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Behavioral Rubric for Intercultural Competence

This rubric was developed primarily from the 1976 Inventory of the same name by Dr. Brent D. Ruben, of Rutgers School of Communication (retired), filtered through the lens of the Developmental Model of Intercultural Sensitivity (Bennett, 1986). It allows an observer to categorize or "grade" behavior that indicates: respect, openness, empathy, tolerance of ambiguity & posture towards authority. This HubICL tool comes with a lesson plan.

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Content Analysis Rubric for Journals & Blogs

This rubric was adapted primarily from the 2014 article on assessing intercultural content in travel journals, published by Malleus and Slattery. It measures the writer's comments in five categories of data: culture shock, communication challenges, cultural appreciation, cultural comparisons & reports of adaptative behavior.

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AAC&U Creativity Rubric

Scholars have shown a correlation between time spent living and working abroad & creativity.  Of pertinence to successfully negotiating cultural difference, the creativity rubric measures: willingness to take risks, innovative thinking, the ability to embrace contradictions and to synthesize knowledge.

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Critical Reflection Rubric

This Critical Reflection Rubric draws heavily on Patti Clayton's "Describe, Evaluate & Analyze Learning" (DEAL) model for deepening experiential and service learning outcomes. In this version, Clayton's rubric is mapped onto elements of the AAC&U Intercultural Competence Rubric.  Comes with a lesson plan. 

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Digital Storytelling Rubric

This assessment measures: 1. The use of effective visual communication. 2. Demonstrated levels of openness, curiosity, self-awareness, empathy, and knowledge of worldview frameworks. Article describes its use for reflection in study abroad contexts, as well.

Instructors who use this rubric will be better able to offer supportive feedback (formative assessment) or to justify grading decisions (summative assessment).

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Fair Trade Learning Rubric

This assessment measures: 1. The extent to which participants are "advancing just, fair, and conscientious global exchange, learning, and service partnerships" (Hartman, 2015). Downloadable pdf.

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Rubrica Valutativa della Competenzia Interculturalle

This assessment measures: 1. Participants' level of intercultural competence in the following areas: curiosity, respect for diversity, cultural self-awareness, knowledge of host-country language, knowledge of host-country context, critical thinking, adaptability, and conflict resolution.

Originally Published in Italian in December, 2019. English translation published in February 2021 (see Links tab).

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Teamwork Rubric (AAC&U)

In today's world, it is vital to understand teamwork as a frequent source of intercultural conflict and to work intentionally on intercultural teamwork skills! This assessment measures: 1. Participants' level of supportive communication, and the abilities to enact (a) civil conflict resolution, and (b) a group-oriented work ethic.

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AAC&U Intercultural Competence Rubric (Purdue version)

This rubric, created by the American Association of Colleges & Universities in 2010, and endorsed by the Purdue Faculty Senate in 2011, forms the foundational definition and sorting method for the activities & materials in this digital toolbox.  the rubric measures: cultural self-awareness, knowledge of others' cultural worldview frameworks, empathy, communication, curiosity & openness.

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How to use a rubric to improve student learning

This instructors' resource blog post, from 2018, gives concrete and specific examples of using a rubric to give objective and actionable feedback to a student about a piece of writing.  Since rubrics work similarly no matter what type of learning  is being assessed, this resource may also prove helpful to individuals using the rubrics in this collection.  Instructors who use rubrics may also benefit by watching, and sharing with their students, this video on how, as a student, to use the rubric provided by the instructor to get a better grade!

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Making Sense of Qualitative Data (Reflections)

Even folks with Ph.D's and lots of familiarity with experiential learning can be skittish about using rubrics to make sense of authentic artifacts of reflective learning. This explanation is the simplest and clearest we've yet seen about how to code qualitative data.  Using a rubric is a type of deductive coding, so, to get more comfortable with it, all you really need to read is the part of this essay on "Deductive Coding 101."  But the advice on keeping things simple is excellent, too.

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