How do I manage rubrics in a course using Enhanced Rubrics?
As an instructor, you can create, edit, and delete rubrics in your course. Rubrics serve as grading criteria for students and you can add them to assignments, quizzes, and graded discussions.
Notes:
- You cannot edit a rubric added to more than one assignment.
- In the Rubrics, both the horizontal and traditional views support a maximum of 5 criteria per criterion.
- When you delete a rubric, Canvas will remove the rubric from all associated assignments in the course and remove any existing scores and assessments given using the rubric.
- In the Gradebook, you can bulk download rubric assessments and import updated rubric assessments.
- 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 managing rubrics in the Classic Rubrics interface.
Open Rubrics
In Course Navigation, click the Rubrics link.
View Rubrics
In the Rubrics page, you can view all existing rubrics in your course.
To search for a rubric, enter the rubric name in the Search field [1].
To import a rubric, click the Import Rubric button [2.]
To create a new rubric, click the Create New Rubric button [3].
To view saved rubrics, click the Saved tab [4].
To view archived rubrics, click the Archived tab [5].
You can sort rubrics in ascending and descending order by Rubric Name [6], Total Points [7], Criterion [8], and Location Used [9].
You can manage a rubric by clicking the Options icon [10].
To open an existing rubric, click the rubric's name [11].
Edit Rubric
To edit the rubric, click the Options icon [1] and then click the Edit link [2].
View Uneditable Rubric
If a rubric has been used in more than one assignment, you cannot edit it.
However, you can create a copy of a rubric and make any changes when adding a rubric to an assignment.
Edit Rubric Details
In the Edit Rubric page, you can do the following:
- Rename the rubric [1]
- Change the rubric type to Scale or Written Feedback [2]
- Change the rating display to Level or Points [3]
- Change the rating order [4]
- Set the rubric as Scored or Unscored [5]
- Rearrange criterion ratings [6]
- Edit a rubric criterion description or long description [7]
- Delete a criterion or aligned outcome from the rubric [8]
- Duplicate a criterion from the rubric [9]
- Add a new criterion [10]
- Align an outcome [11]
If an outcome cannot be edited, a Lock icon displays [12].
To preview your edits, click the Preview Rubric link [13]
To apply the changes, click the Save Rubric button [14].
Edit Criterion Details
To rename a criterion, enter a new name in the Criterion Name field [1].
To edit a rubric criterion description or long description, enter updated details in the Criterion Description field [2]. You can also edit points [3], rating name [4], and rating description [5].
To delete a criterion from the rubric, click the criterion Delete icon [6].
To save your edits, click the Save Criterion button [7].
Duplicate Rubric
To duplicate a rubric, click Options icon [1] and then click the Duplicate link [2].
Click the Duplicate button.
Copy Rubric
To copy a rubric to another course, click the Options icon [1] then select the Copy To link [2].
To pick the course you want to copy the rubric to, use the Select a Course drop-down menu [1] then click the course name [2].
To copy a rubric to a specific assignment, use the Select an Assignment drop-down menu [1] then click the name of the chosen assignment [2].
To copy the rubric to another course, click Copy.
Archive Rubric
To archive a rubric, click Options icon [1] and then click the Archive link [2].
Archiving a rubric allows you to store old rubric content. Archived rubrics cannot be added to assignments, but if archived rubrics are in use, they remain in use. To allow an archived rubric to be added to an assignment, you must first un-archive it.
Unarchive Rubric
In the Rubrics page, click the Archived tab [1]. To unarchive a rubric, click the Options icon [2] and then click the Un-Archive link [3].
Delete Rubric
If you created a rubric in your course, you can delete the rubric. To delete a rubric, click Options icon [1] and then click the Delete link [2].
Rubrics can be deleted even if they have been used in more than one assignment.
Note: If you cannot delete a rubric, the rubric was created at the account level and aligned with an assignment in your course.
To confirm deletion, the Delete button.
When you delete a rubric, Canvas will remove the rubric from all associated assignments in the course and remove any existing scores and assessments given using the rubric.
