You can create rubrics for instructors to use across your institution. Instructors can add account-level rubrics to their assignments, graded discussions, and quizzes. Instructors can also create their own rubrics in their courses.
Rubric criteria can include a point range or an individual point value. Rubrics can also be set as non-scoring rubrics, which allows for the use of rubrics without point values.
Notes:
- The Assignment Enhancements feature option must be enabled for students to view the updated rubric interface.
- This lesson describes rubrics with Enhanced Rubrics feature option enabled. If the steps in this lesson do not match what is displayed in your account, learn how to add a rubric in the Classic Rubric interface.
Open Account
In Global Navigation, click the Admin link [1], then click the name of the account [2].
Open Rubrics
In Account Navigation, click the Rubrics link.
Create New Rubric
Click the Create New Rubric button.
Enter Name
In the Rubric Name field, enter a name for the rubric. This name helps instructors identify the rubric so they can associate it with an assignment, graded discussion, or quiz.
Select Rating Order
In the Rating Order drop-down menu, you can select either the rating order to be High to Low or Low to High.
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].
To add a longer description to the criterion, enter a description in the Criterion Description field [2]. The longer description provides students more information about the criterion.
To enable a point range, click the Enable Range checkbox [3].
You can update the default Points [4], Rating Name [5], and Rating Description [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 are created as individual point values. If you want to create a point range instead, click the Enable Range checkbox [1]. Ranges allow you to assign a rating for a range of point options instead of just one point value.
When ranges are enabled, the first rating (full marks) shows the total point value in a range format [2]. Each rating displays a maximum and minimum point value. For each rating, the maximum value is assigned as the point value.
Except for the range value display, criterion ranges function the same way as individual point ratings. For instance, a range that includes a maximum of five points and a minimum of three points is assigned the full point value of five 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 Rating Score field. 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 [2].
Enter a description for the rating in the Rating Description field [3].
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 fields.
Reorder Ratings
You can use the drag and drop option to reorder rubric ratings. Click the Move icon [1]. 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 and publish the rubric, click the Save Rubric button [2].
To save the rubric as a draft, click the Save as Draft button [3].
View Rubric
View the rubric on the Rubrics page.
Manage Rubric
To manage a rubric, click the Options link [1].
To edit a rubric, click the Edit link [2].
To duplicate a rubric, click the Duplicate link [3].
To archive a rubric, click the Archive link [4].
To delete a rubric, click the Delete link [5]. Note that you cannot delete the first and last rating for the criterion.
