Your student's teacher may include a rubric as part of a graded discussion. The rubric is a set of criteria that your student's teacher uses to grade your discussion.
Note: Not all graded discussions may include a rubric.
Open Discussions
In Course Navigation, click the Discussions link.
Open Discussion
Click the name of a graded discussion.
Show Rubric
Click the Options icon [1] and select the Show Rubric option [2].
Note: If the Show Rubric option does not display, there is no rubric for your student's discussion.
Show Rubric in Discussions Redesign
To view a rubric in Discussions Redesign, click the Options icon [1] and select the Show Rubric link [2].
View Rubric
View the graded discussion rubric.
The rubric includes criteria [1], ratings [2], and full point values [3]. A rubric criterion may include up to five different ratings and individual point values.
View Rubric Details
If a criterion includes a longer description with more details, click the view longer description link [1].
The rubric may also include an outcome associated with the course [2]. Outcomes are identified by a small flag and are used to assess learning mastery in a course. The outcome also shows the threshold for the outcome, or the number of points your student must achieve to meet expectations.
