Development of a Writing Rubric: A Failed Research Study Yielding Positive Results

Gayle L Kruse1, Susan L Baylor, Phyllis D Thomson

  • 1About the Authors Gayle L. Kruse, MS, APRN, GCNS-BC, ACHPN, Instructor, and Susan L. Baylor, MSN, RN, NCSN, CNE, assistant professor are now retired, from Saint Anthony College of Nursing, Rockford, Illinois, when this article was written. Phyllis D. Thomson, PhD, RN, CNE, and Peggy L. Wagner, MSN, APN, FNP-BC, CCRN, are currently assistant professors at Saint Anthony College of Nursing. Andrea S. Doughty, PhD, is an associate professor at Saint Anthony College of Nursing. For more information, contact Phyllis D. Thomson at phyllisthomson@sacn.edu.

Summary

Faculty developed a writing rubric to address student writing deficiencies but failed to achieve interrater reliability. Lessons learned led to a rubric contract and improved faculty-student communication processes.

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