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Rubrics

Rubrics can be used to assess almost any type of student work, be it essays, final projects, oral presentations or theatrical performances. They can be used at the time an assignment is given to communicate expectations to students, when student work is evaluated for fair and efficient grading and to even assess a program by determining the extent to which students are achieving departmental learning outcomes.

Rubrics can be attached to submission folders and discussion topics so that the criteria is available to students before submitting an assignment.

    1. Select Edit Course in the course navigation bar.
    2. Select Course Administration from the dropdown menu.
    3. Select Rubrics under the Assessment heading.
    4.  
    5. Enter a name for the rubric.
    6. Select a Rubric type from the dropdown menu.
      • Analytic (default option): Multiple criterion rubrics that assess granular achievement on an activity. This is the recommended option.
      • Holistic: Single criterion rubrics that assess overall achievement on an activity.
    7. Select a Scoring method from the dropdown menu.
      • Points (default option): The rubric will calculate a numeric score with all criteria weighted equally.
      • Custom Points: The rubric will calculate a numeric score with some criteria weighted more heavily than others.  Individual criterion cells in custom point rubrics dynamically scale when editing the criterion out-of value. 
      • No Score: The rubric will display only text feedback, not a numeric score.
      • Percentage (only available if Holistic was selected as the rubric Type):  A percentage can be assigned based on the level score of the associated activity.
    8. To add levels, select the + button.
    9. To remove levels, select the trashcan icon.
      add new rubric level
    10. To add a Criterion, select  +Add Criterion.
    11. To remove a Criterion, select the ellipsis.
    12. Then, select Delete Row.
    13. To assess different aspects of an assignment separately, such as grammar usage and writing style, one can add more than one section or group of criteria. Each Criteria Group can include different descriptions and point values. To add the new group, select the Add Criteria Group button.
    14. The Overall Score section totals the scores earned on each Level for each Criterion.
    15. Select Close when finished setting up the rubric.
    1. Go to the Submissions area.
    2. Select the dropdown arrow next to the name of the submission folder. 
    3. Select Edit Folder.
    4. Select Edit Folder.
    5. Under the Evaluation and Feedback section, select Add Rubric. 
    6. The Select Rubric window will open. Select the checkbox next to the rubric that needs to be associated.
    7. Choose Add Selected. 
    8. Select Save and Close.
    1. Go to the Discussions area.
    2. Select the dropdown arrow next to name of the discussion topic.
    3. Select Edit Topic.
    4. Select Edit Topic.
    5. Select the Assessment tab.
    6. Select Add Rubric. 
    7. The Select Rubric window will open. Select the checkbox next to the rubric that needs to be associated.
    8. Choose Add Selected.
    9. Select Save and Close.
    1. Select Submissions in the course navigation bar.
    2. Select the name of the submission folder.
    3. Select the name of the file that needs to graded. 
    4. Select the name of the rubric associated with the submission folder.  It is listed under the Evaluation and Feedback section. 
    5. The rubric will appear in a new window. Select the box for the level the student achieved for each criterion.  As scores are selected for each criteria, the rubric will automatically update the overall score.
    6. Select Add Feedback in the criteria column to enter qualitative feedback.
    7. Note: Selecting the X in the feedback window will clear all text that was just entered. The rubric will automatically save as information is entered. When finished scoring the rubric, select Close.
    8. Select Save Draft, move to the Next Student, or Publish.
    1. Select Discussions in the course navigation bar.
    2. Select the dropdown arrow next to the name of the discussion topic. 
    3. Select Assess Topic.
    4. Select Assess Topic.
    5. For each student, select Topic Score.
    6. The rubric will appear in a new window. Select the box for the level the student achieved for each criterion.  As scores are selected for each criteria, the rubric will automatically update the overall score.
    7. Select Add Feedback in the criteria column to enter qualitative feedback.
    8. The rubric will automatically save as information is entered. Select Save Draft or Publish.