How do I add a rubric in a course using Enhanced Rubrics?
If you cannot find a rubric you want to use in your course, you can create a new one. Once created, the rubric is saved in your course for future use. You can add the rubric to an assignment and use it for grading and providing comments. You can manage rubrics from the Rubrics page.
This lesson shows how to create a rubric from the Rubrics page. You can also create a rubric directly when adding it to an assignment—the process is the same.
Rubric criteria can use a point range or an individual point value.
Notes:
- This lesson describes rubrics with the Enhanced Rubrics feature option enabled. If the steps in this lesson differ from what you see in your account, refer to our guide on adding a rubric in the Classic Rubric interface.
- When a rubric is created, you can bulk download rubric assessments and import updated rubric assessments.
Open Rubrics
In Course Navigation, click the Rubrics link.
Create New Rubric
Click the Create New Rubric button.
Add Title
Enter a name in the Rubric Name field. This name identifies the rubric so it can be easily associated with an assignment, graded discussion, or quiz.
Select Type
To select the rubric type, click the Type drop-down menu [1]. Then, select Scale or Written Feedback [2].
Note: If you select Written Feedback, you cannot edit the default points or enable a point range.
Select Rating Display
You can choose to display the actual point value for each rating instead of, or alongside, the default numeric labels. In the Rating Display drop-down menu [1], select either the Level or Points option [2].
Select Rating Order
In the Rating Order drop-down menu [1], you can set the order to High to Low or Low to High [2].
Select Scoring
In the Scoring drop-down menu [1], you can set the rubric as Scored or Unscored [2].
Draft New Criterion
The rubric includes one default criterion entry. To draft a new criterion, click the Draft New Criterion button [1].
You can also create the criterion from an outcome [2].
Enter Descriptions
Enter a name for the criterion in the Criterion Name field [1].
You can add a longer description in the Criterion Description field [2]. The longer description provides students with more information about the criterion.
You can also update the Rating Name [3] or add a Rating Description [4].
If you selected the Scale rubric type, you can enable a point range [5] or change the default points [6].
Click the Save Criterion button [7].
Edit Total Point Value
Rubric ratings default to 4 points, awarding 4 points for full rubric marks and 0 points for no rubric marks.
If you want to adjust the total point value of the criterion, enter the number of points in the Points field [1] or use the up or down arrows to change the total point value [2].
Select Range
By default, rubric ratings use individual point values. To use point ranges instead, select the Enable Range checkbox [1]. Ranges let you assign a rating across multiple point values instead of a single value.
When enabled, the first rating (full marks) displays the total point value as a range [2]. Each rating shows both a maximum and minimum point value. The maximum value in each range is used as the rating’s point value.
Aside from displaying a range, criteria using point ranges function the same as those with individual point values. For example, a rating with a range of 3 to 5 points assigns the full value of 5 points.
Add Ratings
To add a new rating for the criterion, hover your mouse between the current ratings and click the Add Rating icon.
Update Rating
By default, the new rating points field displays the point value between the two existing ranges [1]. To change the point value for the rating score, enter the new point value in the Points field [2]. Points can be whole (1, 5, 10) or decimal (0.3, 0.5, 2.75) numbers.
Enter a name for the rating in the Rating Name field [3].
Enter a description for the rating in the Rating Description field [4].
Update Range Rating
When ranges are enabled [1], the Point Range field displays the point value between the two existing ranges [2]. To change the point value for the rating score, enter the new point value in the Point Range field [3].
Reorder Ratings
You can use the drag and drop option to reorder rubric ratings. Click the Move icon [1] and then drag and drop the rubric rating into the desired location.
To delete a criterion, click the Delete icon [2].
Click the Save Criterion button [3].
Add Criterion
To add another criterion, click the Draft New Criterion button [1].
To create a rubric from an outcome, click the Create From Outcome button [2].
Note: Outcomes cannot be edited directly in a rubric.
Save Rubric
To preview the rubric, click the Preview Rubric link [1].
To save the rubric as a draft for later editing and publishing, click the Save as Draft button [2].
To save and publish the rubric, click the Create Rubric button [3].
View Rubric
View the rubric on the Rubrics page.
