Using Rubrics to Promote Creativity, Flexibility, and Individual Initiative in School

Essay from the year 2022 in the subject Pedagogy - School Pedagogics, , course: Masters in Education (Advanced Teaching for Elementary, Middle and Secondary), language: English, abstract: The essay discusses how to use rubrics to generate artefacts that could discourage problem-solving, decision-making, and creativity. Assessments are one of the most important areas within a lesson, as it allows educators to make informed decisions on how to support the students further in the classroom. How to differentiate for them in their lesson planning and gain information that is crucial in understanding what areas of the content being taught need to be revised and adapted accordingly. The second part of this paper will evaluate rubrics the teacher uses to promote creativity, flexibility, and individual initiative.