This new edition retains the appeal, clarity and practicality that made the first so successful, and continues to provide a fundamental introduction to the principles and purposes of rubrics, with guidance on how to construct them, use them to align course content to learning outcomes, and apply them in a wide variety of courses, and to all forms of assignment. Reflecting developments since publication of the first edition, the authors have extended coverage to include: Expanded discussion on use of rubrics for grading Grading on-line with rubrics Wider coverage of rubric types (e.g., holistic, rating scales) Rubric construction in student affairs Pros and cons of working with "e;ready-made"e; rubrics Using rubrics to improve your teaching, and for SoTL Use of rubrics in program assessment (case study) Application of rubrics in the arts, for study abroad, service learning and students' independent learning Up-dated literature review