Rubrics in less than 5 minutes

So recently I have attended the grading workshop for graduate teaching assistant. One of the interesting grading tool that I got introduced to is called RUBRICS. I like it and thought it may be useful for me. So without further due, here is my attempt.

Rubrics in 5 minutes

What is RUBRICS?
- is a grading tool
- help you save time grading tons of paper
- make sure your grading is consistent from begining to last paper
- provide timely and correct feedback to student for better and critical learning

RUBRICS components:
1- assignment title
2- description
3- performance scale: use encouraging words, use 3-5 scales for optimal result
4- evaluation dimension

Example1:
Title=Rubrics for Identify Good Programming Practices Assignment
Description=this assignment is to test that students can identify and
explain good programming practice
performance scale= excellent/competent/need work
evaluation dimension:
- basic knowledge: be able to identify good programming practice elements ( give
a number - maybe 14 elements: comments, constant, variable, scoping)
- apply: can give a realistic example of software using good programming practice
- evaluation: can explain the example, show the pros and cons of the software, the
good elements, great if can show limitation, and suggest improvement or specific
good programming practice to make example software better.


example2: rubrics for presentation
TBD

Reference
- see book

interesting women to follow in CS/IT

http://mashable.com/2010/07/28/developer-hacker-women-twitter/

troubling install lisp system on ubuntu

another sleepless night working to install lisp system on ubuntu...

there are still a few reading to catch up...one SLIME, SBCL, emacs to get thing to work.

hard lesson learnt: Eclipse >= 3.6 Helios NOT support lisp CUPS. Eclipse 3.5 Galieo does support.

where is sbcl install on ubuntu

finish install sbcl - a lisp compiler flavor on my ubuntu on the following location:
SBCL has been installed:
binary /usr/local/bin/sbcl
core and contribs in /usr/local/lib/sbcl/

test writing a blog with picture attachment

test blog

picture to follow



end test

my ubuntu install on my new netbook

The following website rocks. Provide all detail instruction to install ubuntu on netbook.

http://alexsantidote.com/ubuntu/install-ubuntu-904-netbook-remix-dual-boot/


originial acer setting
12g = recovery
102m system reserved

136.95g ntfs = acer boot, page, crash, primary
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40 40 50

40 data
50 windows
40 linux

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acer windows allow reduce = 63218 + 77014 = 140232


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my set up:

60g = windows
40g = ubuntu (ext4)
2g = linux-swap for swap
40g = data

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completed detail

shrink /dev/sda3 136.95->58.82
create extended,78.12 = /dev/sda
create ext4,39.06g /dev/sda
create linux-swap,1.95g=/dev/sda
create ntfs,37.11g=/dev/sda