Jiunn-Yih Su, Steven Guthridge, Vincent Yaofeng He, Damien Howard, Amanda Jane Leach
The impact of hearing impairment on early academic achievement in Aboriginal children living in remote Australia: a data linkage study
BMC public health
abstract paper critically reviews empirical research use rubrics postsecondary level identifies gaps literature proposes areas need research studies rubrics higher education undertaken wide range disciplines multiple purposes including increasing student achievement improving instruction evaluating programmes student perceptions rubrics generally positive authors report positive responses rubric use instructors others noted tendency instructors resist using two studies suggested rubric use associated improved academic performance one potential rubrics identify need improvements courses programmes demonstrated studies validity rubrics shown clarity appropriateness language central concern studies rater reliability tend show rubrics lead relatively common interpretation student performance suggestions future research include use rigorous research methods attention validity reliability closer focus learning research rubric use diverse educational contexts keywords rubrichigher educationformative assessmentreview empirical researchreliability validityuser perceptionseffects performanceprogramme assessment acknowledgement authors grateful dr anders jnsson thoughtful feedback draft manuscript