Rubric Use in Technical Communication: Exploring the Process of Creating Valid and Reliable Assessment Tools

Ryan K. Boettger University of North Texas

Abstract

Assessing the quality of student efforts and products is a continual necessity for academics and practitioners in technical communication; however, the process of constructing valid and reliable rubrics remains an underexplored topic in the field. This paper first addresses some of the assessment concerns and then describes a case study that documents the development and implementation of one holistic and five analytic rubrics to evaluate undergraduate projects. The discussion focuses on identifying site-specific criteria and training effective raters and is intended to help academics respond to their required accreditation mandates and offer practitioners alternatives for evaluating products and services.

Journal
IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication
Published
2010-03-01
DOI
10.1109/tpc.2009.2038733
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  1. IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication
  2. Technical Communication Quarterly
  3. Journal of Technical Writing and Communication
  4. IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication
  5. Assessing Writing

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