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Demonstration

Theories of Evaluation

Rubrics to amplify and empower voices around the world: 8 fascinating examples from 10 top rubrics experts

Stream: Evaluation Foundations and Methodology

Wednesday, October 23, 2024
4:15 PM - 5:15 PM PST
Location: B110-112
Abstract Information: Rubrics give voice to values and cultural perspectives in evaluation that have been historically sidelined or ignored for not lending themselves easily to quantification, finally making measurable what has always been important to them. This has a massive influence on how much evaluation makes sense to people, encourages engagement, and facilitates use. Not surprisingly, rubrics methodology has taken off in evaluation over the past couple of decades, and many evaluators have used them in one form or another. But what is the true range of applications that it might be useful for? If you’ve always wondered, this is the session for you! Join us to hear some of the world’s most skilled and experienced rubrics-enhanced evaluation experts showcase an incredibly wide range of examples that demonstrate the power and potential of this cutting-edge, mixed-methods evaluation-specific methodology. Real-life rubrics applications are drawn from initiatives in different countries within the European Union, Asia, Australasia, Africa, and Latin America. These include: culturally grounded applications in Indigenous communities; child-friendly evaluation rubrics to inform and track child-led community social change in international development; focusing and tracking progress on complex, whole-systems change efforts – one for a nationwide government initiative in health and aged care and one for a foundation influencing equity and sustainability across three industries; real-time tracking of mixed-method outcomes in K-12 education; rubrics-enhanced Value for Investment (VfI) in early childhood development; and rubrics-guided institutional self-assessment in higher education. See the Relevance Statement for details of the projects. Our panelists will provide a succinct and fascinating helicopter tour of their most interesting projects, with plenty of time to ask some of those burning questions you’ve always had about rubrics!