2007-08-20 11 GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY Academic Affairs Waypoint Demo E-Scoring for Rubrics Celebrating the New

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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


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


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


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


Rubric ElementName: Ideas and Critical Thinking

4 Levels of Competence: Strong, Competent, Weak, No Evidence


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


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


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


Student Feedback


Blackboard Grade Book

Feedback Automatically Attached to Bb Gradebook


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


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.


Instructor Uses: Scoring

• Link Bb Assignments to Waypoint

• Open Waypoint (Click Bb Assignment Title)

• Evaluate Student Work using Waypoint

• Send Evaluations to Bb Gradebook


Instructor Uses: Link to Waypoint

1. Link Bb Assignments to WaypointCourse > Control Panel > Link/Unlink Waypoint


Instructor Uses: Go to Waypoint2. When Ready to Grade Assignments, Click the

Assignment Name, which will take you to the Waypoint web site


Instructor Uses: Evaluate Work

3. Choose Evaluate. 4. Synch Student Roster5. Select Assignments, Classes, Student6. Retrieve Student Work from CMS



7. Choose Score for Each Rubric Element8. Add Advice and Reference



9. Add Overall Comment and Grade10. Save Evaluation


Instructor Uses: Send Evals to Bb

11. Click Manage 12. Select Class13. Click All 14. Click “Send Results”

Send Results


Instructor Uses: Data Analysis• Click View Data.


Instructor: Bb Data Analysis• Course > Control Panel > Gradebook• Click Assignment Name > Item Detail


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



• Types of Data

– Scores on Specific Rubric: University-Wide

– Scores by Specific Depts or Courses

– Performance Changes Over Time

– Individual Student Performance Over Time


Strong Competence Competent Weak Competence No Evidence



Administrator: Course Eval Results


Administrator: Item Analysis


Administrator: Cumulative Graph


Administrator: Comparison Graph


Q & A


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

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2007-08-20 11 GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY Academic Affairs Waypoint Demo E-Scoring for Rubrics Celebrating the New