Applying points from rubric

[eoverton70]

Once I enter the point values that I am giving the student for each criteria, it used to put the total points into the grade box. It is not doing this anymore. How do I get the points from the rubric to enter as the grade?

[chriscas · Accepted solution]

Hi @eoverton70,

If you edit the rubric that's attached to your assignment, you should see the "use rubric for grading" option.  If you turn that on, the points from the rubric should go to the grade box automatically.  This is mentioned in the guide: https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Instructor-Guide/How-do-I-add-a-rubric-to-an-assignment/ta-p/1058 (see the "select rubric settings" section, number 4 in the screenshot).

Hope this helps a bit!

-Chris

[James]

@eoverton70,

In addition to what @chriscas wrote, there is a weird workflow that repeatedly catches people until they become aware of it.

If you set the option to "use rubric for grading" before you find and attach a rubric, it does not remember (save) your settings.

What you need to do is attach the rubric. Then click the button to edit the rubric. Then check the box to use the rubric for grading and save the settings.

Unintuitive, which is so un-Canvas-like, but hopefully it helps you understand. If you're like I was until I figured it out, you were probably saying "I know I checked the box but now it's not working." To Canvas, the checking of the box never got saved because you "changed your mind about the settings" and decided to change the rubric instead. Technically speaking, the new rubric might have different settings, but most people were probably changing the settings based on the rubric they intended to use, not the one that was there.

[AngelinaDeLoach]

When I set the option to "use rubric for grading", and click "update rubric" it adds the points. Then, when I refresh the page the points are missing again, and the setting it back to "Remove points from rubric" any suggestions?

[Ron_Bowman]

@AngelinaDeLoach -

There was an update to Canvas last week and it screwed up the view feature in speedgrader.  There are 2 posts regarding creating a rubric acting a little different than previously and I can confirm it seems that creating a rubric is also not acting like I remember (see this posts:  https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Canvas-Question-Forum/Default-Assignment-Rubric-won-t-delete/m-p/... )

My guess is that something has changed with the rubric setup in the latest update.  I would contact your admins about this issue and have them send in a support ticket request.  You will have to provide the procedure you follow with probably pictures to illustrate the issue.  I am going to try out what you state and then edit this reply

edit: I can't seem to duplicate what you state is happening; however, I am seeing some strange behavior with trying to update the rubric - in that clicking on that button doesn't update the rubric and take you away from editing the rubric - something is definitely different.

Ron