Identify which statement from the following is mismatched as "Rubric":

Correct option is D

A Rubric is a multidimensional set of scoring guidelines used to evaluate student performance or products, and the statement describing it as a tool for "assessment of quality teaching" is mismatched in this context.
Information Booster
· Scoring Guide: A rubric acts as a systematic scoring guide that helps evaluators remain objective by comparing student work against a pre-defined set of standards rather than against other students.
· Levels of Achievement: It consists of specific Performance Criteria (the dimensions of the task) and Levels of Mastery (the descriptors that explain what work looks like at various stages, such as "Beginner," "Proficient," or "Advanced").
· Formative and Summative Utility: Rubrics are versatile tools. They are Formative when used to provide feedback during the learning process so students can improve, and Summative when used to assign a final grade or score at the end of a unit.
· Quality of Performance: While some definitions loosely say "quality of students," in educational measurement, a rubric specifically evaluates the quality of the student's performance or work product (like an essay, project, or presentation).
Additional Knowledge
The following points explain why the mismatched statement is not a core definition of a rubric:
· Target of Assessment: The primary focus of a rubric is Student Learning Outcomes. Describing it as a "criteria for assessment of quality teaching" is a mismatch because teaching quality is generally assessed through different instruments like Peer Observation Checklists, Student Evaluations of Teaching (SETs), and Teaching Portfolios.
· Support vs. Assessment: While using rubrics is considered a best practice that contributes to "quality teaching" (by providing transparency), the rubric itself is not the metric used to judge the teacher’s professional competence or instructional delivery.
· Terminology Precision: In pedagogy, we avoid the phrase "evaluating the quality of students" as it implies judging the individual's worth. We instead use rubrics to evaluate the quality of the evidence of learning provided by the student.