Quizzes.Next: individual rubric for each essay question

Idea created by Qi Dunsworth on Nov 11, 2015

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Our old CMS allows us to attach a rubric to an essay question in a quiz, that is, applying a rubric at the question level. We were able to assign each essay question its own rubric if need to. I would love to see that in Canvas!

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Qi Dunsworth Nov 11, 2015 2:13 PM
I found this idea was posted before, too bad it was just below the 100 vote mark!!
Allow rubrics to be used for quiz question grading
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- Renee Carney @ Qi Dunsworth on Nov 11, 2015 4:01 PM
  It is too bad, but we can always give it another try!
  Your idea will open for voting December 2nd!
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jordan@instructure.com Dec 2, 2015 1:44 PM
This idea has moved to the next stage and will be open for voting among the Canvas Community, from Wed. December 2, 2015 - Wed. March 2, 2016.

Check out this doc for additional details about how the voting process works!
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Stefanie Sanders Dec 11, 2015 3:23 AM
Being able to grade individual essay quiz questions using a rubric would improve the administration and assessment of timed essay writing.
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Monte Swain Dec 11, 2015 8:05 AM
I'm very glad to see this idea resurrected. It would be a very significant improvement, and allow me to use Canvas as the platform for my final exams, which are all short essay questions.
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Amanda L Causey Jan 12, 2016 9:24 AM
This is a must when it comes to standards based quiz design. We do not teach a TEK at a time and we need the ability to label each piece. We also need the ability to dual code those if need be.
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Holly Little Feb 4, 2016 12:46 PM
This is a feature that really expedites grading when I am looking for specific things. Schoology has this feature.
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Pamela Costa Feb 4, 2016 3:05 PM
128 Votes...will it happen now?
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- Renee Carney @ Pamela Costa on Feb 5, 2016 8:31 AM
  Hi Pamela Costa
  We love seeing your excitement! This idea did reach the 100 vote threshold that identifies it as a community priority. Per the process, this idea will be taken to the product team for review, research, scoping, and assessment of available resources. This idea could then continue through some of the progressive stages, or it could go to archive for a while.
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Robin Ennis-cantwell Feb 16, 2016 7:23 PM
It would be so helpful to be able to attach a rubric to an essay question instead of having only one rubric for the entire quiz. If I had the option to attach a rubric to the question, I could have a variety of questions in a quiz and give rubric-based feedback on just the essay questions, or I could have several essays and vary the rubrics for different outcomes.
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mcsmith@instructure.com Mar 22, 2016 11:12 AM
Out of curiosity, are you all interested in attaching a rubric to an individual quiz question sot hat you can align outcomes at a more granular level? Or do you simply need to attach a rubric to quiz questions for short answer responses?
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- Monte Swain @ mcsmith@instructure.com on Mar 22, 2016 1:40 PM
  The former! I need a rubric for each quiz question, in order to effectively use the Quiz tool for major final exams.
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- Qi Dunsworth @ mcsmith@instructure.com on Mar 23, 2016 3:26 PM
  Both. For the former, it's better for learning outcome assessment and integrating individual courses at the program curriculum level. For the latter, it keeps grading objective and efficient.
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- BRIAN PACKER @ mcsmith@instructure.com on Apr 12, 2016 4:19 PM
  The latter. I only need to have each essay/short answer question with its own rubric for grading purposes.
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Stefanie Sanders Apr 13, 2016 10:29 AM
Why not both?
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mcsmith@instructure.com May 24, 2016 12:00 PM
With new quizzing engine under way, this feature will be heavily considered. My colleague Jason Sparks and I understand the need here. Our teams are working feverishly on the new quizzing engine...stay tuned with updates!
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Richard Bartolowits Jun 3, 2016 4:08 PM
This would certainly be helpful for teachers/schools using standards based grading
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mcsmith@instructure.com Sep 26, 2016 2:33 PM
We are very confident this will be part of our new quizzing engine. However, I am not confident that it will not get done in the next 6 months. So we are archiving it but that doesn't mean its not happening. We appreciate everyones feedback and conversation!
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- Scot Cunningham @ mcsmith@instructure.com on Dec 7, 2017 2:24 PM
  OK, so we are way past that 6 month mark. Will it be here soon???
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Renee Carney Oct 28, 2016 9:45 PM
Idea is currently in Product Radar Learn more about this stage...
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Kelly Stack Jun 10, 2017 11:41 AM
Having a rubric for each individual question is important so that students can receive individualized feedback for each question. I hope this idea becomes a reality soon!
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Christopher Ottinger Jun 14, 2017 4:30 PM
This would be really helpful when there are mixed questions on a quiz. It would also help with student feedback and aligning their scores with evidence.
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STEVE CLOSE Jun 19, 2017 2:58 PM
It makes no sense to me to have an overall rubric for a test. From a grading perspective, it's so much easier to show students what they've done correctly/incorrectly in each question rather than in the whole quiz. This should be a very high priority.
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Mason Cash Aug 9, 2017 9:57 AM
This is very important. Not just for essay type questions, though. students need feedback, not just a number, and the rubric would enable some details to be quickly selected without having to write detailed comments.

