What's a Rubric?

Rubric is a form of educational assessment that allows students to
know what the teacher wants of them, before the project is done
and graded. It also let's for them to assess themselves along the
way, and have them conform themselves to the object at hand
especially essays. I find that students have a hard time writing an
essay on a particular subject. But, when a rubric is presented for
them, it allows them to follow the rules in order to produce a good
grade for the work that they have done. I feel that if my teachers
would have used more rubrics in the past, than my fellow
classmates would have done better on papers. Without a rubric
the standards that the teacher would like the studet to reach
from completing the assignment are unclear. Rubrics definetly
help the student grade their own assessment, and helps the
teacher give a better grade on the assignment knowing that the
students were aware of what the teacher needed from the
students.