After you create a rubric and associate it with an item, you can use it for grading.
If you have multiple rubrics, you can select a rubric's title to begin grading. When you finish, you can begin grading with another associated rubric.
Access the gradable item in the Grade Center or on the Needs Grading page. In some cases, you can also start grading from the content item, such as a blog. Select View Rubric or the rubric's title to review or begin grading. If you view the rubric in a new window, you have two views: Grid View and List View.
- In Grid View, select a cell to apply that value to the grade. For a point-range rubric, select a value from the menu. To change the selection, select another cell in the same row. Optionally, type feedback for the student in the box that appears when you select a cell.
- Optionally, select List View to switch the display and select an option for each criterion to apply that value to the grade. Optionally, select the check boxes to Show Descriptions for criteria and to Show Feedback boxes.
In List View, if you don't select an option for a criterion and then type feedback, the feedback won't save when you save the rubric.
Grade an assignment with a rubric
Start grading in the Grade Center or on the Needs Grading page.
On the Grade Assignment page, you can view, comment on, and use a rubric to grade student-submitted assignment files.
- Expand the grading panel to access the rubric.
- Select the rubric title to expand it in the panel. Optionally, select the check boxes to Show Descriptions for criteria and to Show Feedback boxes. Or, select the View Rubric in Window icon to open the rubric in a separate window and grade from there.
- Select an achievement level. A running Raw Total score appears as you make point selections. Optionally, type a score in the Change the number of points box to override the selected score.
- Select Save Rubric to add the rubric score to the Attempt field.
- Optionally, type overall feedback for the student.
- Select Submit.
When you override the rubric grade in the Change the number of points box, an override message appears when you view the rubric from the student's Grade Details page.
More on the Grade Details page
Grade a test question with a rubric
You can grade Essay, Short Answer, and File Response test questions with a rubric. On the Test Canvas, questions that you've associated with a rubric appear with the rubric icon next to the points box.
When you grade student test submissions, select View Rubric to open the rubric in a new window.
Student view of a test question with a rubric
For questions with rubrics, students can select View Rubric and view the grading criteria before they answer.