'IJARCS International Journal of Advanced Research in Computer Science'
Abstract
Evaluating assignments or course work is a challenging job for faculty of
nursing. In order to avoid the dilemmas of evaluation, nurse educators use
rubrics as an evaluation tool. In educational technology, rubric refers to
„performance standard‟ for a student population. A rubric is defined as an
assessment tool that lays out the set standards and criteria to assess a
performance, assignment or behavior. The four essential components of a
rubric are task description, scale of achievement, dimensions & description
of dimensions. Various types of scoring rubrics are available. The type of
rubric chosen for assessment depends on the task being evaluated and the
needs of the assessor. Holistic rubrics, analytic rubrics, generic rubrics,
specific rubrics are the different types of rubrics. In nursing education,
rubrics has got wide range of applications such as to; assess clinical skills,
grade assignments, evaluate clinical competency and analyze presentations.
Rubrics helps to define "quality performance” and promote awareness on
critical components in a performance. Rubrics not only act as an evaluation
tool for instructors, but also act as a feedback proforma for students. Rubrics
are vital tools that can be utilized to solve the problem of subjectivity in
evaluation. Rubrics provide consistency in evaluation, reduces subjectivity
and enhances objectivity
