Utilizing Outcomes Based Analytic Rubric in Engineering Classroom

This article aims to promote the use of analytic rubrics and provide guidelines for benchmarking from the rubric bank developed by the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering as part of the Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario (HEQCO) Learning Outcomes Assessment Consortium. The Development of Analytic Rubrics for Competency Assessment project (herein called DARCA) sought to develop valid universal rubrics that detail the expected learning outcomes for five Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board (CEAB) graduate attributes namely Investigation, Problem Analysis (used interchangeably with Problem Solving), Teamwork, Communication, and Design. The analytic rubric bank content has been carefully refined through testing with graduate students and instructors. We encourage instructors and faculty to choose performance criteria from this work that are best suited to the learning outcomes, learning activity, and learning environment