The purpose of this project is to determine whether
integrating a rubric into teaching methodology improves student
retention and learning. The rubric chosen for this project is the AACU
Integrative VALUE Learning Rubric because project leaders feel that its
categories (Connections to Experience, Connections to Discipline,
Transfer, Integrated Communication, & Reflection and
Self-Assessment) reach across diverse curricula and match well with
other ongoing campus projects such as mTc and SWIG.
The MAeP project asks teachers to progressively modify two class
assignments over four semesters, adding new rubric-categories each
semester, finally resulting in the implementation of the entire rubric.
Student artifacts will be collected using the ePortfolio environment and
scored using the AACU rubric, and the data will be entered into a
database for institutional analysis and study. Collected student
artifacts will also be scored by an independent group of faculty and
students will use these same artifacts to build their ePortfolios.
For the Fall 2011 the project has 25 participant faculty members; ~500 students; ~1000 artifacts
Attendance-App Instructions PDF
Final Integrative Learning Value Rubric PDF
MaeP Semester2 Checklist Version9 PDF
MaeP Semester3 Checklist Version1 PDF
Moving Ahead with Eportfolios Data Analysis PDF
| Attend a Three-Day Seminar (June or January) |
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Choose Two Assignments
Upload the two un-modified assignments to the project‘s Epsilen Course Drop Boxes |
| Modify each assignment adding Pre and Post Reflections – make use of the Writing Center’s services |
| Upload the two unmodified and modified assignments to the project‘s Epsilen “Moving Ahead” Course respective Drop Boxes |
| Recruit another faculty member teaching the same course, or in another section of the course that you are teaching, give and collect un-modified assignments which will act as a control |
| Inform your students about the study; get student permissions through consent forms and Survey Monkey |
| Deploy the first Pre-Reflection assignment to students and collect student artifacts |
| Deploy the first modified assignment (includes post reflection) to students and collect student artifacts |
| Grade student work as usual – DO NOT MODIFY HOW YOU GRADE ASSIGNMENTS |
| Score the first assignment using the first row of the VALUE Rubric (Connections to Experience |
| Enter the score data into the database |
| ZIP all student artifacts and upload them to the appropriate Epsilen Course Drop Box |
| Deploy the second Pre-Reflection assignment to students and collect student artifacts |
| Deploy the second modified assignment (includes post reflection) to students and collect student artifacts |
| Grade student work as usual – DO NOT MODIFY HOW YOU GRADE ASSIGNMENTS |
| Score the second assignment using the first row of the rubric (Connections to Experience) |
| Enter the score data into the database |
| ZIP all student artifacts and upload them to the appropriate Epsilen Course Drop Box |
| Require students to place both assignment artifacts on their ePortfolio Showcase |
