Barry Lane interviews Maja Wilson, author of Rethinking Rubrics in Writing Assessment (Heinemann) . She describes how her frustration with writing rubrics lead to her study of their history and new understandings on how to assess student writing off the educational power grid. Start a revolution in your English department by doing a study circle around Maja's book. Learn what real assessment is.
Re-thinking rubrics is available at www.heinemann.com More ideas and lessons on teaching writing can be found at www.discoverwriting.com in the teacher's center. Less