bb Assignment Title)
• Evaluate Student Work using Waypoint
• Send Evaluations to Bb Gradebook
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Instructor Uses: Link to Waypoint
1. Link Bb Assignments to WaypointCourse > Control Panel > Link/Unlink Waypoint
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Instructor Uses: Go to Waypoint2. When Ready to Grade Assignments, Click the
Assignment Name, which will take you to the Waypoint web site
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Instructor Uses: Evaluate Work
3. Choose Evaluate. 4. Synch Student Roster5. Select Assignments, Classes, Student6. Retrieve Student Work from CMS
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Instructor Uses: Evaluate Work
7. Choose Score for Each Rubric Element8. Add Advice and Reference
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Instructor Uses: Evaluate Work
9. Add Overall Comment and Grade10. Save Evaluation
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Instructor Uses: Send Evals to Bb
11. Click Manage 12. Select Class13. Click All 14. Click “Send Results”
Send Results
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Instructor Uses: Data Analysis• Click View Data.
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Instructor: Bb Data Analysis• Course > Control Panel > Gradebook• Click Assignment Name > Item Detail
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Administrator: Data Analysis
• Download data
• Aggregate data, using PC-based WP Outcomes software
• Analyze data
• Make data-based decisions
• Implement actions to enhance student performance
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Administrator: Data Analysis
• Types of Data
– Scores on Specific Rubric: University-Wide
– Scores by Specific Depts or Courses
– Performance Changes Over Time
– Individual Student Performance Over Time
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Strong Competence Competent Weak Competence No Evidence
Administrator: Data Analysis
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Administrator: Course Eval Results
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Administrator: Item Analysis
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Administrator: Cumulative Graph
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Administrator: Comparison Graph
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Q & A
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Next Steps
• Waypoint Installed on my.Gallaudet.edu
• Gallaudet Rubrics Created on Waypoint
• Hands-On Workshops: Bb and WaypointStarting Sept 2007
• Analysis of University-Wide ResultsStarting Dec 2007