A file upload question could benefit from adding a rubric for each question.
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Whitney Clay Oct 16, 2017 9:40 AM
How do I get an update on the status of this feature?

Comment from Instructure above:
September 2016 update from Mccall Smith
We are very confident this will be part of our new quizzing engine.

This feature is crucial for what my students who are learning to paraphrase. I need to tell them WHY they get full credit or partial credit. Is it in their own voice? Did it merely swap in synonyms? Does it make sense? Is the idea accurately expresses?
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Mary - Park City:PCHS Purzycki Oct 27, 2017 6:10 PM
So Sept 2016 was a year ago, why is this feature not available yet, could really use this today, for my test.
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Scot Cunningham Dec 7, 2017 2:22 PM
Any idea when this will be implemented? Question rubrics help ensure fast, consistent, and fair grading of essay questions. It is a must-have feature!
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Nicholas Jones Dec 8, 2017 9:20 AM
I've looked at quizzes.next, and it mentions a Notes field for grading essays. Are there plans to expand that Notes field to accommodate a full-blown rubric?
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Ryan Peters Jan 3, 2018 10:31 PM
I have to agree with the comments made here. Is there any progress with this feature? Can somebody confirm that it will be available in the new LTI? Using rubrics for marking constructed response assessments such as essays or file uploads is really a must feature.
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Kelly Stack Jan 4, 2018 11:48 AM
This would be so helpful for me!!! I hope it moves forward!
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Robin Ennis-cantwell Jan 4, 2018 4:30 PM
Wheeeennnnnn????? When, when, when?
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Kristen Hughes Feb 11, 2018 9:51 AM
It is not reasonable for a test to be implemented as 2 assignments: a Quiz for the multiple choice section AND a separate Canvas assignment for the essay -- this is what we have to do if we want to grade an essay question with a rubric. This is silly! We need rubrics for essay questions, specially when aligning grades with other teachers. Please can you add this feature.
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STEVE CLOSE May 7, 2018 1:29 PM
COME ON, people!!! We're tasked with assessment of our Departments at EVERY college in Washington. That means we need to collect data on individual questions on tests. I can't collect data unless I have rubrics that relate back to the individual questions. This issue needs to be prioritized!

Solution 1: (Not the best) A "master rubric" for all questions in a test, so that all are ranked the same.
Solution 2: (Better) Individualized rubrics that allow for the ranking of each question according to customized criteria.

I can't do my job until you fix this!!!! Do not make the Gods of Assessment angry!!!
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Renee Carney Sep 5, 2018 10:54 AM
The Radar idea stage has been removed from the Feature Idea Process. You can read more about why in the blog post Adaptation: Feature Idea Process Changes.

This change will only impact the stage sort of this idea and will not change how it is voted on or how it is considered during prioritization activities. This change will streamline the list of ideas 'open for voting', making it easier for you to see the true top voted ideas in one sort, here.
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Dan Carolin Oct 3, 2018 1:28 PM
Really hope this feature gets added soon. Schoology has had it for three years now....
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Kalli Binkowski Dec 5, 2018 9:27 AM
I have an instructor that gives feedback for essay questions that don't get full points. She uses a rubric, but that tiny window for comments is just so NOT easy to use to put in a scored rubric results when it is a long essays answer.
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Joressia Beyer Dec 11, 2018 1:29 PM
I really need a rubric because we use "quizzes" for our lab answer sheets. This feature is currently available in Blackboard and something we use all of the time. Please, oh please include in quizzes next. I would also love it if the rubric would allow percentages as well.
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Kevin Poff Dec 11, 2018 1:41 PM
I was surprised to hear from the costumer service agent that rubric scores will transfer if the rubric is used to score an assignment. It sounds like this feature is already available and just needs to be activated for quizzes.
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Kyle Sagarsee Mar 21, 2019 9:13 AM
I just saw this idea represented perfectly in GradeScope from turnitin here: GradeScope Per Question Rubrics. I would love to see this added soon!
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