Relevant CAT: Scoring Rubrics

Discipline: Mathematics

Description:
The author has developed a checklist for grading students' solutions to mathematic problems. The checklist has eleven questions that are answered with either a "yes" or a "no". A student's grade is determined by the number of questions that received a "yes" rating.

The author has used the checklist to grade several writing exercises by her students. No inter-reliability rating or other validity testing has been done on the checklist. The author describes the use of the checklist in depth in her article on the "Supporting Assessment in Undergraduate Mathematics" website on the Mathematical Association of America website (http://www.maa.org/SAUM/maanotes49/113.html).


Tool:

The checklist and examples of writing exercises can be accessed at: http://www.fandm.edu/Departments/Mathematics/writing_in_math/writing_index.html

Author:

Annalisa Crannell (Mathematics Department, Franklin & Marshall College)


Selected References:

Crannell, A. (1994). "How to Grade 300 Mathematical Essays and Survive to tell the Tale," PRIMUS 4 (3), 193-201.

Crannell, A. (2002). “Writing in Mathematics with Dr. Annalisa Crannell” website. Accessed 25 November 2002. Accessible at: http://www.fandm.edu/Departments/Mathematics/writing_in_math/writing_index.html

Crannell, A. (2002). “Assessing Expository Mathematics: Grading Journals, Essays, and Other Vagaries.” Supporting Assessment in Undergraduate Mathematics Website. Accessed 25 November 2002. Accessible at: http://www.maa.org/SAUM/maanotes49/113.html