[URPE] learning rubrics

[SPITZ, JANET]

Hi Marlene et al
The business school accreditation groups have developed such assessments; there is an online set of questions that assesses knowledge / performance / understanding / whatever they claim is relevant, in a number of core subjects, among them economics.    In fact, most standard (read neoclassical) modern econ textbooks have problem sets that, in the instructor's edition, refer to (for ex) AACSB: Analytical Skills/ Bloom's: Application.
Regards,
Janet
Dr. J. Spitz
School of Business
The College of St. Rose
432 Western Ave.
Albany NY 12203
518 454 2032
spitzj at strose.edu<mailto:spitzj at strose.edu>
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Subject: [URPE] learning rubrics

Our university is making every department develop learning assessment tools so we can measure if our curriculum teaches what we want students to learn.  This means we have to develop learning rubrics for this learning assessment.

We are developing rubrics around assessing economics papers (not necessarily a research paper) on the following:

Content outcomes:

1.  Understands economic concepts and is able to use economic tools

 1.  Understands and comprehends economic theories and institutions
 2.  Understands and comprehends economic policy and alternative policies
Skill outcomes

 1.  Problem solving and analytical skills:
 2.  Quantitative and writing skills

Have any of you had to develop these and if so can you share?  Or do you know of anyone who has developed these?  We'd rather not re-invent the wheel.  Thanks in advance.


Marlene Kim
Associate Professor
Department of Economics
University of Massachusetts Boston
100 Morrissey Blvd.
Boston, MA  02125
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