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A Checklist is a list of items that are required, things to be completed, or checked off.

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In this example shown above this is a checklist that is based on the development of an infant that is 7-9 months old. The checklist is determining the infant's communication and feeding milestones. Each line reads what the infant may complete in that time frame of 7-9 months and during this time the parent or caretaker can check off "yes" or "no" if their child has or has not completed these milestones.

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Checklists are simple, flexible, and very easy to use

Requires little to no training or instruction to use them

Checklists can be used as different assessment strategies

Recording behaviors

Educators should use checklists because of the benefits listed above but also because educators can use checklists to evaluate and gather the information that they need, combine assessment strategies, update records, and use developmental checklists as a way of communicating with the parents about what the child can work on with them.

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Checklists may have their advantages but there are also their disadvantages. Checklists are not used as a form of assessment itself, it can be very time-consuming and as someone new to being an educator. Teachers may feel that using checklists can be difficult to start and take their time away with their students. It is also possible to have too many checklists and it could cause overwhelm especially with multiple forms of record keeping and assessment.
Another disadvantage is that a checklist cannot determine how a child performs skills, it can only determine only if the child can perform sufficiently.

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A Rubric is a set of guidelines, evaluation tools, and scoring instruments that promote learning standards, expectations, and objectives within the classroom.

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In this example shown above this is a rubric that shows what criteria is being expected of the student to complete or achieve. The educator is grading based on the explanation, demonstrated knowledge, and requirements. Column 1 is the least amount of points given and the fourth column is the greatest amount of points that the student can get.

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Educators should use rubrics because of the benefits listed below:

Rubrics provide guidelines for a student's work and performance.

They are flexible and designed for many different uses and ability levels.

Rubrics can be easily modified and changed if needed based on the child's needs or the whole class's needs.

A teacher and student can use rubrics in order to help guide the student to complete different tasks and/or complete a final product.

Grades can be translated from rubrics if the educator decides to do so.

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Rubrics may have their advantages. but there are also disadvantages.

Beginning teachers could have trouble using rubrics to identify certain scoring criteria or assessments.

Holistic rubrics can lack specificity, reliability, and validity.

A teacher could focus on criteria that are too general or inappropriate for a rubric as well as wrong characteristics in a student's work.

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A Rating Scale is known as a self-assessment tool that requires honest and open conversations between an educator and child.

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In this example shown above, this is a rating scale based on a student's behavior for the day. The teacher completes answers to the questions in this form based on the actions the student performs. The angry/sad face represents the worst behavior and the scale continues to progress from 1-5 including the smiley face which means the child was on great behavior.

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Educators should use rating scales because of the benefits listed below:

Rating Scales are unique and easy to use

Rating Scales can be used for different behavior

They are not time-consuming but quick and easy to complete.

Rating Scales require little to no training in order to use them.

They are a useful way to assess a child's progress journey

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Rating scales may have their advantages but there are also disadvantages.

Rating scales are highly subjunctive

It is a common problem to have bias and errors

There are no indicators for a rating

Rating scales can be an unreliable source of information

Rating scales show little to no information about behavior causes

An educator would not want to use rating scales because of the disadvantages listed above but also because teachers can rate children based on their interactions or emotional basis that occurred previously compared to an objective basis where a teacher could base opinions on facts instead of their own personal feelings of the child. Another disadvantage of rating scales can be that the teacher uses their own judgments on the child's progress which could also be biased towards the child.

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Rubric Definition. (2013, August 29). The Glossary of Education Reform. Retrieved September 25, 2022, from https://www.edglossary.org/rubric/