Alignment with Standards
RCampus was designed from the ground up with alignment in mind, providing institutions and programs a powerful set of tools to maintain and report performance based on alignments.
Contents
- 1 What is alignment with standards and outcomes
- 2 Alignment of rubrics with standards and outcomes in RCampus
- 3 Alignment of RCampus curriculum maps with standards and outcomes
- 4 Alignment of Matrix ePortfolios and Competency Management with standards and outcomes
- 5 Alignment of Assignments and Grades with standards and outcomes
- 6 See also
What is alignment with standards and outcomes
Alignment with standards and outcomes ensures that assessment tools accurately measure student performance against predefined educational benchmarks and learning objectives. By designing components such as rubrics that directly correspond to specific standards and desired outcomes, educators can provide clear, objective criteria for evaluating student work. This alignment helps maintain consistency in grading, offers transparency to students about expectations, and supports targeted feedback for improvement. Moreover, it ensures that assessments are meaningful and relevant, driving student progress toward mastering the skills and knowledge deemed essential for their academic and professional success.
Alignment of rubrics with standards and outcomes in RCampus
RCampus rubrics (iRubric) have unique properties when it comes to alignment with standards. For one, the alignment can be done at any point in time, ensuring previous assessments can be aligned with future standards and outcomes. Additionally, RCampus offers a unique and powerful set of reports to aggregate assessment data across multiple courses and programs in alignment with any standard or outcomes.
Steps to align rubrics
- Open a rubric
- Press Align with Standards
- Select standards and level of alignment for various rubric criteria and press [save]
Alignment of RCampus curriculum maps with standards and outcomes
RCampus Curriculum Maps can be easily aligned with standards and outcomes at program and course levels. See Curriculum Maps for more information.
Alignment of Matrix ePortfolios and Competency Management with standards and outcomes
Matrices can be aligned at different levels: (1) matrix cells can include standards and outcomes in their Guidelines, (2) rubrics within matrices can be aligned for reporting and tracking purposes.
Alignment of Assignments and Grades with standards and outcomes
Coursework and grades can be aligned with standards and outcomes to generate outcomes reports.
