Rubrics Usage and Self-Regulation Skills of Students: Basis for an Enhanced Activities for Secondary Students of Kablacan Integrated School

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

The use of rubrics by teachers in the assessment of pupils has been a great help in education nowadays. Particularly, the useof rubrics has an immense factor in establishing changes in the performance of the pupils, of which one of the most indicative outcomes is the improvement of the self-regulation skills of the pupils. In the Philippines, the use of rubrics in assessing thepupils is embodied in the Department of Education Order No. 73, Series of 2012. This order states that the standards based assessment and rating system shall be implemented to support the progressive move relative to the implementation of K to 12 Basic Education Curriculum in all elementary and secondary schools drew insights on importance of rubrics as part of a formative approach to assessment. The requirements and improve the performance on their own. They concluded that rubrics support the metacognitive strategies of learners.

METHODS

Correlational method in research, according to Leedy&Ormrod (2010) is concerned with establishing relationships between two or more variables in the same population or between the same variables in two populations. That is why this study employed correlational method of research because the researchers will describe and associate the use of rubrics and self-regulation skills of students.

RESULTS

Result shows that the teachers use rubrics well in their evaluation to the different activities of the students. They all agreed that rubrics play a very important factor in assessing the students. Using a rubric should be perceived as an active and engaging form of learning. In the ideal situation a student will not read a rubric once, but use the rubric a way to reflect, analyze and improve their work. Result shows that the students of Kablacan IS are very responsive in terms of rubrics receiving, evaluation, and implementing. However, under questioners # 7, 17 and 18, these are under assessment shows that students are lack of self-improvement. Thus, there is a need to conduct self-improvement activities in the school. Research has found that a key source of underachievement is students' lack of ability to control their behavior. Many middle school students lack the ability to set goals and priorities, control their emotions, and assume responsibility for their a c t i o n s .

DISCUSSIONS

It shows that there is a significant relationship between the Teacher's usage of rubrics and self-regulation skills of the students of Kablacan Integrated School at 0.05 level of significance. Rubrics make the learning target clearer for students who know in advance, what the criteria are for assessing their performance will be using rubrics. This allows students to know exactly what is expected of them, so students no longer have the excuse that they did not know the Rubrics. This also allows transparency in a teachers grading policy that has been concluded.