Summary:
This blog post is part of a series aimed at helping educators harness the power of AI through effective prompt engineering. Here, the focus is on assessment, providing educators with strategies to create prompts that can generate meaningful and accurate assessments. The post covers key techniques for crafting prompts that lead to reliable AI-generated assessments, enhancing the evaluation process in educational settings. It also includes practical examples and tips for integrating AI into various assessment tasks, ensuring that educators can leverage AI tools to improve accuracy and efficiency in their evaluations. I’m using Microsoft Copilot (Opens in a new tab). Type, Copy/Paste the prompts below and review the results.
Prompt 1a: Rubrics
Write a rubric in table format for a Higher Ed SUNY undergraduate digital storytelling course. I’d like to evaluate their 60-second PSA script assignment. They have to write a persuasive script that convinces the listener to take action based on a public service announcement. Include technical cues, persuasiveness, demographics, and quality of script, audio cues, feel free to add more items that are important to evaluate. It should be on a 5-point scale and incorporate Blooms.
Response 1b:
Here’s a rubric for evaluating a 60-second PSA script assignment in a Higher Ed SUNY undergraduate digital storytelling course. This rubric incorporates Bloom’s Taxonomy and evaluates various aspects such as technical cues, persuasiveness, demographics, quality of script, and audio cues.
60-Second PSA Script Rubric
| Criteria | Excellent (5 pts) | Very Good (4 pts) | Good (3 pts) | Fair (2 pts) | Poor (1 pt) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Technical Cues | All technical cues are clear, precise, and enhance the overall message. | Most technical cues are clear and enhance the message. | Technical cues are somewhat clear and enhance the message. | Technical cues are unclear and do not enhance the message. | Technical cues are missing or poorly executed. |
| Persuasiveness | Script is highly persuasive, compelling the listener to take action. | Script is persuasive and encourages the listener to take action. | Script is somewhat persuasive and suggests action. | Script is minimally persuasive and does not strongly suggest action. | Script is not persuasive and fails to suggest action. |
| Demographics | Script effectively targets the intended demographic with appropriate language and content. | Script mostly targets the intended demographic with appropriate language and content. | Script somewhat targets the intended demographic with appropriate language and content. | Script minimally targets the intended demographic with appropriate language and content. | Script does not target the intended demographic. |
| Quality of Script | Script is well-written, coherent, and free of grammatical errors. | Script is well-written with minor grammatical errors. | Script is adequately written with some grammatical errors. | Script is poorly written with numerous grammatical errors. | Script is incoherent and full of grammatical errors. |
| Audio Cues | Audio cues are well-integrated and enhance the overall message. | Audio cues are mostly well-integrated and enhance the message. | Audio cues are somewhat integrated and enhance the message. | Audio cues are poorly integrated and do not enhance the message. | Audio cues are missing or poorly executed. |
| Creativity | Demonstrates exceptional creativity and originality. | Demonstrates good creativity and originality. | Demonstrates some creativity and originality. | Demonstrates limited creativity and originality. | Lacks creativity and originality. |
| Understanding | Demonstrates a thorough understanding of the topic and purpose of the PSA. | Demonstrates a good understanding of the topic and purpose of the PSA. | Demonstrates a basic understanding of the topic and purpose of the PSA. | Demonstrates a limited understanding of the topic and purpose of the PSA. | Does not demonstrate understanding of the topic and purpose of the PSA. |
| Applying | Effectively applies persuasive techniques and audio production skills. | Applies persuasive techniques and audio production skills well. | Applies persuasive techniques and audio production skills adequately. | Struggles to apply persuasive techniques and audio production skills. | Does not apply persuasive techniques or audio production skills. |
| Analyzing | Thoroughly analyzes the target audience and tailors the message accordingly. | Analyzes the target audience and tailors the message well. | Provides a basic analysis of the target audience and tailors the message somewhat. | Provides a limited analysis of the target audience and does not tailor the message well. | Does not analyze the target audience or tailor the message. |
| Evaluating | Makes well-supported judgments about the effectiveness of the PSA. | Makes good judgments about the effectiveness of the PSA. | Makes basic judgments about the effectiveness of the PSA. | Makes limited judgments about the effectiveness of the PSA. | Does not make judgments about the effectiveness of the PSA. |
This rubric incorporates Bloom’s Taxonomy by evaluating different cognitive skills such as understanding, applying, analyzing, and evaluating across various aspects of the PSA script assignment. If you need any further adjustments or have additional criteria in mind, feel free to let me know!
Prompt 2a: Assessment Feedback
I’d like to leave very short words of encouragement to students writing these scripts. I’ve been using the same words like, good job, you got it, etc.; but it’s getting repetitive. Can you give me a list of about 40 genuine phrases of encouragement using some of the metrics from the rubric that highlight their strengths?
Prompt 3a: Ice Breaker Q&A
I’m teaching Generative AI to Graduate students in the School of Education today. They will be teaching p-12 grade students. I’d like them to do a self-assessment matching quiz term and definition. Can you give me 12 must know terms and definitions that every p-12 educator should know. Make sure to make it understandable for my demographic of learners.