Assessing & Responding to Student Writing

The Eberly Center at Carnegie Mellon University provides advice on responding effectively and efficiently to student writing. Their page on rubrics is also helpful and provides examples from different disciplines.

The Sweetland Writing Center at the University of Michigan lists general principles, best practices, and time-saving strategies to help with responding to student writing.

Strategies for Giving Meaningful Feedback suggests strategies for prioritizing different kinds of feedback and dealing with different types of papers (with a helpful table of “symptoms,” “diagnosis,” and “treatment” recommendations).

Best Practices for Designing Effective Rubrics from Arizona State University explains how to design a clear and meaningful rubric and provides links to additional rubric resources.

The AACU’s VALUE Rubrics provides links to a number of rubrics organized by learning outcome. Creating a Rubric from University of Colorado at Denver offers samples for additional subjects and genres, including digital storytelling, scientific reports, and mathematical reasoning.