Policy on Rubric
As stated in the rubrics policy issued by LTC in 2016:
Rubrics must be specified for all ‘major’ assessment items [or components/ tasks] at the subject level, made available to students before the assessment, and used for grading the assessment. Departments have the flexibility to determine what is ‘major’. As a rule of thumb:
- For subjects without examinations, rubrics should be required for single assessment items with a weighting of 30% or above of the subject’s overall assessment.
- For subjects with examinations, rubrics should be required for single assessment items with a weighting of 20% or above of the subject’s overall assessment.
There is no fixed format for rubrics. Any format (e.g., analytic, holistic) is acceptable as long as it clearly defines the main grades (A, B, C, D, Fail) in a way that is understandable to students and is adhered to by teachers in grading.
To ensure that the rubrics reflect a suitable level of academic standards, samples of the rubrics should be periodically reviewed by Departmental Academic Advisors, External Examiners and/or Overseas Academic Advisors, as part of the review process during Departmental Review and other periodic visits by these individuals where appropriate. This being a measure of external benchmarking is not a substitute for internal moderation of assessment processes and results by relevant departmental committees/panels/boards.
