Learn RBI
A self-guided path through the RBI framework — design principles, observable language, and implementation — ending with a rubric you actually built.
Course overview
You'll move through the research foundation of RBI, the anatomy of a rubric, the four design principles, observable descriptor writing, and implementation — then apply all of it to build a complete rubric in Rubricator.
By the end you'll have: a rubric aligned to a learning objective you actually teach, a saved version in your Library, and a certificate of completion.
Your progress
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Why this course
Every principle in this course traces back to the RBI meta-analytic research on self-efficacy, self-regulation, and academic performance. The course connects those findings with the design and implementation choices that make a rubric useful during learning.
This sets the examples you'll see throughout the course. You can switch anytime from the toggle in the header — your progress won't reset.