SkillBuilder is a web application that can be integrated into learning environments to help students develop and improve their skills in STEM programs. Instructors can use SkillBuilder in classes and laboratories of all sizes to assess student skills and provide them with rapid, actionable feedback to fuel their improvement. SkillBuilder is based on the novel ELIPSS feedback-based skill rubrics and science practices rubrics. It supports active learning pedagogies, skill-based programmatic assessment, and provides a data collection mechanism for science education research.

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Rubrics can be completed by:

  • Instructors
  • Teaching or Learning Assistants
  • Students themselves (self-assessment)


Rubrics can be tailored to meet instructional needs

Combine rubric categories from different skills across cognitive, interpersonal, and experimental realms to assess:

  • Student project or posters
  • Student interactions in a classroom or laboratory setting
  • Student written or submitted work

Using a rubric in SkillBuilder
Rubric being completed

SkillBuilder gives students rapid, ACTIONABLE feedback

  • Students can view scores, observable characteristics, and suggestions for improvement
  • Students can track progress in a skill over the semester
  • Instructors can provide feedback to the whole class by displaying instantaneous aggregated reports


Whole class feedback
Example of feedback for whole class