TWU Core Objective: Empirical & Quantitative Skills Pilot Rubric*
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Directions: Please choose and assess student work (course-embedded assignment) on at least four indicators (rows) from the Empirical & Quantitative Skills rubric below. For each indicator, create 4 associated objective
questions on your objective test. The student’s rating on that indicator equals the number of associated questions that he or she answered correctly. For descriptions of good performance for each indicator, please
read the qualitative rubrics that list these same indicators.
Indicators
4
Capstone
3
Milestone
2
Milestone
1
Benchmark
0
Interpretation
4 correct answers
3 correct answers
2 correct answers
1 correct answer
No correct
answers
Representation
4 correct answers
3 correct answers
2 correct answers
1 correct answer
No correct
answers
Calculation
4 correct answers
3 correct answers
2 correct answers
1 correct answer
No correct
answers
Application / Analysis
4 correct answers
3 correct answers
2 correct answers
1 correct answer
No correct
answers
Assumptions
4 correct answers
3 correct answers
2 correct answers
1 correct answer
No correct
answers
Ability to explain information
presented in mathematical forms
(e.g., equations, graphs,
diagrams, tables, words)
Ability to convert relevant
information into various
mathematical forms (e.g.,
equations, graphs,
Ability to make judgments and
draw appropriate conclusions
based on the quantitative
analysis of data, while
recognizing the limits of this
analysis
Ability to make and evaluate
important assumptions in
estimation, modeling, and data
analysis
Indicator
Score
Indicators
Communication Expressing
4
Capstone
4 correct answers
3
Milestone
3 correct answers
2
Milestone
2 correct answers
1
Benchmark
1 correct answer
quantitative evidence in
support of the argument or
purpose of the work (in terms
of what evidence is used and
how it is formatted, presented,
and contextualized)
0
Indicator
Score
No correct
answers
Other*
*NOTE: Instructors may choose to develop one of their own indicators, if they are unable to find 4 different indicators from the rubric that align with the course-embedded Core assessment (assignment). Name the indicator, and provide
detailed descriptions of what student performance will look like at each performance level listed. The indicator of choice must directly align with the intent of the Core Objective.
Please provide feedback by comment or correction on the Empirical & Quantitative Skills Pilot Rubric. Click here to access our Google Doc versions, which you may edit or comment on. If you would like to suggest new Indicators for a
Core Objective, feel free to fill out the “Propose a New Indicator” survey on that site.
Modified from: Rhodes, Terrel, ed. 2010. Assessing Outcomes and Improving Achievement: Tips and Tools for Using Rubrics. Washington, DC: Association of American Colleges and Universities.
[August 2014]