{"id":1653,"date":"2026-03-26T12:18:42","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T16:18:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/baldwin-clt-teaching-times\/?p=1653"},"modified":"2026-04-08T10:44:03","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T14:44:03","slug":"value-rubrics-defining-what-matters-in-student-learning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/baldwin-clt-teaching-times\/teaching\/value-rubrics-defining-what-matters-in-student-learning\/","title":{"rendered":"VALUE Rubrics: Defining What Matters in Student Learning"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aacu.org\/value\/rubrics\">Access the 16 value rubrics here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">VALUE rubrics are faculty-developed frameworks that clarify expectations for essential learning outcomes and enable the evaluation of authentic student work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Developed through national collaboration among higher 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VALUE rubrics are faculty-developed frameworks that clarify expectations for essential learning outcomes and enable the evaluation of authentic student work. 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