Using Rubrics

I have had a great deal of experience with using rubrics. I have been assessed from them and I have assessed using them. In high school many of my teachers often used them and in my English classes in college, many professors have used them as well. At my PDS my teacher used them for a project and the students were allowed to see the rubric while they were working on their project.

They are useful, especially if the students get to see the rubric. When a student sees a rubric, they understand what will get them an A, B, etc. The students are then given freedom to choose how to conduct their project, knowing fully the rewards for their efforts. Rurbics may be a little bit limiting as it is very structured. A teacher may feel that a student gave 100% effort but did not meet the rubric requirements. A situation like this would be very hard to grade. There are always problems like this with projects and using a rubric will give the teacher structure in grading.

What are your experiences with using Rubrics?