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Conclusion
Improving student learning is key to educational
programs, and rubrics can be implemented and used in
a program’s assessment plan. Incorporation of a rubric
with aggregated data aligns with the Joint Review
Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology’s
Standard 6, Objectives 6.3 and 6.4. Carefully designed,
valid, and reliable rubrics can produce valuable data for
improving student learning and program effectiveness.

Lisa F Schmidt, PhD, R.T.(R)(M), CRT(R), serves on
the Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic
Technology board of directors and is the radiography
program director for Pima Medical Institute in
Chula Vista, California.

To learn more about Valid Assessment of
Learning in Undergraduate Education rubrics,
visit aacu.org/value-rubrics.

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